The University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ's 2025 À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ team is excited to launch the campus' first restaurant dedicated solely to vegan and vegetarian food choices.
JuneÌýwas Bike Month acrossÌýÀ¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Region! In partnership with TravelWise, the Sustainability OfficeÌýchallenged employees and students to participate in events and challenges throughout the monthÌýto promote the use of active transportation to campus and celebrate those who have committedÌýto cycling.
This article was originally published on the Daily Bulletin (June 6, 2018).
The University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ will add environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into investment decision processes for endowment, trust and pension funds.
The University’s Board of Governors voted in favour of accepting all recommendations in a report from the Responsible Investment Working Group (RIWG) on June 5, 2018.
On Thursday evening, the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ was honoured to receive the "Breakthrough ‎Award" from Sustainable À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Region for its accomplishments in 2017.Ìý
Students across the Region attended the À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ-Wellington Science and Engineering Fair (WWSEF) yesterday, an annual event that brings together young scientific minds in the region to compete and participate in exciting activities. As part of the event, over 200 students participated in the Energize: Sustainable City Challenge, a tool for students to improve their energy literacy, understand the complexity of climate change and decision-making for climate targets, and gain resources to become sustainability champions in À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Region.
On March 24, 2018, WWF hosted the first Designing Change for a Living Planet 2018 Hackathon at their Toronto headquarters, bringing together diverse student teams from 12 campuses across Ontario. The University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ team included students from Environment, Resources and Sustainability (ERS), Health Studies and Mathematical Physics.
A message from President Feridun Hamdullahpur. This message originally appeared on the Daily Bulletin.
During the Week of October 16th – October 20th, the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ partnered with the Sustainability Office and participated in its first ever Zero Waste Week as part of the national Waste Reduction Week campaign.
A message from President Feridun HamdullahpurÌýto all students, staff, and faculty:
I am pleased to share the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ’s 2016 Environmental Sustainability Report.
Each year, À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ publishes a summary of the actions that students, staff and faculty have taken across campus to reduce our environmental impact. From new research projects to student events to ongoing changes to policy and practice, it is inspiring to see the dedication and involvement of so many people in our University community.
JuneÌýwas Bike Month acrossÌýÀ¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Region! In partnership with TravelWise, the Sustainability OfficeÌýchallenged cyclists to different activities and tasks throughout the month to promote the use of active transportation to campus and celebrate those who have committedÌýto cycling.