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SP0288: Green Labs Certification

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Piloting a third party green lab certification to develop capacity and resources for a 91ɬÂþ specific program.

Project Number

SP0288

Budget

$97,400

Campus

All 91ɬÂþ Campuses

Application

PDF icon SP0288 Application

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Firstly, the project would hold a 5 lab MyGreenLab certification pilot study which can provide the baseline, guidance, and framework required to help jump-start a 91ɬÂþ-specific Green Lab Certification Program. Secondly, the project will have a GLI-Sustainability officer + intern to help consolidate, create/run the 91ɬÂþ Green Lab Certification program from the ground up and, most importantly, help support/structure the GLI@91ɬÂþ projects/community for a successful future.

SPF funding will be used for: the 5 lab pilot study from MyGreenLabs, provide salary for this GLI-Sustainability officer + intern, and to fund outreach materials that will help the GLI-Sustainability officer/intern with their tasks. The key contributions to 91ɬÂþ Sustainability are; the framework/baseline to support a long-lasting culture change within 91ɬÂþ research labs via the GLI@91ɬÂþ community, supporting the contribution of 91ɬÂþ's research labs towards the university's "Zero Waste" goal, and organizing/consolidation of all "Green Lab" initiatives/information/resources within one location by one individual.

The project should happen in 3 phases. Phase #1 consists of running the 5 lab pilot project under the close monitoring/help of the GLI-Sustainability officer + intern, while concurrently mapping the "Green Lab" projects within and outside of 91ɬÂþ and conducting a needs assessment across 91ɬÂþ. Phase #2 consists of developing a 91ɬÂþ-specific Green Lab Certification Program while expanding the education of "green lab" initiatives at 91ɬÂþ by
networking with all the necessary stakeholders. Phase #3 involves the piloting and full-scale launch of the 91ɬÂþ-Specific Green Lab Certification Program and the development of as many additional resources as possible at 91ɬÂþ (ex: EHS sustainability training, Lab recycling programs, ACT labels [Accountability, Consistency, and Transparency Environmental Impact Factor] in 91ɬÂþ Market Place, Freezer Challenge .... etc). A 91ɬÂþ specific Green Lab certiication program is required because of; the cost for the MGL version and the 91ɬÂþ specific resources required.

Past the SPF funding, any remaining projects and the upkeep for the 91ɬÂþ Green Lab Certification will be continued by the GLI Intern position, housed at MOOS.

Lastly, this project both builds upon and scales all SP0265 applications, SP0240, and SP0208 because it helps to structure/guide the GLI@91ɬÂþ labs/projects.

In conclusion, there has been about $100,000 of SPF awarded to green lab practices. However, teams are struggling to implement changes due to the institutional barriers they face; barriers that a GLI-Sustainability Officer could help navigate with a standardized green lab certification program.

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Contact

melissa.valente-paterno [at] mcgill.ca

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