Waterloo Releases 2021 Sustainability Report

This article originally appeared in the Daily Bulletin.

The President’s Advisory Committee on Environmental Sustainability has released the 2021 Environmental Sustainability Report, which tracks progress, celebrates successes, and highlights improvement areas over the past year. The seventh annual report monitors the implementation of objectives from Waterloo’s Environmental Sustainability Strategy and the Shift: Neutral climate action plan.

“Obviously, the past two years have seen significant disruption to the campus,” says Mat Thijssen, Director of Sustainability. “The 2021 report tracks how we are implementing Waterloo’s sustainability commitments, and provides context on how the pandemic has both opened new opportunities and intensified some challenges.”

The report features case studies on various sustainability topics, as well as key performance indicators tied to Waterloo’s objectives. It also updates the interactive datasets which allow users to explore more information on performance on areas such as carbon emissions, waste, and water, as well as teaching and research activity.

Read the full sustainability report on the Sustainability Office webpage, and register for the annual Eco-Summit, next Wednesday, November 24 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., which will more formally present some of the updates and case studies.