Drop-in at the Centre for Interactive Research for Sustainability with your old clothing to learn hands-on skills for repair and re-use. No RSVP required.
Interested in learning more about sustainability? Our events listing and featured events provides plenty of opportunities to get involved in sustainability, both on-and-off campus. If you are looking to highlight your sustainability event on campus, please visit UBC Events and tag your submission "sustainability" related.
Built Environment & Mobility
Climate Change & Energy
Ecological Systems
Human Well-being & Social Systems
Are you a UBC faculty or staff member interested in sustainability-related teaching and research? Whether you're new to UBC or looking to build deeper connections, the Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS) Open House is an...
Ecological grief, Messy Hope & Healing
Climate Change & Energy
Human Well-being & Social Systems
The right to food? Conservation, access, and food security
Ecological Systems
Production, Consumption & Waste
Insights from Organizing an Indigenous-Led Event: UBC’s Intergenerational March to Commemorate Orange Shirt Day
Climate Emergency Week
Climate Emergency week at UBC seeks to convene and energize communities of climate action at UBC. Join our events, workshops and activities, and take collective action for justice, people, and our planet.
UBC Reads Sustainability
Part book club, part lecture series, and part opportunity to learn beyond the classroom. UBC Reads Sustainability is a forum for students across disciplines to discuss sustainability issues.
SDG Week Canada
SDG Week Canada is a national collaboration featuring workshops, panels, and other interactive programming to increase awareness of and engagement with the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on university and college campuses.
Climate Justice Series
In response to the focus on climate justice as part of UBC’s Declaration of a Climate Emergency and recommendations from its Climate Emergency Task Force (CETF) Report the UBC Sustainability Initiative launched the Climate Justice Series, featuring sessions that examine climate justice from various perspectives, locally and globally.
Events by Date
Past Events
When:
Thursday, February 10, 2022 - 11:30 to 13:30
Location:
Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability
Learn more about the global fashion supply chain including issues related to worker’s rights, colonization, and who gets paid. Hosted by Founder of local non-profit Threading Change, Sophia Yang, introducing her unique take on a feminist fossil-free fashion future, including a new project:...
When:
Wednesday, February 9, 2022 - 17:00 to 19:00
Location:
Online/Virtual Event
Learn more about the global fashion supply chain including issues related to worker's rights, colonization, and who gets paid. Hosted by Founder of local non-profit Threading Change , Sophia Yang , introducing her unique take on a feminist fossil-free fashion future, including a new project: The...
When:
Wednesday, February 9, 2022 - 17:00
Location:
Virtual
Panel event featuring local fashion brands including Knix and more. Featuring presentations from designers, education and outreach staff, and local branch managers.
When:
Wednesday, February 9, 2022 - 12:00 to 14:00
Location:
Online/Virtual Event
Panel event with local fashion brands including Knix and more. Featuring presentations from designers, education and outreach staff, and local branch managers. Discussion moderated by students from the UBC Sustainability Ambassadors Program . Register Now
When:
Wednesday, February 9, 2022 - 12:00
Location:
Virtual
Featuring Aja Barbers new book, Consumed: The Need for Collective Change: Colonialism, Climate Change, and Consumerism A call to action for consumers everywhere, Consumed asks us to look at how and why we buy what we buy, how it’s created, who it benefits, and how we can solve the problems...
When:
Tuesday, February 8, 2022 - 12:00 to 13:30
Location:
Online/Virtual Event
** FREE ONLINE EVENT** Live talk from Aja Barber about her new book Consumed: The Need for Collective Change: Colonialism, Climate Change, and Consumerism A call to action for consumers everywhere, Consumed asks us to look at how and why we buy what we buy, how it's created, who it benefits, and...
When:
Tuesday, February 8, 2022 - 12:00
Location:
Virtual
Join this webinar to hear what brands in the Global South are doing to promote sustainable fashion futures in their local communities. From Fair Trade principles to real-life women-owned and operated fashion brands, learn about efforts to address sustainability issues related to raw materials,...
When:
Monday, February 7, 2022 - 12:00 to 14:00
Location:
Online/Virtual Event
Join this virtual webinar to hear what brands in the Global South are doing to promote sustainable fashion futures in their local communities. From Fair Trade principles to real-life women-owned and operated fashion brands, learn about efforts to address sustainability issues related to raw...
When:
Monday, February 7, 2022 - 12:00
Location:
Virtual
**Event recordings are now up on our YouTube channel .** The UBC Sustainability Initiative is excited to be back hosting Sustainable Fashion Week in 2022! Join other students, staff and faculty at UBC to learn more about the social and environmental issues surrounding the “fast fashion” industry,...
When:
Monday, February 7, 2022 - 09:00 to Friday, February 11, 2022 - 17:00
Location:
Online