Centre for Social and Sustainable Innovation
Centre for Social and Sustainable Innovation
Victoria, Canada
Gustavson School of Business
University of Victoria
Mission
CSSI supports and enhances the work of Gustavson faculty, staff and students in sustainability and corporate social responsibility, inspiring business thought and practice that sustains and enhances quality of life today and across generations. The CSSI team cultivates sustainability in all aspects of the Gustavson School of Business’s educational programs, from core courses to co-ops to international exchanges, as well as throughout the school’s operations.
Main Activities
- CSSI creates new and optimizes existing communication lines with faculty, staff and students at Gustavson and across campus, and with the broader community.
- We mobilize knowledge to increase sustainability and social responsibility content in Gustavson educational offerings and culture.
- We implement operational measures and tactics to manage the faculty’s carbon footprint – to walk the talk and to teach by example.
- We support sustainability and social-responsibility research activities throughout Gustavson.
- We are an early signatory to the UN Global Compact PRME and use the framework to annually update the sustainability and CSR work that is going on in every unit at Gustavson.
Organizational Structure
CSSI has a director, associate director, faculty chairs for Education, Operations, Research, and Governance, and a full-time staff coordinator. The first intrafaculty centre at UVic, CSSI is a functional unit integrated within the Gustavson School of Business.