Mission
Western University is committed to advancing all aspects of sustainability including environmental, social and economic sustainability while ensuring sustainability education and promotion awareness is an integral part of students’ daily lives. We aim to prioritize sustainability as an imperative across the university.
Organizational Objectives
Some of Western Sustainability's current initiatives include waste reduction and diversion, engagement with the campus community, energy and water conservation, and carbon reduction. We have set an ambitious target to be net zero by 2050, and continue to make investments that move us closer to that goal. We aim to build leadership and confidence within the campus community on sustainability topics, and we cultivate partnerships across Western and externally to strengthen our capacity and outreach.
Universities are unique hubs of research, teaching, and learning that provide the right conditions for innovation and collaboration for sustainability solutions. Western Sustainability is focused on building networks and connections across campus and in the broader community to braid sustainable approaches into all that we do.
