sustainability

Join the Sustainability Office for their twelfth-annual Eco Summit, bringing together the campus community to showcase and celebrate sustainability achievements, build connections and collaboration opportunities, and inspire collective action for the year ahead.

Come one, come all! The Green Labs program invites faculty, students, and staff that work in labs to participate in a friendly campus challenge. Each day will focus on a different theme of Green Labs with various ways to earn points. 

Join the Sustainability Office as they plant a pollinator garden to replace invasive species! Gloves, hand tools, and light refreshments will be provided - no experience necessary.

Indigenization. Equity, inclusivity, and Anti-Racism. Health and wellness. Sustainability. What do these goals have in common? 

Join the Sustainability Office for our eighth-annual Eco Summit! While this year looks very different on campus and across our communities, Eco Summit 2021 provides an opportunity to come together as a campus to reflect on our sustainability progress and new opportunities for the year ahead.

Join the Sustainability Office for our sixth-annual Eco Summit! This event brings together staff, faculty, students, and community partners to reflect on our sustainability progress, celebrate our successes, and catalyze action. 

Take part in our Earth Month Photo Contest and share your sustainable photos with us! Go on a fun eco-adventure, make a trip to the market, or share a photo of yourself enjoying the outdoors. We're looking for any photos related to sustainability! Post your photo using #sustainableuwaterloo and follow us on that social media account to be entered in a draw to win some great prizes!

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Climate change is the pre-eminent global issue of our time, yet many of us still struggle to find the right language, time and place to talk about it. Beyond Crisis is a 1-hour film that models a constructive dialogue on climate change, with over 50 diverse voices spread over 5 chapters.

What Can YOUth Do 2017 is almost here! Sustainable Youth Canada, Waterloo Region Environmental Network and Sierra Youth are excited to partner local NGO’s, academics, entrepreneurs and politicians with passionate youth interested in discussing sustainability in Waterloo Region!

Looking for an outdoor break at lunch time? Then why not join the UWaterloo and Wilfrid Laurier's Sustainability offices for a group bike ride and a picnic in the park!