Welcome!
Welcome to The University of Winnipeg Campus Sustainability Office website!
Vision
The University of Winnipeg is a world leader in demonstrating, implementing and teaching the values, principles and practices needed to establish and sustain healthy, prosperous human communities within intact and thriving natural environments.
Mission
The mission of Campus Sustainability Office is to provide leadership and secretarial support to all university departments and organizations in the development and continuous improvement of a Campus Sustainability Management System.
The University of Winnipeg is commited to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, with the short-term goal of making The University Kyoto Protocol compliant, and eventually achieving zero net emissions.
Other initiatives include:
- Energy Management and converting to renewable sources of energy;
- Materials Conservation and Waste Reduction;
- Air Quality Management;
- Water Use Management;
- Greening Procurement Practices;
- Property Management and Facilities Maintenance;
- Sustainable Transportation initiatives;
- Academic Initiatives that introduce more sustainability-oriented approaches to curriculum and program delivery.
The University of Winnipeg publishes annual reports on its sustainability accomplishments.
For more information about The University of Winnipeg’s Sustainability programs, explore this site or contact us.
Director, Campus Sustainability:
Mark Burch
phone: 204.789.1479
office: 1Y08
email:
sustainability@uwinnipeg.ca
m.burch@uwinnipeg.ca
Sustainability Office Assistant:
Kisti Thomas
phone: 204.789.1478
office: 1Y08
email:
sustainability@uwinnipeg.ca
ki.thomas@uwinnipeg.ca
Surface Mail:
Campus Sustainability Office
The University of Winnipeg
515 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg, MB
R3B 2E9