Updated Action Plan (2025 – 2028) for the Institutional Sustainability Strategy
UCalgary's updated Institutional Sustainability Strategy Action Plan (2025 – 2028) is now available. Review the updated action plan summary!
Sustainable Development Solutions Network Canada
Did you know that UCalgary is the host institution for the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) Canada?
The SDSN Canada is a network of universities, colleges and research institutions across Canada committed to Sustainable Development.
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.
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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Preparing Albertans for Climate Change
Certificate in Sustainability Studies
Make sustainability a part of your academic experience, explore new ways of thinking and enhance your future career.
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.
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
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.
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
Whether you're a student, faculty or staff member, there are sustainability initiatives waiting for you.
Events
News
How are global power dynamics shaping Canada’s energy future?
Join the conversation at the annual PETRONAS International Energy Speaker Series on Feb. 6, as Pulitzer Prize-winner Anne Applebaum discusses geopolitics, energy security and sustainability
University launches updated Action Plan for the Institutional Sustainability Strategy
Event affirms UCalgary’s commitment to sustainability and unveils a parallel path approach for action
Simpson Centre bolsters efforts to strengthen ethical beef labelling in Canada
Researchers collaborate with Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef to help consumers make informed choices
Notes from the field: Researchers map impact of beaver dams and logging on Kananaskis ecosystem
Visiting USask research team and Biogeoscience Institute educators deepen our understanding of water movement and flooding effects in Sibbald Valley
In the News Elizabeth Steyn writing in The Conversation Canada
Deep seabed mining: Bad for biodiversity and terrible for the economy
Capstone projects showcase diversity of students' areas of focus in Master of Science in Sustainable Energy Development
Grad students investigate potential for a geothermal system at YYC airport, sustainable tourism in Calgary, and renewable energy opportunities on First Nations lands
UCalgary Certificate in Sustainability Studies
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