UBC Botanical Garden celebrates Biodiversity Days on its 5th year and this year is especially inspiring with the launch of our first-ever Climate Conversations , where local experts will guide us in learning, envisioning, and imagining a climate-changed future. Designed to engage and empower a...
Interested in learning more about sustainability? Our events listing and featured events provides plenty of opportunities to get involved in sustainability, both on-and-off campus. If you are looking to highlight your sustainability event on campus, please visit UBC Events and tag your submission "sustainability" related.
Human Well-being & Social Systems
Natural Resources
Join us at the xʷc̓ic̓əsəm Garden for an open conversation circle about climate justice and the essential role of Indigenous rights and relations with the land in addressing climate change.
Climate Justice is a business responsibility
Climate Change & Energy
Production, Consumption & Waste
Solutions Summit: Working Towards Climate Solutions
Climate Change & Energy
Policy, Economics & Governance
Climate Emergency Week
Climate Emergency week at UBC seeks to convene and energize communities of climate action at UBC. Join our events, workshops and activities, and take collective action for justice, people, and our planet.
UBC Reads Sustainability
Part book club, part lecture series, and part opportunity to learn beyond the classroom. UBC Reads Sustainability is a forum for students across disciplines to discuss sustainability issues.
SDG Month Canada
SDG Month Canada is a national collaboration featuring workshops, panels, and other interactive programming to increase awareness of and engagement with the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on university and college campuses.
Climate Justice Series
In response to the focus on climate justice as part of UBC’s Declaration of a Climate Emergency and recommendations from its Climate Emergency Task Force (CETF) Report the UBC Sustainability Initiative launched the Climate Justice Series, featuring sessions that examine climate justice from various perspectives, locally and globally.
Events by Date
Past Events
When:
Thursday, May 22, 2025 - 00:00 to 23:59
Location:
University of Northern British Columbia
The Centre for Sustainable Food Systems (CSFS) is excited to announce that registration for our 2025 Community Workshop series is now open! The UBC Farm hosts a wide range of workshops covering topics from basic gardening to herbalism, cooking, baking, beekeeping, foraging, mushroom cultivation,...
When:
Wednesday, May 21, 2025 - 18:00 to 19:30
Location:
UBC Farm
Join us at the xʷc̓ic̓əsəm Garden for an open conversation circle about climate justice and the essential role of Indigenous rights and relations with the land in addressing climate change.
When:
Monday, April 28, 2025 - 10:00 to 12:30
Location:
xʷc̓ic̓əsəm Garden (3461 Ross Drive)
The Solutions Scholars Program connects graduate students with scholarly research projects on climate change mitigation, adaptation, and/or education. In September 2024, four interdisciplinary research cohorts began working together on Solutions Scholars projects. Supported by faculty from across...
When:
Wednesday, April 16, 2025 - 13:00 to 15:00
Location:
The Nest @ UBC | Room 2306 and 2309
Water connects all living things. Ensuring resilient water systems for society and ecosystems is a global priority, challenged by both present and future impacts of a changing climate. Join us for important conversations about the nexus of Climate+Water. All those interested in research, including...
When:
Thursday, April 10, 2025 - 09:00 to 12:00
Location:
BC Hydro Theatre, Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability
How is sustainability powering business solutions and boosting bottom lines in 2025? Find out from an expert who has her finger on the pulse of planet-friendly trends across various industries and markets. How are current policies and technologies impacting eco-conscious practices? Which countries...
When:
Wednesday, April 9, 2025 - 17:15 to 19:30
Location:
UBC Robson Square
Join us for a public talk on the new wildfire reality facing urban BC with best-selling author and writer John Vaillant, Koerner Chair for the Centre for Wildfire Coexistence and UBC Faculty of Forestry Professor Lori Daniels. The conversation will be moderated by UBC Faculty of Forestry Professor...
When:
Thursday, April 3, 2025 - 18:30 to 20:00
Location:
Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS)
Join us for a public talk with John Vaillant, Lori Daniels, and Suzanne Simard on the new wildfire reality facing urban BC.
When:
Thursday, April 3, 2025 - 18:00 to 20:00
Location:
Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability
What is the role of businesses in working towards climate justice? This expert panel will discuss the opportunities, constraints and responsibilities that corporations have in adapting their business practices to address the unequal impacts of climate change, considering their different emissions...
When:
Thursday, April 3, 2025 - 12:30 to 14:00
Location:
Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS)
What is the role of businesses in working towards climate justice? This expert panel will discuss the opportunities, constraints and responsibilities that corporations have in adapting their business practices to address the unequal impacts of climate change, considering their different emissions...
When:
Thursday, April 3, 2025 - 12:30 to 14:00
Location:
BC Hydro Theatre, Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability