How McGill’s Sustainability Projects Fund improved campus life over the past 15 years
Have you ever used one of McGill’s water-bottle refill stations? Or visited the Farmers Market, used a compost bin, spotted a McGill-owned electric vehicle, or parked or repaired your bicycle?
Each of these campus initiatives was supported by the Sustainability Projects Fund (SPF), celebrating its 15th anniversary.
The SPF, founded by students in 2009, is the largest fund of its kind in Canada, allocating $12 million to more than 370 environmental projects so far.
These include the McGill Feeding McGill project, which provides fresh produce from Macdonald Campus to McGill dining halls; Campus Crops, which grows food on the downtown campus; and the Reusable Menstrual Product Initiative.
“The Sustainability Project Fund has been an unequivocal success,” said Shona Watt, Associate Director of Operations and Engagement at the Office of Sustainability. “The initiatives it has funded over the past 15 years have transformed our campuses for the better.”
Anyone at McGill – students, staff or faculty – can submit an SPF project application.