{"id":241974,"date":"2017-04-25T20:35:56","date_gmt":"2017-04-26T00:35:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yfiledev.uit.yorku.ca\/?p=241974"},"modified":"2025-04-03T13:41:38","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T17:41:38","slug":"york-university-named-one-of-canadas-greenest-employers-for-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/2017\/04\/25\/york-university-named-one-of-canadas-greenest-employers-for-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"York University named one of Canada's Greenest Employers for 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"For the fifth year in a row, York University has been named one of Canada\u2019s Greenest Employers<\/a>. The announcement was made on April 21 at the University\u2019s Earth Day celebrations by President-designate Rhonda Lenton.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor the past four years, York has been named one of Canada\u2019s Greenest Employers, and I am delighted to announce today that we have once again been named one of Canada\u2019s Greenest Employers for 2017, for our fifth consecutive year,\u201d said Lenton. \u201cThis is a very exclusive list, with only a small handful of universities and colleges, and I think this achievement is a testament to the excellent work that has been happening here at York.\u201d<\/p>\n

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President-designate Rhonda Lenton announced the Canada's Greenest Employer 2017 designation during Earth Day events on April 21<\/p><\/div>\n

The University was named along with 69 other organizations in a competition organized by the editors of Canada\u2019s Top 100 Employers project.<\/p>\n

Employers were evaluated and ranked on their unique environmental initiatives and programs, success in reducing environmental footprints and employee involvement in sustainability efforts.<\/p>\n

The Canada\u2019s Greenest Employers distinction specifically recognizes York University for its Energy Management Program (a $40 million initiative that has reduced energy consumption by 30 per cent), the University's Green Office, which encourages staff, faculty and students to volunteer as sustainability ambassadors and help manage various campus events focused on sustainability. It also noted the formation and work done by the President\u2019s Sustainability Council, and the phasing out of the sale of disposable water bottles on campus. The program praised ZeroWaste, York\u2019s formal waste reduction program that was established in 1990, which has achieved a 68 per cent waste diversion, eclipsing the original goal of 50 per cent by 2000.<\/p>\n

Employers who make the Canada\u2019s Greenest Employers list have developed exceptional, earth-friendly initiatives and are actively attracting people to their organizations because of their environmental leadership.<\/p>\n

Adding the logo to your email signature<\/h3>\n

Members of the York University community can now include the 2017 Canada\u2019s Greenest Employers logo in their email signatures.<\/p>\n

Note that older versions of the logo from 2013 to 2016 can no longer be used, and should be removed from signatures when adding the new 2017 logo. Older versions of the logo should also be removed from websites and replaced with the 2017 logo.<\/p>\n

First, download the logo:<\/strong><\/p>\n