Sustainability
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.
2023 Institutional Sustainability Report
Showcasing progress towards our Institutional Sustainability Strategy and our commitment to excellence and leadership in sustainability through the lens of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals.
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Preparing Albertans for Climate Change
Certificate in Sustainability Studies
Make sustainability a part of your academic experience, explore new ways of thinking and enhance your future career.
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.
Events
News
UCalgary researcher joins Canadian team exploring the deep sea
Rachel Lauer to study heat flow around seamounts off coast of Haida Gwaii
International research initiative underscores need to improve animal health as a means of reducing greenhouse gas emissions
Multinational study introduces groundbreaking framework to assess livestock health and estimate emissions related to disease, says UCalgary co-author Karin Orsel
UCalgary team selected as semi-finalist in national challenge to purify moon water
Faculty of Science prof and industry leaders collaborate on strategy to zap moon dust with microwaves, turning lunar ice into pure water
Climate change research reveals tiny microbes that eat two powerful greenhouse gases
Postdoc to collaborate with UCalgary researchers in exploring ‘super greenhouse gas-consuming bacterium’
In the News Irene Marie Herremans and colleague writing in The Conversation Canada
When it comes to sustainability reporting, it depends on how serious companies are about making change
Simpson Centre for Food and Agricultural Policy launches new program that aims to demystify complexities of food system
Bank of Montreal funding brings together experts from life sciences, social sciences, and humanities
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