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SUMMARY:International Sustainable Campus Excellence Awards
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CATEGORIES:Conferences - Seminars
DESCRIPTION:Prof. Reto Knutti\, Center for Climate Systems Modelling\, ETH
  Zurich. Heather Henriksen\, Managing Director\, Harvard Sustainability. M
 aria Djupström\, Sustainability Strategist\, Chalmers University of Techn
 ology. Kristina von Oelreich\, Sustainability Manager\, Royal Institute of
  Technology KTH. Kati Koikkalainen\, Coordinator LUT Junior University\, L
 UT University. Pranisa Boonkham\, Assistant to the Rector for Sustainabili
 ty\, Thammasa University. François Miller\, Sustainability Director\, McG
 ill Office of Sustainability\, McGill University.\nThe International Susta
 inable Campus Excellence Awards recognize sustainability excellence from I
 nternational Sustainable Campus Network (ISCN) members across the world. G
 iven annually\, these awards showcase sustainability initiatives that demo
 nstrate leadership\, creativity and outstanding performance in Higher Educ
 ation Institutions. EPFL has the honour to lead this process under Etienne
  Marclay (VPRHO and President of the ISCN Board) hosted by EPFL Sustainabi
 lity.\n\nAll interested EPFL students and staff are invited to join us onl
 ine for the ISCN Awards Ceremony to celebrate and learn from the outstandi
 ng achievements of the 2020 ISCN Award Winners. The Winners will present t
 heir winning initiatives\, followed by an opportunity for the audience to 
 ask questions.\n\nKeynote Address: “The value of science and the role of
  experts in crisis situations: from COVID-19 to climate change" by Prof. R
 eto Knutti\, Center for Climate Systems Modelling\, ETH Zurich.\n\nPresent
 ations by 2020 ISCN Award Winners:\nWhole Systems Approach: Chalmers Unive
 rsity of Technology and KTH Royal Institute of technology – The Climate 
 Framework\nLead by Chalmers University of Technology and KTH Royal Institu
 te of technology\, the Climate Framework brings the whole Swedish Higher E
 ducation sector together (a total of 37 Higher Education Institutions) wit
 h the aim to contribute to national and international commitments to reach
  the 1.5°C target.\n\nPartnerships for Progress: LUT University – LUT J
 unior University - case “Lappeenranta Junior University”\nLUT Universi
 ty\, in partnership with the City of Lappeenranta\, launched Lappeenranta 
 Junior University. This initiative incorporates education on LUT Universit
 y’s top research topics (clean water\, clean energy\, circular economy\,
  sustainable business and entrepreneurship) into the curricula of local sc
 hools.\n\nCultural Change for Sustainability: Thammasat University – Tha
 mmasat Campus Life “No more single-use plastics”\nThammasat University
  Rangsit campus is the size of a small city with 35\,000 students. The ste
 p-by-step approach to eliminating single-use plastics on campus over the l
 ast 15 years has lead to a cultural change on the campus and a broader ini
 tiative among a number of universities in Thailand.\n\nHonorary Member Awa
 rd: McGill University – Vision 2020: Climate & Sustainability Action Pla
 n\nVision 2020 is McGill University’s second sustainability strategy and
  the first to incorporate climate action through institutionalized concret
 e initiatives to reduce McGill’s carbon footprint and create a more sust
 ainable future. McGill University will be awarded one year ISCN Honorary M
 embership.
LOCATION:Online https://epfl.zoom.us/j/972378967
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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