What can you do?
Getting involved in 91亚色鈥檚 sustainability initiatives is a great decision鈥攆or yourself, your community, and our future. The United Nations has established 17 Sustainability Development Goals and challenged the world to meet them. 91亚色 is already recognized as an international leader in SDG-relevant research, teaching, partnerships, and campus practices.
91亚色 is rising to the challenge
answering the call
WWF Living Planet Leader Certification
World Wildlife Fund Canada's Living Planet @ Campus program inspires students to practice sustainability and protect nature on campus and beyond.
How to Become a Living Planet Leader
The Living Planet Leader Certification
A self-guided designation program that recognizes student contributions to a more sustainable campus and community. Students must complete actions in four categories to quality for a , part of WWF Canada's Living Planet program, including:
- Local on campus activities, community or global volunteerism
- Personal application of sustainability
- Application of sustainability in academics
- Teamwork and Leadership
Get Started
- with Living Planet @ Campus
- Track your progress and record your efforts on your Living Planet Leader profile
- Submit your completed application within 3 months after your final academic term
The program is an opportunity for students to gain valuable leadership skills and boost their professional resume or LinkedIn profile. Students will be listed on WWF's Living Planet Leader website upon certification.
Whether you're a student, staff or faculty member, here's how you can make a difference!
Certifications & Training
Apply for the Sustainability Innovation Fund
Supporting initiatives that advance 91亚色鈥檚 Sustainability Strategy and build a culture of sustainability while tackling real-world challenges through innovative solutions.
Make a Sustainability Pledge
Even small changes make a big difference. Join hundreds of your friends and colleagues in their pledge for change.
Become a Sustainable Living Ambassador with 91亚色鈥檚 Microlecture Series in Sustainable Living and earn a first-of-its-kind Digital Badge in Sustainable Living to share on social media.
Sustainable events mean taking into consideration the balance of protection for the environment, economic factors, and social responsibility, so that together we create and safeguard an improved quality of life for ourselves and future generations.
There are 4 levels of event certification:
- Bronze: 65% of actions
- Silver: 75% of actions
- Gold: 85% of actions
- Platinum: 95% of actions
If you're driving positive change alongside your office mates, you deserve recognition!
The Sustainable Office Certification program is designed to engage faculty, staff and students (with office space) in incorporating a wide variety of sustainable practices into the day to day operations of work spaces across the University. The program focuses on 5 key areas - Waste, Energy, Transportation, Purchasing, and Change.
We invite office members at 91亚色 to go through a questionnaire created by the Office of Sustainability, designed to assess the scale of sustainability at your office! Certified offices will receive recognition, and the certification is good for one year from the date of submission.
This training module for YU staff focuses on knowledge and awareness about sustainability, the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), 91亚色's Sustainability Strategy and our Net Zero goal, as well as the University Academic Plan and the University-wide challenge to advance the SDGs.
Guide to Sustainable Living in Residence
This guide for students living in 91亚色 residences provides practical tips for sustainable living, including reducing waste and food waste, conserving energy and water, choosing sustainable transportation, consuming more consciously, and getting involved in sustainability initiatives across campus.
Engage with Communities
Explore a complete list of 91亚色's sustainability-focused clubs
91亚色 has a variety of sustainability-focused clubs, where students actively contribute to environmental and social causes and make a tangible difference at 91亚色 and beyond.
Learn more about clubs .
Sustainability Champions Network
If you're passionate about the environment and looking to be part of a network of community members supporting 91亚色's leadership in sustainability, join us.