Sustainability

Sustainability

Facilitating Change

 

High on Financial Sustainability Ratings

When it comes to sustainability, green (practices) and green (economics) go hand in hand, and UBC is committed to both. In 2012, it received a high financial rating that enables it to deliver sustainability initiatives...

 

Start an Evolution

The economic sustainability that comes from the generous contributions of alumni and donors ensures UBC’s reputation as a stable, viable catalyst for change...

 

Coast Capital Funds Profitable Good

This year it got a little easier for social entrepreneurs looking to change the world through their businesses, thanks to a $1 million contribution from Coast Capital Savings...

 

A Holistic Health Checkup for the Planet

If a person’s health is defined by the absence of injury and disease, how would you measure the health of the whole planet? UBC researchers have figured out a way to do just that...

 

Facilitating Change

Sustainable place. Sustainable mind. The Campus as a Living Laboratory Initiative provides our partners with the opportunity to explore the environmental, economic and societal aspects of sustainability. Through this initiative, UBC has committed to being a worldwide leader in sustainability research. One of the most inspiring achievements thus far is the Bioenergy Research & Demonstration […]

 

A Big Drop in the Bucket for Water Sustainability

It was a watershed year for sustainability research in B.C.—literally...

 

Charging Towards the Future

Dr. Lorne Whitehead has one of those jobs most people can only dream about, and recently the physics professor and his team created a safe and efficient technology to wirelessly charge electric vehicles...