sustainability
April 6
culture
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.
March 23
culture
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.
March 14
news
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.
March 5
news
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.
November 2
science
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.
November 2
science
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.
June 20, 2024
news
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.
June 4, 2024
features
'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.
June 1, 2024
culture
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.
November 22, 2023
news
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.
September 18, 2023
culture
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.
August 3, 2023
news
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.
July 13, 2023
news
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.
February 7, 2023
news
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.
