Sustainability Office
Your hub for sustainability at the St. George campus.
Welcome to to Orientation Week 2023
Become a sustainable change agent at St. George campus with these resources, services & programs.
The Sustainable Change Programs were designed to engage and empower U of T students, staff and faculty to actively follow sustainable practices in offices, residences, event planning, labs and courses across campus through a self-assessment certification process.
U of T offsets emissions for business air travel by investing in university-based projects aimed at reducing the institution’s carbon footprint. Learn more about the air travel emissions mitigation projects.
How can you get involved? We will soon be reaching out to students, staff and faculty for project ideas – stay tuned!
Every year we participate in both the Work Study and Operations & Real Estate Partnerships Professional Experience program (OREP PEP). Work Study students are a key component of the Sustainability Office. Under the guidance of our knowledgeable staff, we provide flexible employment (25 hrs/month) through meaningful assignments, targeting 12+ students each term. Recruitment typically takes place in April (Summer term) and August (Fall-Winter).
The OREP PEP provides undergraduate and graduate students an internship opportunity to gain meaningful experience in their field of study. Recruitment usually takes place in March and August of each year.
Apply to our current work study positions on CLNX. Postings will close Sept 19th, 2023.
Are you interested in staying up to date with everything sustainability happening on and off campus?
Follow us on all our social media channels to be more connected than ever to sustainability.
The Sustainability Office is a key partner in the University’s campus as a living lab program, which aims to bring together faculty members, students, staff, and, where appropriate, external partners to collaborate on developing sustainability projects that combine operational and academic activities. Such projects contribute to the operational sustainability goals of the University while providing an opportunity for research and experiential learning, where students are directly involved in addressing real world sustainability problems at the University.
The University of Toronto St. George campus will become climate positive by 2050. We commit to reducing more greenhouse gases than we emit, creating a net benefit in our community. Our carbon and energy master plan describes how we will design and build our utility infrastructure to significantly reduce our operating carbon footprint— a critical first step on our path to becoming a climate positive campus.
The 2022 annual sustainability report presents progress on our carbon reduction commitments and highlights our most recent accomplishments as well as focus areas for 2023.
Get involved and stay up to date on events related to sustainability across all three campuses. Access the sustainability events calendar located on the CLNx website.
The Sustainable Action Awards recognize individuals and teams who make tangible contributions to sustainability at the University of Toronto. The purpose of the awards is to celebrate these contributions and inspire new sustainable action both on and off-campus.
These awards are part of U of T’s goal of embedding sustainability in all it does and becoming a model of sustainability worldwide.
Want to learn more about sustainability at U of T?
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