4.1+Contribution+Analysis

=__What is the organization contributing economically, socially, and environmentally?__= Found at: []
 * Algonquin College signed ESCO contracts with Direct Energy to conserve electricity and water.
 * Direct Energy has conducted an energy audit of the Algonquin College facilities and is working with Algonquin College to develop and execute an energy-management strategy that is expected to provide more than $6 million in energy cost-savings.
 * Direct Energy’s project plan anticipates the installation of new heating and cooling equipment following the completion of an energy audit that will evaluate Algonquin College’s current equipment.
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 * Algonquin College's involvement with Sustainability can be traced by to its commitment to the 1990 University Leaders for Sustainable Future (ULSF) Talloires Declaration.
 * Establish a 10 point action plan for incorporating sustainability into higher education.
 * Algonquin College is looking for a framework to advance its role related to sustainability and is the final stages of hiring a consultant to guide implementation of best practices operationally and across curriculum.
 * Hosting "Champions of Sustainability Speaker Series". Found at: []
 * Establish "Sustainability Month". Found at: []
 * Sustainability Programs:
 * Green Architecture (Woodroffe Campus)
 * Green Business Management (Woodroffe Campus)
 * Water and Waste Water (Woodroffe Campus)
 * Construction Carpentry - Advanced Housing (Perth Campus)
 * Forestry Technician (Pembroke Campus)
 * Promote opportunities for the College community to raise public, government, industry, academic partners and self awareness regarding the need to move toward an environmentally sustainable future.
 * Establish high-level baseline, measures and benchmarks to support the tracking of progress with respect to sustainability.
 * Advocating environmentally friendly principles. (Electricity, Water, and Paper Consumption Reduction)

=__What is Algonquin's strategy: to contribute to betterment, to reduce harm, offset/minimize risk?__= Generally, Algonquin College focuses its Sustainability strategy to better educate its students and staffs. It has came up with the following alternatives:
 * 1) Stand Alone – mandated General Education Sustainability 101 online training course for all students and staff.
 * 2) General Education Electives – increase elective offerings available to students.
 * 3) Sustainability Link to EES or VLO – threading sustainability throughout all program curricula by embedding it either as a Vocational Learning Outcome (VLO) or an Essential Employability Skill (EES), without the requirement to undertake an online Sustainability 101 type course.
 * 4) Mixed (preferred) – whereby students and staff will be required to complete an online Sustainability 101 course, similar in format to WHMIS instruction. Supported by threading sustainability throughout all program curricula by embedding it either as a Vocational Learning Outcome (VLO) or an Essential Employability Skill (EES).

=__Are CSR principles embedded in the overall company mission and vision?__= > not address the social pillar.
 * Algonquin College has embedded its Sustainability principles into the "Charter Our Future in the 2008-2013 Strategic Plan".
 * Algonquin has identified 21 goals to ensure the students' success. Out of the goals, there are two that are closely related to Sustainability:
 * "Increase the environmental sustainability content in programs."
 * “Implement environmentally sustainable best practices in College operations”
 * Algonquin has also adopted the triple bottom line decision framework to assess its Sustainability status. Currently, Algonquin’s Strategic Plan does
 * Algonquin College is at the //**Philanthropic Level**// of CSR. Not only has Algonquin obeyed ethical and legal principles, it has a great involvement in community Sustainability development.

=__If Algonquin College has a global presence, is it adhering to global and local standards of conduct?__=


 * Algonquin's global presence lies with its admission of International Students. There are students from over 100 countries studying at Algonquin College.
 * Algonquin College has obeyed the Laws and Ethical principles when advertising for enrolment in different countries.
 * However, the International Recuiting website for Algonquin College is missing information about Sustainability and Environmental Friendly programs. International students would not be well informed about Algonquin College's "green engineering" programs.