impact200

The Bicentennial Student Sustainability Challenge, impact200, is a hands-on learning opportunity for McGill students and recent alumni.

Teams
3 - 6 Personen

Make an impact

During the Bicentennial celebrations, students and recent graduates will be invited to form teams and submit proposals for transformative projects (Bright Spots) to enhance the sustainability of our campuses, our city, and the world.

The Bicentennial Student Sustainability Challenge, impact200, will involve the creation of proposals, pitching, and mentorship*. From initial submission of proposals, 30 teams will be selected as semi-finalists and invited to pitch their proposal. Ten (10) teams will be chosen as finalists and invited to develop their projects over the summer of 2021. Winners will be announced in November 2021.

*Mentors will become available later in the challenge.

Choose your goal(s)

No Poverty

End poverty in all its forms everywhere

Zero Hunger

End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture

Good Health and Well-Being

Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

Quality Education

Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all

Gender Equality

Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls

Clean Water and Sanitation

Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all

Affordable and Clean Energy

Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all

Decent Work and Economic Growth

Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all

Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation

Reduced Inequalities

Reduce inequality within and among countries

Sustainable Cities and Communities

Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable

Responsible Consumption and Production

Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns

Climate Action

Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts

Life Below Water

Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development

Life on Land

Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss

Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels

Partnership for the Goals

Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development

Challenge Timeline

Awards

1^st
First place
2^nd
Second Place
3^rd
Third place

1^st

2^nd

3^rd

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The challenge, impact200, is organized by the Bicentennial Office, in collaboration with the McGill Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship, the McGill Office of Sustainability (MOOS), the McGill Sustainability Systems Initiative (MSSI), a Student Advisory Group, and representatives of the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.

McGill University is located on land which has long served as a site of meeting and exchange amongst Indigenous peoples, including the Haudenosaunee and Anishinabeg nations. McGill honours, recognizes and respects these nations as the traditional stewards of the lands and waters on which we meet today.