SCHWARTZ SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONAL PRACTICES Because we understand that our own organizational practices should be an example of the values and attitudes we convey to our students (the “seventh principle” of PRME), the organizational practices of the Gerald Schwartz School of Business are, to a degree, modeling responsibility. Our building on campus has achieved the LEED Silver Standard, the benchmark environmental standard in Canada, with investments made in lighting, sensors, and geothermal heating and cooling. In compliance with Nova Scotia’s waste diversion strategy, we actively promote garbage sorting throughout our building to redirect waste into recycling and composting facilities. When purchasing gifts for guest speakers or at society events, we often use this opportunity to support local consumption and our local entrepreneurs (e.g. Peace by Chocolate) and our coffee station is supplied by the Just Us! Coffee Roasters Co-op. Finally, and not least, we are actively focused on equity, diversity and inclusion initiatives. This comes in many forms, including faculty attendance at EDI workshops, and the efforts of our Diversity Committee aimed at understanding the composition of our student body and ensuring we provide a welcoming, inclusive and safe space for learning. Of course in all areas, much more work can and needs to be done, from our student recruitment efforts to our procurement policies, as we seek to model the forms of responsibility we want our students to carry with them when they graduate.
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