From research to operations, sustainable solutions for local and global challenges are being innovated at all levels of our University. At the centre of these initiatives is the McGill University Climate & Sustainability Strategy, which invites all members of the McGill community to play a role in building a sustainable campus and world.
Using the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education's STARS rating system.
McGill aims to maintain the highest level: Platinum.
McGill aims to become zero-waste by 2035, which means attaining a diversion rate of 90 percent based on internationally recognized standards.
McGill has pledged to achieve carbon neutrality by 2040 by reducing emissions wherever possible.
McGill’s operations and community have been, and will continue to be, affected by the changing climate. McGill will further pursue climate adaptation measures in its upcoming projects. It will also develop processes and programs to help prepare its community for a changing climate.
McGill plays a unique role in fostering biodiversity, particularly through its various properties, which support a wide variety of species. To continue fostering biodiversity on its campuses, McGill will increasingly rely on a differentiated space management approach for its exterior spaces.
McGill has a long history of sustainability commitments, outlined by a number declarations.
Embedding sustainability into all of McGill's activities is a community-wide effort, with many units working together.
McGill is making waves in its journey to become a more sustainable place to work and study.
