Welcome to UTM’s Sustainability Office
Established in 2004, UTM’s Sustainability Office develops and promotes initiatives under several categories:
- Transportation
- Academics and curricula
- Research
- Energy and climate change
- Waste reduction and resource recovery
- Environmental conservation
- Community and campus engagement
Our vision is to foster the culture of sustainability to become a world leader in sustainable practice. Influenced by the World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED), our commitment also encompasses the 17 United Nations SDGs.
UTM is a Silver certified institution under the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education's (AASHE) Sustainability Tracking, Assessment, and Rating System (STARS).
Highlights
The Institute for Management & Innovation (IMI), University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM) will host its 2nd international sustainability conference: Sustainability: Transdisciplinary Theory, Practice and Action (STTPA) in October 2023. We welcome contributions from all disciplines and stakeholders and also invite you to participate in this conference as a delegate. The STTPA Call for Abstracts provides information on submitting papers, posters, proposals for themed sessions, panel discussions, workshops and more!
Sustainability Week 2023
Join us for the fourth annual UTM Sustainability Week! Sustainability Week will be held this year from Monday March 13th to Friday March 17th, 2023 in partnership with UTMSU, the UTM Sustainability Office, and the MScSM Student Executive Council (MSEC).
Sustainability Citizen
The Sustainability Citizen Program on CLNx allows University of Toronto students to receive official recognition for their sustainability related extracurricular activities. The Program is being run in partnership with CECCS and the U of T Sustainability Offices on each campus.
Certificate of Completion in Global Sustainability
The Certificate of Completion in Global Sustainability offers an opportunity for all UTM undergraduate students to have an education in global sustainability, which includes all aspects of the planet and human wellbeing covered by the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Questions, ideas or suggestions? Contact us at sustainability.fmp@utoronto.ca
