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UdeM commitments related to the UN Sustainable Development Goals

POVERTY

Objective 1 : Eradication of poverty

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  • Support the retention and success of students with vulnerability factors;
  • Use products and services that follow sustainable development standards;
  • Use more suppliers from the social economy;
  • Offer healthy and responsible products on our campuses;
  • Fight against food insecurity;
  • Support the members of the UdeM community. 

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HUNGER AND FOOD

Objective 2 : Fight against hunger

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  • Use products and services that follow sustainable development standards;
  • Offer healthy and responsible products on our campuses;
  • Increase the food and product offer on our campuses;
  • Fight against food insecurity.

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HEALTH

Objective 3 : Good health and well-being

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  • Plan and maintain landscaping to reduce environmental impact;

  • Offer healthy and responsible products on our campuses;
  • Offer a healthy living environment and promote the well-being of all;
  • Support the members of the UdeM community.

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EDUCATION

Objectif 4 : Access to quality education

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  • Increase and ensure the integration of sustainable development in classes and study programs;
  • Create a structure that promotes learning and teaching of the principles of sustainable development;
  • Increase and ensure the integration of sustainable development in the research themes;
  • Plan and maintain landscaping to reduce environmental impact;
  • Create habitats and protect biodiversity while encouraging social interaction;
  • Support UdeM community members;
  • Stimulate UdeM’s commitment. 

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GENDER EQUALITY

Objective 5 : Gender equality

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  • Identify and break down barriers to an equitable access to higher learning;
  • Support the retention and success of students with vulnerability factors;
  • Ensure the preparation of students from all disciplines to interact and work in various contexts and diversities;
  • Make the University an inclusive work environment that represents the diversity of the community that it serves;
  • Make the University an inclusive living environment, free from discrimination and representing the various diversities of the community;
  • Diversify excellence and promote equity and inclusion in research;
  • Increase partnerships with vulnerable groups and get the graduate students and funders more involved. 

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WATER

Objective 6 : Access to safe water and sanitation

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Here are the actions that UdeM and its community are implementing to reduce water consumption. 

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    ENERGY

    Objective 7 : Reliable, sustainable and modern energies at an affordable cost

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    Here are the actions that UdeM and its community are implementing to improve the energy efficiency of installations, equipment, and material. 

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    WORK AND ECONOMY

    Objectif 8 : Access to decent jobs

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    • Support the consideration of ESG factors in the management of the donation fund portfolio;
    • Reduce the carbon footprint of the donation fund portfolio;
    • Use products and services that follow sustainable development standards;
    • Support UdeM community members.

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    INFRASTRUCTURE

    Objective 9 : Building resilient infrastructure, promoting sustainable industrialization that benefits everyone, and fostering innovation

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    • Have a leading edge in terms of sustainable development encouraging innovation;
    • Obtain a Gold environmental certification or the equivalent for all new construction on the University sites;
    • Manage building function and maintenance in a sustainable manner;
    • Execute environmentally friendly construction, renovation and building design. 

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    REDUCED INEQUALITIES

    Objective 10 : Reduced inequalities

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    • Identify and break down barriers to an equitable access to higher learning;
    • Support the retention and success of students with vulnerability factors;
    • Ensure the preparation of students from all disciplines to interact and work in various contexts and diversities;
    • Make the University an inclusive work environment that represents the diversity of the community that it serves;
    • Make the University an inclusive living environment, free from discrimination and representing the various diversities of the community;
    • Diversify excellence and promote equity and inclusion in research;
    • Increase partnerships with vulnerable groups and get the graduate students and funders more involved; 
    • Use more suppliers from the social economy;
    • Support UdeM community members.

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    CITIES

    Objective 11 : Sustainable cities and communities

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    • Improve the energy efficiency of installations, equipment, and material;
    • Manage building function and maintenance in a sustainable manner;
    • Re-use and adapt historical buildings;
    • Increase the modal share of active and public transportation;
    • Plan and maintain landscaping to reduce environmental impact;
    • Create habitats and protect biodiversity while encouraging social interaction;
    • Actively take part in the Mount Royal conservation effort;
    • Use products and services that follow sustainable development standards;
    • Offer a healthy living environment and promote the well-being of all.

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    CONSUMPTION

    Objectifve 12 : Responsable production and consumption

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    • Improve the energy efficiency of installations, equipment, and material;
    • Reduce the production and quantity of residual materials to be sent to landfills;
    • Manage building function and maintenance in a sustainable manner;
    • Increase the modal share of active and public transportation;
    • Plan and maintain landscaping to reduce environmental impact;
    • Create habitats and protect biodiversity while encouraging social interaction;
    • Use products and services that follow sustainable development standards;
    • Use more suppliers from the social economy;
    • Dispose of surplus property using a process that favors circular economy;
    • Offer healthy and responsible products on our campuses;
    • Reduce the environmental footprint of food and practices;
    • Offer a healthy living environment and promote the well-being of all.

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    CLIMATE CHANGE

    Objective 13 : Measures related to the fight against climate change

    • Reduce our GHG emissions;
    • Reduce the carbon footprint of the donation fund portfolio;
    • Improve the energy efficiency of installations, equipment, and material;
    • Manage building function and maintenance in a sustainable manner;
    • Re-use and adapt historical buildings;
    • Increase the modal share of active and public transportation;
    • Increase the number of green and efficient vehicles;
    • Reduce the repercussions of business traveling;
    • Plan and maintain landscaping to reduce environmental impact.

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    MARINE LIFE

    Objective 14 : Conserve and sustainably use the oceans and seas for sustainable development

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    • Offer healthy and responsible products on our campuses;
    • Reduce the environmental footprint of food and practices.

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    BIODIVERSITY

    Objective 15 : Earth life

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    • Plan and maintain landscaping to reduce environmental impact;
    • Actively take part in the Mount Royal conservation effort;
    • Create habitats and protect biodiversity while encouraging social interaction;
    • Use products and services that follow sustainable development standards;
    • Increase the food and product offer on our campuses.

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    PEACE AND JUSTICE

    Objective 16 : Peace, justice, and efficient institutions

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    • Reinforce leadership and governance to promote the integration and advancement of sustainable development at the University;
    • Identify and break down barriers to an equitable access to higher learning;
    • Support the retention and success of students with vulnerability factors;
    • Ensure the preparation of students from all disciplines to interact and work in various contexts and diversities;
    • Make the University an inclusive work environment that represents the diversity of the community that it serves;
    • Make the University an inclusive living environment, free from discrimination and representing the various diversities of the community;
    • Diversify excellence and promote equity and inclusion in research;
    • Increase partnerships with vulnerable groups and get the graduate students and funders more involved;
    • Use products and services that follow sustainable development standards;
    • Use more suppliers from the social economy.

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    GLOBAL PARTNERS

    Objective 17 : Partnerships for the realization of objectives

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    • Reinforce leadership and governance to promote the integration and advancement of sustainable development at the University;
    • Disseminate and make known our sustainable development practices;
    • Plan and maintain landscaping to reduce environmental impact;
    • Create habitats and protect biodiversity while encouraging social interaction;
    • Support UdeM community members;
    • Stimulate UdeM’s commitment;
    • Support a relationship of exchanges with the community;
    • Maintain exchanges with local and international players;
    • Support outreach and dissemination of culture on our campuses and beyond;
    • Promote sustainable development through philanthropy.

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