This workshop offers an overview of sustainability at McGill. During the session, students learn how they can participate in the sustainability movement on campus and are introduced to sustainability programs, events, and resources that are available to them.

This session dives into McGill’s three long-term targets, as well short-term goals set to be achieved in the next five years. Participants also learn about the consultation process that informed the content of the strategy, as well as key monitoring and implementation tools.

This workshop gives an overview of the initiatives that McGill is taking to address climate-related issues. It reviews the context for undertaking such actions, presents the ways in which greenhouse gas emissions are being recorded, highlights the main action areas that are being focused on to reduce emissions, and showcases the different ways students can get involved in helping the University achieve its carbon footprint reduction ambition.

In this one-hour workshop, participants learn basic tools to start their own sustainability initiatives, with the support of the Sustainability Projects Fund (SPF).

Have you ever had questions about how waste is managed at McGill? This one-hour training informs participants of how campus waste streams work, how to properly sort materials, and how this may differ from recycling at home. Participants leave with best practices and a better understanding of McGill’s waste reduction strategy.

This one-hour workshop is for those interested in learning about the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It helps participants identify and describe the SDGs, explain their significance, and understand implementation opportunities and challenges, particularly in reporting on them. Finally, the workshop informs participants on how they can get more involved in SDG activities on campus and beyond.