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Institutional Sustainability Strategy Action Plan (2025 – 2028)

UCalgary's updated Institutional Sustainability Strategy (ISS) Action Plan (2025 – 2028) is now available. Review the updated ISSAP and join this call to action!

 


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.

ISS

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2024 Institutional Sustainability Report (ISR)

ISR spotlights actions in teaching and learning, research and innovation, campus and community engagement, and sustainable campus practices during the 2023-24 reporting period. 

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Join us for the Climate Conversations speaker series

Preparing Albertans for Climate Change


Certificate in Sustainability Studies

Certificate in Sustainability Studies

Make sustainability a part of your academic experience, explore new ways of thinking and enhance your future career.

CLL

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.

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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, Climate Action, Our Changing World

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.

Energy Dashboard

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

Get Involved

Whether you're a student, faculty or staff member, there are sustainability initiatives waiting for you.

Events


News

Water literacy a key theme of latest Schulich Connects conversation

Panellists hope discussion spurs thoughtful action at home and abroad

UCalgary researcher wins Mitacs Innovation Award for breakthrough work to increase mine safety

Postdoc Susanne Ouellet continues to work with UCalgary researcher to test fibre optic sensing in mine tailings dams

‘Beyond my wildest dreams’: Professor in Earth, Energy and Environment recognized for applied research

Dr. Christopher Clarkson receives multiple awards from industry and academic groups

Where better than La Paz, Bolivia, to understand how people adapt to high-altitude living

UCalgary students and researchers join international group exploring effects of hypoxia on the body

Schulich students embark on life-changing trip to Kluane Lake Research Station

Field course gives insights into the challenges of life’s essentials in isolated Yukon community

2024 Institutional Sustainability Report highlights meaningful action and community partnerships

Did you know that UCalgary is making bold strides towards a sustainable future through innovative and collaborative initiatives? Read the newly released 2024 ISR highlighting the university's collective efforts


UCalgary Certificate in Sustainability Studies

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