office of sustainability /channels/taxonomy/term/10052/all en Breakfast for Bikers /channels/channels/event/breakfast-bikers-359454 <p>We will be handing out a free breakfasts (pastries, fruit & coffee!) to anyone who biked to campus that morning.</p> Mon, 09 Sep 2024 14:28:58 +0000 webfull 202419 at /channels AI and Sustainability: Balancing Innovation with Planetary and Social Well-being /channels/channels/news/ai-and-sustainability-balancing-innovation-planetary-and-social-well-being-357969 <h2><img alt="The 11th trottier symposium on sustainable engineering, energy and design" src="/tised/files/tised/11th_symposium_logo.png" style="height:105px; width:700px" /></h2> <h3>Date: October 10th, 2024 | Time: 6:00 PM | Location: The ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ Faculty Club | Free Event <img alt="Letters AI with greenery coming out of it" src="/tised/files/tised/styles/wysiwyg_extra_large/public/ai_image.jpg?itok=VRa4KRf9" style="float:right; height:250px; width:333px" /></h3> Wed, 17 Jul 2024 15:01:48 +0000 webfull 200807 at /channels AI and Sustainability: Balancing Innovation with Planetary and Social Well-being /channels/channels/event/ai-and-sustainability-balancing-innovation-planetary-and-social-well-being-357966 <p>As technological innovation continues to transform our world, there is growing optimism about AI’s potential to contribute to sustainability and climate action.</p> Wed, 17 Jul 2024 14:30:43 +0000 webfull 200804 at /channels 17 Rooms-X ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ | ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ Office of Sustainability /channels/channels/news/17-rooms-x-mcgill-mcgill-office-sustainability-355168 <p>February 2, 2024 | An initiative led by MPP alumnus Julian Lam, 17 Rooms-X ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ is a unique event that will bring together faculty, staff, students, and practitioners who are working to advance progress on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).  This process will feed into ±«ÓãÖ±²¥â€™s next climate and sustainability strategy (2025-2030) and will provide broader insight into challenges and opportunities for advancing progress on the SDGs at ±«ÓãÖ±²¥.</p> Thu, 01 Feb 2024 17:39:28 +0000 webfull 197454 at /channels Biodiversity Festival at Macdonald Campus /channels/channels/event/biodiversity-festival-macdonald-campus-350763 <h4 class="highlight-inline">Note: This event, originally scheduled on September 19th, has been postponed September 26th due to weather</h4> Mon, 11 Sep 2023 14:59:42 +0000 webfull 192516 at /channels Biodiversity Festival /channels/channels/event/biodiversity-festival-350352 <p>NEW DATE! Come celebrate the launch of ±«ÓãÖ±²¥â€™s first <a href="/sustainability/commitments/biodiversity-plan" title="/sustainability/commitments/biodiversity-plan">Biodiversity Plan</a> on Tuesday, Sept.</p> Wed, 30 Aug 2023 18:42:19 +0000 webfull 191677 at /channels Interdisciplinary collaboration key for sustainability-focused curriculum redesign program /channels/channels/news/interdisciplinary-collaboration-key-sustainability-focused-curriculum-redesign-program-349653 <p><em>The team of experts behind ±«ÓãÖ±²¥â€™s Sustainability Education Fellows reflects on the challenges and successes of the program’s first year.</em></p> Wed, 16 Aug 2023 13:18:30 +0000 webfull 191138 at /channels Newly certified sustainable workplaces at ±«ÓãÖ±²¥: Summer 2023 /channels/channels/news/newly-certified-sustainable-workplaces-mcgill-summer-2023-349589 <p><em>Improving accessibility, rethinking old habits, and hosting a clothing swap were among the actions taken by new and returning sustainably certified workplaces.</em></p> Tue, 15 Aug 2023 14:20:04 +0000 webfull 191100 at /channels Sustainability Soirée /channels/channels/event/sustainability-soiree-349508 <p>Explore sustainability projects, initiatives, and student groups at ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ during the Sustainability Soirée on Tuesday, Sept. 12 from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the Thomson House Ballroom.</p> Wed, 09 Aug 2023 20:12:57 +0000 webfull 191015 at /channels Sustainable Events Training - Faculty & Staff Workshop /channels/channels/event/sustainable-events-training-faculty-staff-workshop-348984 <p><em><strong>Online Session</strong></em></p> <p><i>Offered by the ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ Office of Sustainability and Organizational Development</i></p> Wed, 05 Jul 2023 15:03:51 +0000 webfull 190435 at /channels Practicing Sustainability at Work and Home - Faculty & Staff Workshop /channels/channels/event/practicing-sustainability-work-and-home-faculty-staff-workshop-348982 <p><em><strong>Online Session</strong></em></p> <p><i>Offered by the ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ Office of Sustainability and Organizational Development</i></p> Wed, 05 Jul 2023 15:02:42 +0000 webfull 190433 at /channels Getting Started with Sustainable Workplace Certification - Faculty & Staff Workshop /channels/channels/event/getting-started-sustainable-workplace-certification-faculty-staff-workshop-348981 <p><em><strong>Online Session</strong></em></p> <p><i>Offered by the ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ Office of Sustainability and Organizational Development</i></p> Wed, 05 Jul 2023 15:01:22 +0000 webfull 190432 at /channels Sustainability in research: The Nuclear Magnetic Resonance lab on finding creative solutions /channels/channels/news/sustainability-research-nuclear-magnetic-resonance-lab-finding-creative-solutions-346902 <p><em>Helium is probably not the first thing that comes to mind for most people when they think about recycling – unless they’re experimental chemists working in ±«ÓãÖ±²¥â€™s Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) facilities.</em></p> Thu, 16 Mar 2023 14:56:15 +0000 webfull 188134 at /channels Sustainability in research: The Barrett lab on treading lightly in the field /channels/channels/news/sustainability-research-barrett-lab-treading-lightly-field-346429 <p><em>Biological research is crucial to understanding the environmental impacts of the climate crisis, but oftentimes this research involves disrupting the environment it is trying to understand and protect. This is why the </em><a href="https://www.barrettlab.ca/"><em>Barrett lab</em></a><em> decided to focus on how to make their research more sustainable.</em></p> Tue, 28 Feb 2023 15:39:10 +0000 webfull 187638 at /channels Leading Sustainable Projects at ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ Student Workshop /channels/channels/event/leading-sustainable-projects-mcgill-student-workshop-346306 <p>In this one-hour workshop, participants will learn basic tools to start their own sustainability initiatives, with the support of the <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/sustainability/engage/spf">Sustainability Projects Fund (SPF)</a>.</p> Wed, 22 Feb 2023 21:57:05 +0000 webfull 187507 at /channels