The Environmental Committee, founded in 2010, is the students’ environmental association that brings together students interested in sustainability and environmental issues to give voice to these issues within the Institute. All students are encouraged to get involved, regardless of program, semester or level of experience. Environmental issues are increasingly presenting an immense challenge to the entire world, issues that “leaders of tomorrow” will especially need to engage with. This is why the Graduate Institute lends a great focus to such subjects as to adequately prepare its students to take on these challenges.
The Environmental Committee relies heavily on both its leadership and members to fulfil its important mission to:
- Promote environmental protection and sustainable development at the Institute.
- Raise awareness of environmental and sustainable development issues among students, administration, staff and faculty.
- Promote healthy, environmentally-friendly and sustainable policies within the Institute.
Meet the EC Board Members
Co-Presidents
Leïla Joutet and Shubika Tagore
Treasurer
Chandrima Dey
Communications Team
Chloe Chmelar, Shilpa Ann Thomas and Malak Helal
Events Team
Francisco Marinho, Krystelle Thomas, Erin Katrina Titiheruw, Anja Von Matt, Luana De Souza Leal, and Akansha Gupta
Podcast Team
Ashwathy Sunilkumar, Jaquelin Alemayehu, Asmaa Kharchouf
Sustainability Week Team
Ebrima Barrow, Devayani Aravindan, Mariana Hervigo, Sharmely Mayra Quijano Zavala, Lou Boileau, Johanna Boesiger
Target Initiative Team
Mario Cavolo and Gyuri Kim
Statutes
The nitty-gritty of how we function and what duties we assume can be read in our statutes.
The Committee is comprised of members with a specific function, i.e. the Leadership, which includes the President, the Vice-President, the Treasurer, Social Media and Communications Coordinators, the Events Coordinators and finally Representatives to the “Target Initiatives”.
Equally important are the members involved in Environmental Committee activities, events and/or issue-based working groups. These include the Coordinators of EC projects and cooperatives like SCOOP, Save the Food and more.
The GISA Environmental Committee 