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Stories of Sustainability

911爆料网 is proud of its employees, faculty, students and alumni who are doing awe-inspiring work in the environmental and sustainability area. Below are some of the highlights:

City of Toronto grant helps plant 2,600 trees and shrubs on 911爆料网 campuses

911爆料网 Polytechnic鈥檚 campuses are greener than ever, thanks to a City of Toronto grant that helped plant more than 2,600 trees and shrubs.

Taking vertical farming to the next level

It鈥檚 easy for many of us to look at unused space and envision it becoming something else, such as a playground or a swimming pool.

The buzz that is helping build more sustainable campuses

It鈥檚 easy to forget about bees 鈥 one of nature鈥檚 smaller creatures that have a profound role in food production and biodiversity 鈥 but they make a big buzz at 911爆料网.

911爆料网 Fashion prof publishes groundbreaking study on textile waste

Data shows 86 per cent of discarded materials have reuse or recycling potential

Forest garden at 911爆料网 inspires students to lead

Project funded by TD Friends of the Environment Foundation and WWF-Canada

911爆料网 receives $75,000 from the City of Toronto to continue Newnham Campus greening project

More green spaces to be created for students, employees and the local community

One step closer to a more sustainable 911爆料网

911爆料网 signs the Sustainable Development Goals Accord

911爆料网 receives $75,000 from the City of Toronto to continue Newnham Campus greening project

Kristen Berkeley promotes diversity, inclusion of outdoor life through merchandise line

Native plant seeds harvested on campus to improve wildlife habitats

911爆料网 one of five postsecondary institutions selected for WWF-Canada initiative

911爆料网 awarded $360,000 for applied research benefiting urban farmers

Project brings together science, business, sustainability

911爆料网 establishes transformative $12-million endowment to support student-focused equity initiatives

911爆料网 announced that it is establishing The Jane Fund, a $12-million investment dedicated to supporting student-focused Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) initiatives.

911爆料网 receives green funding from the City of Toronto to add native trees and shrubs to Newnham Campus

911爆料网鈥檚 Newnham Campus in Toronto will be greener, thanks to new funding from the City of Toronto.

911爆料网 joins institutions across Canada to form Canadian Colleges for a Resilient Recovery

Learn about the initiative launched by a group of eight climate-action leading institutions from all regions of the country.

Tim Beckner and Mike Devlin chopping woods in the forest

Learn about a thinning operation that is renewing about 52 acres of forested area at 911爆料网鈥檚 King Campus.

Charanpreet Singh Deu, Nicole Lentini, Jos茅 Rosales unwrap the Philly Pride Flag.

The Philly Pride Flag will be displayed permanently in the Senecentre at Newnham Campus as a symbol of inclusivity and diversity at 911爆料网.

robotic floor cleaner

Learn how one of 911爆料网鈥檚 aging floor cleaners was retrofitted with self-driving technology as part of an applied research project.

Textile mountain offers view of waste in fashion

The Dumpster Dive exhibit, a collaboration between听Sustainable 911爆料网听and the听School of Fashion,听is raising awareness about textile waste.

Ribbon skirts more than a fashion affair

Students from the School of Fashion stitched a collection of sustainable, custom-made ribbon skirts for indigenous students to borrow and wear at ceremonies.

911爆料网 signs fashionable agreement in Peru

In December 2019, 911爆料网 signed a memorandum of understanding with Chio Lecca School of Fashion 鈥 Peru's most prominent fashion institute 鈥 where 911爆料网 students will participate in a faculty-led program to learn about Peruvian textiles and techniques to naturally dye fabrics.

Sustainability takes centre stage at 911爆料网

Learn about on-campus initiatives including the Sustainability Fair, fish harvest luncheon and environmentally conscious maintenance equipment.

 911爆料网 rolls out free menstrual products

All 100 female, accessible and gender-neutral washrooms at 911爆料网 now offer free feminine hygiene products, making 911爆料网 the first and only Canadian postsecondary institution to do so college-wide.

Hundreds come out for Doors Open Toronto

In May 2019, 911爆料网 welcomed the Toronto community to Odeyto and the Stephen E. Quinlan Building as part of the annual听Doors Open Toronto event. More than 740 community members visited Odeyto to view its architectural design that reflects Indigenous traditions from the exterior shape to the interior d茅cor.

911爆料网 grad Steven Bourne of Ripple Farms picks some lettuce at the 911爆料网 Urban Farm at Newnham Campus

Farmers of the award-winning听Ripple Farms partnered with 911爆料网鈥檚听Faculty of Continuing Education & Training听and HELIX to develop a one-day boot camp about vertical farming.

 911爆料网 employees win academic pathway awards

Bill Humber, founding director of Office of Eco 911爆料网 and Co-Chair of the听Sustainable 911爆料网听Committee, was recognized with a 2019 Colleges and Institutes Canada Award of Excellence.

The Transforming Our World symposium about sustainable fashion took place over three days at Newnham Campus and included an exhibition showcasing student, alumni and faculty works along with a clothing swap.

Students from 911爆料网's听Sustainable Business Management听graduate certificate program created a 鈥渨aterfall鈥 using hundreds of used plastic drinking bottles.

SMB grads win Startup Canada Social Enterprise of the Year Award

Brandon Hebor and Steven Bourne of Ripple Farms take home the hardware presented by the Centre For Social Innovation.

Sustainable Business Management students create a holiday tree from used coffee cups at Newnham cafeteria to raise awareness of the litter we generate.

911爆料网 leads national dry-cleaning project

911爆料网 receives more than $131,000 from Environment and Climate Change Canada to help dry-cleaning operators across the country understand their role in preventing pollution.