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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 ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ specific program.

Project Number

SP0288

Budget

$97,400

Campus

All ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Campuses

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 ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ-specific Green Lab Certification Program. Secondly, the project will have a GLI-Sustainability officer + intern to help consolidate, create/run the ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Green Lab Certification program from the ground up and, most importantly, help support/structure the GLI@ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ 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 ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Sustainability are; the framework/baseline to support a long-lasting culture change within ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ research labs via the GLI@ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ community, supporting the contribution of ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ'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 ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ and conducting a needs assessment across ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ. Phase #2 consists of developing a ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ-specific Green Lab Certification Program while expanding the education of "green lab" initiatives at ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ by
networking with all the necessary stakeholders. Phase #3 involves the piloting and full-scale launch of the ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ-Specific Green Lab Certification Program and the development of as many additional resources as possible at ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ (ex: EHS sustainability training, Lab recycling programs, ACT labels [Accountability, Consistency, and Transparency Environmental Impact Factor] in ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Market Place, Freezer Challenge .... etc). A ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ specific Green Lab certiication program is required because of; the cost for the MGL version and the ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ specific resources required.

Past the SPF funding, any remaining projects and the upkeep for the ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ 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@ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ 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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