What is Sustainable Dawson?

Sustainable Dawson is the college’s hub for building, measuring and promoting a holistic culture shift on campus around all things sustainable. Sustainable Dawson is a branch of the institution and values input and engagement from students, faculty and administration in the hopes of fostering a cohesive and adaptable sustainability management approach that pushes the college’s sustainability policy and strategic plan forward.

Defining Sustainability at Dawson

Sustainability is a broad concept and umbrellas many topics ranging from environmental best practices, social justice and inclusion and smart economic choices.

Whether an agreed­ upon general definition (Bruntland Comission, 1987) or a holistic approach to living (as demonstrated by many indigenous cultures around the globe), we think that having a working definition of sustainability through the perspective of Dawson’s setting will help us move forward.