CECCS Presidential Advisor and Co-Chair, Professor John Robinson shares his vision for the Campus as a Living Lab at U of T course where undergraduate and graduate students learn from and contribute to sustainability-oriented projects at U of T.
Author: Kristy Bard
U of T News: ‘We all have a role’: Adams Sustainability Celebration highlights U of T sustainability initiatives
U of T is hosting a four-month-long Adams Sustainability Celebration from Sept. 22, 2020 to Jan. 21, 2021 to highlight recent achievements, boost engagement and inspire new sustainability ideas and initiatives. The Celebration comprises an array of events, including panel sessions, student and faculty grants and virtual booths and showcases highlighting sustainability initiatives across the university.
U of T News: Meet the U of T students who crushed it in 2020
Adams Sustainability Champion Interns and U of T graduates, Andy Alhakim and Ana Karen Garza, are featured as “students who crushed it” for their contributions to CECCS and research on other global universities’ sustainability efforts.
U of T News: With students at the forefront, U of T implements ambitious sustainability plan
CECCS outlines concrete steps to advance sustainability-related projects and initiatives across the university in the third annual report. These include the Adams Sustainability Champion Internship, earmarking new building and retrofit projects on campus as “living labs” for students and researchers, and designating professors to work with deans to integrate sustainability content into degree programs.
U of T News: ‘Waste-to-wardrobe’ startup wins U of T’s top Adams Sustainability Innovation Prize
ALT TEX is a startup working out of UTM’s ICUBE accelerator that is developing a sustainable polyester alternative for fashion brands. ALT TEX is the first place winner of the 2020 Adams Sustainability Innovation Prize Competition, which offers $25,500 in prizes to fuel U of T startup companies that present innovative solutions to sustainability.
U of T News: Fighting climate change through responsible investing: U of T President Meric Gertler
President Meric Gertler addresses the landmark “Investing to Address Climate Change” charter for Canadian universities in the 2020 Adams Sustainability Celebration. The charter calls on signatory universities to: incorporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into their investment practices; measure the carbon footprints of investment portfolios regularly and set meaningful targets to reduce them over time; and engage with companies to encourage them to reduce emissions.