{"id":394626,"date":"2025-04-23T16:04:11","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T20:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/?p=394626"},"modified":"2025-04-23T16:04:13","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T20:04:13","slug":"york-named-one-of-canadas-greenest-employers-for-13th-consecutive-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/2025\/04\/23\/york-named-one-of-canadas-greenest-employers-for-13th-consecutive-year\/","title":{"rendered":"York named one of Canada\u2019s Greenest Employers for 13th consecutive year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">York University has again been recognized by a leading national agency for its long-standing commitment to environmental sustainability, continuing a streak of more than a decade as a top environmental institution.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Each year, the Canada\u2019s Greenest Employers list recognizes leading organizations across Canada that demonstrate a strong culture of environmental awareness, embedding sustainability initiatives into their institutional DNA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For over a decade, adjudicators have chosen York for its successful and proactive efforts to reduce its environmental impact through conservation, decarbonization and innovation.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/889\/2024\/10\/narin-kishinchandani.jpg\" alt=\"narin-kishinchandani\" class=\"wp-image-369009\" style=\"width:229px;height:auto\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Narin Kishinchandani<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cYork is proud to be recognized once again as one of Canada\u2019s Greenest Employers,\u201d says <strong>Narin Kishinchandani<\/strong>, vice-president finance and administration. \u201cThis recognition reaffirms our deep institutional commitment to sustainability and to building a better future through positive change that connects people, planet and purpose.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among the reasons York was again named one of Canada\u2019s Greenest Employers this year were: the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/sustainability\/getinvolved\/sustainability-innovation-fund\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sustainability Innovation Fund<\/a>, which supports campus projects that advance climate action; and the <a href=\"https:\/\/lasnubes.euc.yorku.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Las Nubes EcoCampus<\/a> in Costa Rica, which serves as a hub for education and research in conservation, eco-health and sustainable livelihoods. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Adjudicators also highlighted the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/sustainability\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Office of Sustainability<\/a> and Human Resources\u2019 sustainability orientation module for employees, the <a href=\"https:\/\/euc.yorku.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Faculty of Environmental &amp; Urban Change<\/a>\u2019s sustainable campus walking tours and the University\u2019s support of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/sustainability\/getinvolved\/sustainability-champions-network\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sustainability Champions Network<\/a>, a peer mentoring program that fosters environmental action on campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These initiatives belong to a wide suite of other institutional sustainability efforts. 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