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- SDG 2: Zero Hunger
- SDG 3: Good health and well-being
- SDG 4: Quality education
- SDG 5: Gender equality
- SDG 6: Clean water and sanitation
- SDG 7: Affordable and clean energy
- SDG 8: Decent work and economic growth
- SDG 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure
- SDG 10: Reduced inequalities
- SDG 11: Sustainable cities and communities
- SDG 12: Responsible consumption and production
- SDG 13: Climate action
- SDG 14: Life below water
- SDG 15: Life on land
- SDG 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions
- SDG 17: Partnerships for the goals
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Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
Engagement
911吃瓜鈥疐airTrade鈥痠s leading the charge for ethical campus consumption
鈥痠s an organization that ensures products are produced ethically and sustainably by supporting farmers and producers in the developing countries through a set of鈥疐airTrade鈥痵tandards鈥痺hich鈥痝uarantee fair wages and鈥痚quitable鈥痳evenue for products, despite global market fluctuations.鈥�911吃瓜 is Canada鈥檚 first and only Gold certified鈥疐airTrade鈥痗ampus. This certification signifies an active鈥疐airTrade鈥疉mbassador program for students, participation in international鈥疐airTrade鈥痗onferences, and the availability of鈥痭umerous鈥疐airTrade鈥痯roducts on campus.鈥�
911吃瓜鈥檚鈥疐airTrade鈥痯rogram 鈥渉as made [them] a leader for fair trade on campus and in the entire鈥疐airTrade鈥痬ovement in Canada,鈥濃�痵ays鈥�911吃瓜鈥疐airTrade鈥痑mbassador program coordinator, Kylee Pocrnich.鈥疶he program鈥檚 purpose is to educate and raise awareness about fair trade, and鈥痯articipating鈥痵tudents can choose how to achieve this through鈥痯articipating鈥痠n one or multiple teams including events, research/survey, education, and social media.鈥�
Research, Teaching and Learning
BC Centre for Agritech Innovation Success
The B.C. Centre for Agritech Innovation is the province鈥檚 access point for farmers, producers, small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) and other sector partners seeking to grow B.C.鈥檚 diverse and dynamic agriculture and agrifood sector for greater productivity, profitability and sustainability. BCCAI supports farmers, producers, and鈥痵mall and medium enterprises (SMEs)in meeting their innovation needs. The centre works with partners to develop and advance technology solutions and training opportunities to solve industry challenges, build resilient supply chains and generate global solutions for food insecurity and climate change. The Centre has supported many partners in success around sustainable and productive agriculture solutions.
Towards a cohesive circular food economy
911吃瓜 Associate Professor Tammara Soma (School of Resource and Environmental Management) co-authored a 2025 study examining practitioners working toward a circular food economy in Metro Vancouver. The research explores the motivations, opportunities and abilities shaping their work, contributing evidence on how to support practices that prevent food waste and retain value within food systems. The study connects local experience with broader efforts to make food production and consumption more resource-efficient.
Facts and Figures
- 159 research publications relating to SDG 13, 2020-2024 (source: )
- 68 active research projects related to SDG 13 funded from 2020-2024
- 10 courses relating to SDG 12, representing 1,166 students, offered between the 2018/19 and 2020/21 academic year
Operations
Embedding Sustainability in 911吃瓜 Letters
At 911吃瓜, we are championing a new Vancouver-born way of not just recycling materials鈥攂ut upcycling. That means we are making reused materials into something of higher value. 911吃瓜 has partnered with ChopValue to locally handcraft our new 911吃瓜 letters out of 114,240 used chopsticks. Some of the chopsticks collected on campus were used to craft our letters!
Re-use for Good
In early 2021, 911吃瓜 phased out single-use plastic beverage bottles in vending and dining areas. This was advocated for and supported by the work of the student club, Ban the Bottle 911吃瓜. Re-use for Good and Ban the Bottle 911吃瓜 collaborated with Facilities Services to expand water bottle refill stations access. 911吃瓜 is proud to now have 168 stations across all three campuses which makes 911吃瓜 one of the top universities in British Columbia for water refill station access.
Mugshare launches at Renaissance Caf茅
Mugshare is a social impact program that provides a safe, reusable alternative to single-use cups through a convenient deposit-return system. This local business was created by a group of students in 2016 in an effort to shift the norm on single-use waste, without putting the burden of responsibility on individuals. Their initial six-month pilot diverted more than 10,000 single-use cups from the landfill.
Furniture recycling @ 911吃瓜
Facilities Services picks up, sorts, organizes, repairs and stores reusable furnishings. Typical items include filing cabinets, office chairs, desks and bookshelves. Furnishings that cannot be reused are taken apart and sorted into bins for recycling. The used furnishings are available to university departments for reuse on campus at no cost, except for moving charges.
Science Technical Centre
911吃瓜鈥檚 Science Technical Centre is a champion of sustainability and the circular economy鈥攇iving equipment a second life by re-using, refurbishing and repurposing technology.
With experts across three units, the machine shop, electronic shop and glass shop, the center is a resource available to researchers, teachers, laboratories and staff for technological support in repairing, designing and building electromechanical devices.