**Organized by the UBC Sustainability Ambassadors ** SDG Week seeks to increase awareness of and engagement with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) from diverse perspectives. From science and technology to public health, business, and politics, we’ll discuss challenges and solutions to turn...
Interested in learning more about sustainability? Our events listing and featured events provides plenty of opportunities to get involved in sustainability, both on-and-off campus. If you are looking to highlight your sustainability event on campus, please visit UBC Events and tag your submission "sustainability" related.
Human Well-being & Social Systems
Natural Resources
Join us at the xʷc̓ic̓əsəm Garden for an open conversation circle about climate justice and the essential role of Indigenous rights and relations with the land in addressing climate change.
Climate Justice is a business responsibility
Climate Change & Energy
Production, Consumption & Waste
Solutions Summit: Working Towards Climate Solutions
Climate Change & Energy
Policy, Economics & Governance
Climate Emergency Week
Climate Emergency week at UBC seeks to convene and energize communities of climate action at UBC. Join our events, workshops and activities, and take collective action for justice, people, and our planet.
UBC Reads Sustainability
Part book club, part lecture series, and part opportunity to learn beyond the classroom. UBC Reads Sustainability is a forum for students across disciplines to discuss sustainability issues.
SDG Month Canada
SDG Month Canada is a national collaboration featuring workshops, panels, and other interactive programming to increase awareness of and engagement with the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on university and college campuses.
Climate Justice Series
In response to the focus on climate justice as part of UBC’s Declaration of a Climate Emergency and recommendations from its Climate Emergency Task Force (CETF) Report the UBC Sustainability Initiative launched the Climate Justice Series, featuring sessions that examine climate justice from various perspectives, locally and globally.
Events by Date
Past Events
When:
Monday, February 28, 2022 - 09:00 to Friday, March 4, 2022 - 21:00
Location:
Multiple Locations
UBC Farm invites you to *Online* Virtual Foraging for Survival. This event is one of several food skills education workshops featured in the UBC Farm 2022 Community Workshop series. For a detailed event description and to register, please visit: https://ubcfarm.ubc.ca/events/event/online-virtual-...
When:
Thursday, February 24, 2022 - 18:00 to 19:00
Location:
Online/Virtual Event
Meet non-profits tackling issues in the fashion industry based in Vancouver. Featuring presenters from Working Gear, Threading Change, Frameworq, followed by moderated panel discussion.
When:
Friday, February 11, 2022 - 12:00 to 13:30
Location:
Online/Virtual Event
Meet non-profits tackling issues in the fashion industry based in Vancouver. Featuring presenters from Working Gear, Threading Change, and Frameworq, followed by moderated panel discussion. Register Now
When:
Friday, February 11, 2022 - 12:00
Location:
Virtual
Meet youth who work in the fashion sector on amazing projects that aim towards a more sustainable future.
When:
Thursday, February 10, 2022 - 17:00 to 18:30
Location:
Online/Virtual Event
Meet youth who work in the fashion sector on amazing projects that aim towards a more sustainable future. More details including speaker line-up coming soon. Register Now
When:
Thursday, February 10, 2022 - 17:00
Location:
Virtual
Drop-in at the Centre for Interactive Research for Sustainability with your old clothing to learn hands-on skills for repair and re-use. No RSVP required.
When:
Thursday, February 10, 2022 - 11:30 to 13:30
Location:
Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS)
Drop-in at the Centre for Interactive Research for Sustainability with your old clothing to learn hands-on skills for repair and re-use. No RSVP required.
When:
Thursday, February 10, 2022 - 11:30 to 13:30
Location:
Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability
Learn more about the global fashion supply chain including issues related to worker’s rights, colonization, and who gets paid. Hosted by Founder of local non-profit Threading Change, Sophia Yang, introducing her unique take on a feminist fossil-free fashion future, including a new project:...
When:
Wednesday, February 9, 2022 - 17:00 to 19:00
Location:
Online/Virtual Event
Learn more about the global fashion supply chain including issues related to worker's rights, colonization, and who gets paid. Hosted by Founder of local non-profit Threading Change , Sophia Yang , introducing her unique take on a feminist fossil-free fashion future, including a new project: The...
When:
Wednesday, February 9, 2022 - 17:00
Location:
Virtual