Environmental Sustainability

In December 2002, the United Nations adopted 2005 to 2014 as the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development.

Environmental sustainability has been an important principle of the University of Manitoba for some time.  In the early 90s, the University made a commitment to environmental sustainability through its pledge to the Talloires and Halifax Declarations, declarations that commit signatory universities and colleges to advancing research on sustainable development while also leading by example.  Around the same time, the University undertook a recycling effort that has since been awarded for its unique and collaborative approach.  A utilities retrofit in the late 1990s has not only saved the University of Manitoba millions of dollars but has also shone as a stellar example of resource conservation and emissions reductions.   From recycling initiatives to utilities retrofits to alternative fuels research, the University is no stranger to environmental stewardship.  These examples demonstrate only a handful of the initiatives that are positioning the University of Manitoba as a sustainability leader.

The University of Manitoba plans to continue to lead by example.   By consolidating the University's sustainable development process and accomplishments within this site and by providing an information hub through the University's Sustainability Coordinator, the University is better able to report on progress, react to requests for information, coordinate outreach and education initiatives related to sustainability issues and to begin to integrate environmental sustainability issues within the operations of the University of Manitoba.

The University of Manitoba is a member of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education