The University of Waterloo has released its 2026 Environmental Sustainability Report, highlighting progress, challenges, and next steps across campus sustainability efforts.
Food Services partnered with the Sustainability Action Fund (SAF) to promote the eco-mug program by offering free Fairtrade coffee or tea at all UW Food Services–operated cafés and eateries when customers used an eco-mug.
Ambassadors from the Green Office and Green Labs programs joined us for a picnic to celebrate Earth Day!
Global Environmental Measurement and Monitoring (GEMM) has three Sustainability Action Fund projects which focus on improving air quality monitoring and reducing traffic and greenhouse gas emissions on campus. They also aim to demonstrate the need for increasing measurement and monitoring of environmental parameters at a local scale.
Renison University College partnered with the Sustainability Action Fund (SAF) to provide reusable eco-containers to their incoming first year residents for free. The program has a 95% success rate and students have incredibly positive feedback.
Over the past two years, the Climate Institute has had three projects funded by the Sustainability Action Fund. These projects focus on reducing climate anxiety and strengthening climate teaching and learning at the University of Waterloo.
Phantom power is energy used by devices even when they are turned off. A team at itsu has put together some tips and tricks for how to minimize phantom power and run a greener office.
The Sustainability Office celebrated Nutrition Month in March to support healthy, sustainable, and affordable food options on campus, in partnership with Food Services and Campus Wellness.
The Sustainability Leadership Certificate is a co-curricular certificate offered by the University of Waterloo as a way to recognize and encourage students in their sustainability efforts. The certificate enhances resumes, provides opportunities for professional growth, and strengthens green skills.
This fall, 14 Green Residence Ambassadors helped make residence life a little greener across both north and south campus. Split between Village 1 (V1) and Claudette Millar Hall (CMH), ambassadors hosted interactive pop-ups focused on waste sorting, reuse, and sustainable living, engaging hundreds of students in hands-on activities right where they live.