Sustainability and Social Innovation in the Okanagan Valley

位于不列颠哥伦比亚省奥肯那根山谷的奥肯那根学院正在申请NSERC动员基金，以满足我们在奥肯那根地区服务的社区的最大需求——气候变化、环境可持续性、和解、公平、多样性、包容和社会正义——来发展应用研究能力。这些问题威胁到我们区域的社会经济复原力和活力。利用我们的专业知识、先进的基础设施和奥肯那根学院的新战略计划“激励”，我们将发展应用研究、社会创新、可持续建筑和可持续环境三个项目，这些项目与区域合作伙伴和社区深度融合。在动员基金资助的五年中，奥肯那根学院将通过促进采用可持续的做法、产品和过程来影响奥肯那根的环境可持续性；通过支持产业开发新的知识产权、产品和效率措施，支持区域经济发展；支持高素质人才的发展和我们社区的福祉，重点是改善代表性不足群体的公平、多样性、包容性和社会正义；广泛调动知识，在加拿大产生更大的影响。这些目标侧重于支持人民、世界和繁荣的三重底线，并与我们的新战略计划“激励”密切一致。

Okanagan College, located in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia, is applying to the NSERC Mobilize fund to grow applied research capacity in alignment with the greatest needs of the communities we serve in the Okanagan region - climate change, environmental sustainability, reconciliation, and equity, diversity and inclusion and social justice. These issues threaten the socio-economic resilience and vibrancy of our region. With Mobilize funding, and armed with our expertise, cutting-edge infrastructure and "Inspire", Okanagan College's new strategic plan, we will grow three programs of applied research, Social Innovation, Sustainable Building and Sustainable Environments, that are deeply integrated with regional partners and communities. Over the five years of Mobilize funding Okanagan College will impact the environmental sustainability of the Okanagan by promoting the adoption of sustainable practices, products and processes; support regional economic development by supporting industry to develop new intellectual property, products, and efficiency measures; support the development of highly qualified personnel and the wellbeing of our communities with a focus on improving equity, diversity, inclusion and social justice for underrepresented groups; and mobilize knowledge broadly for greater impact across Canada. These objectives focus on a triple-bottom line of supporting people, the world and prosperity and align closely with our new strategic plan "Inspire".