Sustainability
2020 Sustainability Report
View our progress in advancing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and our Institutional Sustainability Strategy.
Sustainability and Social Innovation
How social innovation and sustainability can kickstart a personal transformation for UCalgary students. Leading student changemakers share their experiences, offer tips, and point to resources at UCalgary
Institutional Sustainability Strategy
We are committed to creating opportunities for entrepreneurial thinking, applied practice and project-based learning in sustainability. The Institutional Sustainability Strategy is a roadmap for continuous improvement in our pursuit of excellence and leadership in sustainability. How we get there is laid out in our supporting and interdependent frameworks: Advancing Sustainability Education and Research, Engagement for Sustainability and Sustainability in Administration and Operations.
Certificate in Sustainability Studies
Make sustainability a part of your academic experience, explore new ways of thinking and enhance your future career. Interested in taking the Certificate in Sustainability Studies next year? Declare your interest by Feb. 1, 2020.
Campus as a Learning Lab
The Campus as a Learning Lab (CLL) program brings together students, faculty and staff to work on projects that make UCalgary more sustainable and bring our Institutional Sustainability Strategy to life.
Research
At the University of Calgary, we are advancing sustainability education and research by integrating sustainability across disciplines to respond to, and partner with, our community. Sustainability is a core component of our 2018-23 Academic and Research Plans.
FutureU
FutureU is an Innovation@UCalgary initiative that invites students to discover the world of innovation through hands-on learning and community-based activities. The goal is to help students build a sustainable life working on challenges they care about.
Campus Energy & Emissions Dashboard
At UCalgary, we value accurate and transparent sustainability reporting. We are working to share our progress as we transform our campus into a living laboratory for climate and energy leadership. Discover our Campus Energy & Emissions Dashboard below.
Get Involved
Whether you're a student, faculty or staff member, there are sustainability initiatives waiting for you.
World Water Day
Why does Canada - a country known for having one of the largest freshwater reserves in the world still sees populations that do not have access to this essential commodity? Join the Office of Sustainability and Water Movement as we dive into discussions around water crises affecting Canada's Indigenous populations on World Water Day - March 22, 2021.
The event will take place virtually over Zoom. Stay tuned for more details.
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Nominations open for 2021 Sustainability Awards
Deadline is Feb. 3 to recognize sustainability excellence at UCalgary ...
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