Creating a Sustainable Future
York University has long been recognized as an international leader in sustainability-relevant research, teaching, partnerships, and campus practices. By challenging ourselves to deepen this work, and to track and report on our contributions, we reaffirm our longstanding York values of social justice, equity, sustainability, and excellence in all that we do.
Whole Institution Approach
York University 2020-2025 University Academic Plan - A University Wide Challenge to Contribute to the SDGs
Our University Academic Plan 2020-2025 (UAP), included a university-wide challenge to elevate York’s contributions to the United Nation’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
York University Sustainability Strategy - 2030 Positive Change: Connecting People, Planet and Purpose
York University has long been recognized as an international leader in sustainability-relevant research, teaching, partnerships, and campus practices.
Explore Sustainability
YorkU integrates energy efficiency, waste reduction, green transportation, and long-term planning to create environmentally responsible, resilient spaces that support learning, innovation, and community well-being.
Sustainability in education and research empowers learners and scholars to address global challenges through interdisciplinary teaching, innovative inquiry, and solutions that advance environmental, social, and economic well-being.
Get involved, join campus initiatives, support sustainable practices, and collaborate on solutions that drive meaningful change for a healthier, more resilient future.
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Land Acknowledgement
First Nations peoples have lived on this part of Turtle Island for millennia, stewarding the land, the water and all that contributes to life in this region. Today, the culture and presence of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples enrich the lands and people of this territory where York University is located. Visit the official webpage to learn more about the cross campus Land Acknowledgment statements.