sustainability

A woman walking down a runway in a dark blue translucent shirt and lighter blue skirt. Her head and arms are covered by a white shawl, and her hands are raised to eye level.

April 6Culture

Get Thrifty hosts student-led fashion show Zeitgeist at The Gallery

AMS thrift and consignment store Get Thrifty brought their fourth annual fashion show to The Gallery on March 4, with a focus on upcycling, fashion circulation and promoting emerging designers from the UBC community.

Julian Forst

Blue and orange event graphic listing the time and location of the fashion show, with a drawing of two girls in the bottom left corner.

March 23Culture

Germaine Koh and Slow Fashion Season are styling sustainably

In response to hyper-consumerism in the fashion sphere, Germaine Koh, a Canadian artist and assistant visual art professor at UBC, started Slow Fashion Season alongside other UBC faculty leads and industry partners.

Stella Griffin

The doors of the Michael Kingsmill forum is featured.

March 14News

AMS Council discusses sustainability goals, Q3 budget report and Nest safety

Last night, AMS councillors met to discuss sustainability goals, the quarter three budget report and the preliminary rollout of an AMS emergency alert system.

Isabella Ma

A photo of VP admin candidate talking into a mic while being sat down and there is someone sat behind him in the background.

March 5News

Sole candidate talks experience and engagement at first VP admin debate

Last night, uncontested VP administration candidate Dylan Evans spoke about his experience, club engagement and goals for the Hatch Art Gallery.

Trinity Sala, Photos by Saumya Kamra

Illustration of coffee pouring out a disposable coffee cup to form a brown sweater

November 2Science

More than the bean: Bell Living Lab turns coffee skins into sustainable leather

Semeru Gita Lestari and Arka Irfani are adventurers at heart. As biologists, they spent a lot of time observing and appreciating the nature of their native Indonesia on expeditions where it quickly became apparent that, even in the depths of the nation’s jungle, plastic had integrated itself into the natural environment.

Fiona Sjaus, Illustrations by Emilia Onar

Illustration of a plate with food on it including a fish, carrots, an egg on toast, olives, and a fig.

November 2Science

Eating empathetically: How food literacy and sustainability intersect

What do we need to consider about our food, beyond our own nutrition? Who and what is being impacted by the food on our plate? The framework for understanding the environmental, social and nutritional impacts of food is called food literacy.

Yomna Bedaiwy, Illustrations by Emilija Vītols Harrison

June 20News

Between the Motions: Students criticize lack of discussion at AMS special general meeting

At last night’s meeting, AMS Council met to hear statements from students-at-large, a sustainability report and approve code suspension.

Aisha Chaudhry

June 4Features

'We got work to do': Dr. Carol Liao is remodelling sustainable corporate law

The notion that law was only meant for the argumentative is something that’s always perplexed Dr. Carol Liao.

Raunaq Nambiar, Photos by Saumya Kamra

June 1Culture

New mural reminds UBC that the clock is ticking on the fight against rising sea levels

In the AMS Nest’s sustainability corridor, a new mural by UBC students Josianne Assignon and Ana Julia Leon showcases how rising sea levels might appear at UBC. The artists unpacked their work at the mural's launch on May 22, hosted at the CIRS Policy Labs.

Jenykha Sangha

November 22, 2023News

UBC launches Zero Waste Market to promote sustainability

The Zero Waste Market is the newest addition to UBC's initiative to build a zero waste and circular economy.

Raxana Sunthareswaran

September 18, 2023Culture

Get Thrifty reopens three years after COVID-19 closure

After three years of closures, renovations and negotiations, Get Thrifty is finally back and better than ever.

Isabella Ma

August 3, 2023News

The 2023/24 AMS sustainability report focuses on a circular economy

The AMS released its annual sustainability report focused on the the development of a circular economy.

Fiona Sjaus

July 13, 2023News

Between the Motions: Phase one of AMS Food Bank expansion passes

AMS Council met last night to review sustainability priorities, vote on the AMS Food Bank expansion and discuss joining a new federal lobbying coalition. Here's what you might've missed.

Aisha Chaudhry

February 7, 2023News

A year after implementation, where is revenue from UBC’s single-use item fee going?

As of January 2022, many food and beverage establishments on campus began charging a 25 cent fee for single-use coffee cups and a 15 cent fee for single-use paper bags as part of the Zero Waste Food Ware Strategy.

Juliana Konrad

January 24, 2023Science

Mugshare branches across campus with new sustainability ideas in the works

Two years after its official launch, a student-funded sustainability initiative called mugshare is branching across campus and the greater community.

Shereen Lee