SFU wins green ambassadors award
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The City of Burnaby has given Simon Fraser University’s sustainability ambassador program its 2010 environment award in the business stewardship category.
The award recognizes the ambassador program’s success at promoting sustainability and raising awareness of environmental issues among members of the university community and reducing SFU’s ecological footprint.
"We’re delighted to get this award,” says Candace Le Roy, the university’s sustainability coordinator. “It really acknowledges the commitment to environmental excellence by SFU and its community members.”
The highly successful program, which began at the Burnaby campus in 2008, has expanded to the Surrey and Vancouver campuses and now includes more than 50 sustainability ambassadors who raise awareness of environmental issues.
The volunteer staff and faculty ambassadors encourage employees and students to work and live in a more sustainable manner, providing helpful tips on how to change old habits and ways of thinking.
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