Sustainability and Social Innovation in the Okanagan Valley

位于不列颠哥伦比亚省奥卡诺根山谷的奥卡诺根学院正在申请NSERC动员基金，以提高应用研究能力，以满足我们在奥卡诺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，多样性和包容性以及社会正义。这些问题威胁到我们区域的社会经济复原力和活力。随着动员资金，并配备了我们的专业知识，尖端的基础设施和“装备”，奥卡诺根学院的新战略计划，我们将发展应用研究，社会创新，可持续建筑和可持续环境的三个方案，这是与区域合作伙伴和社区深度融合。在五年的动员资金Okanagan学院将通过促进采用可持续的做法，产品和工艺来影响Okanagan的环境可持续性;通过支持行业开发新的知识产权，产品和效率措施来支持区域经济发展;支持高素质人才的发展和我们社区的福祉，重点是改善公平，多样性，为代表性不足的群体提供包容和社会正义;广泛动员知识，在加拿大各地产生更大的影响。这些目标聚焦于支持人民、世界和繁荣的三重底线，并与我们的新战略计划“使命”紧密结合。

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".