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Inspiring change from the ground up

Green Team

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Launched in 2007 by three dedicated employees, the BCIT Green Team now includes over 60 members representing schools and departments across the Institute. Our team of volunteers aims to engage faculty and staff in sustainability practices and environmental stewardship at BCIT.

Vision

Employees inspiring change from the ground up.

Mission

To reduce the institute’s ecological footprint by engaging BCIT employees through sustainability initiatives that create awareness, participation, and behaviour change.

The tactics we use

  1. Share information with the BCIT community about sustainability issues, events, and initiatives.
  2. Launch one green campaign every year.
  3. Organize BCIT’s Bike-to-Work Commuter Station in Spring and Fall each year.
  4. Provide a forum for discussion, networking, and information sharing for employees with an interest in sustainability.
  5. Build relationships with other groups on campus (e.g. student association groups, Facilities Management) and support their sustainability activities or initiatives whenever possible.
  6. Educate ourselves and other BCIT employees regarding our impact on the environment.

A Green Team member is someone who:

  • Wants to reduce the institute’s ecological footprint by engaging in personal and/or organized sustainability initiatives that create awareness which leads to behavior changes.
  • Cares about inspiring change from the ground up through one small or multiple deliberate actions.

Join the team!

Green Team members care about inspiring change from the ground up. New volunteers from the BCIT community are always welcome! To get involved, please email sustainability@bcit.ca.

Green Team members do a little or do a lot, it’s up to you!

  • Join the Green Team mailing list and be in the “know” about sustainability at BCIT.
  • Network, share information, and learn at events like Lunch and Learns, Green Drinks, Sweater Day etc.
  • Join an annual task force that will launch one green campaign every year.
Check it out

Some of our projects include:

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Commute Smart

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Get Print Smart

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Heat Savers

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Light Savers