Office of Sustainability News Archive
Sustainability Month and you
September 29, 2023 —
October is Sustainability Month, which means it’s time for all of us to look at ways we can get involved in developing a more climate-friendly University of Manitoba.
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Replacing profit with purpose
August 8, 2023 —
Asper researchers are publishing work that rethinks traditional business models and prioritizes sustainability. Despite the lingering, outdated sentiment that sustain-centric business is an alternative perspective, they demonstrate how and why sustainability is the future—and the now—of business.
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Expanded waste streams coming to a hallway near you
June 1, 2023 —
UM is excited to announce the addition of new hallway waste bin infrastructure in 10 buildings at the Fort Garry Campus.
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Get ready to move, sustainably
May 24, 2023 —
Gear up to participate in two popular summer sustainability events, Bike to Work Day and the Commuter Challenge.
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UM 2023 Sustainability Award Winners
March 27, 2023 —
Each year the university celebrates students, staff and faculty who are actively working towards bettering sustainability on campus. The following winners of the 2023 Sustainability Awards were selected by a committee and received their awards at UM Sustainability Night on March 8.
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Sustainability Night and panel discussion is Mar. 8!
February 24, 2023 —
Join us for Sustainability Night 2023 on March 8 to connect with other sustainability-minded members of the UM campus community.
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Nominations open for the UM Sustainability Awards
January 30, 2023 —
Do you have a friend, co-worker or professor who shows leadership, creativity and dedication to a sustainability and the UN Sustainable Development Goals on campus? If so, nominate them for a 2023 UM Sustainability Award.
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Gather your team for the Jack Frost Challenge
January 27, 2023 —
Join friends and fellow Manitobans for this year’s Jack Frost Challenge — a province-wide event organized by the Green Action Centre that takes place from Feb. 5 to 11 and encourages participants to complete 130 collective kms of winter activities.
Get UM winter-active
January 24, 2023 —
Free cross-country skiing, fat-tire biking, snow-shoeing and winter walks for Jack Frost Challenge
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Voice your opinion, take the Campus Commute Survey
January 16, 2023 —
UM needs your help to improve your campus commute and help inform future transportation planning. Fill out the Campus Commute Survey between January 16-31, 2023.