Arts Undergraduate Society Is Turning a New Leaf, and It’s Green!
This is a press release authored by the UBC SEEDS group that worked with the Arts Undergraduate Society (AUS) to improve waste management in the Buchanan Building.
A Greener Society: The EUS Paves the Way Through Price Incentive Mechanisms
The UBC SEEDS group that worked with the Engineering Undergraduate Society (EUS) describe how their policy recommendation can allow the society to meet UBC’s lofty goals of achieving 80 percent diversion of waste from landfill sites by the year 2020.
The Role of Student Associations in the Push for More Sustainable Universities
The UBC SEEDS group that worked with the Science Undergraduate Society (SUS) on sustainability awareness campaigns argue that universities cannot just write surface-level reports on achievements in sustainability, but provide more resources to grassroots groups on campus.
Durable Solutions for Arts and Culture at the Science Undergraduate Society
The UBC SEEDS group that worked with the Science Undergraduate Society on improving the visual design of their student centre describe the process of their policy recommendations.
Too Many Solo Cups: Solving Our Event Plastic Waste Problem at UBC
The UBC SEEDS group that collaborated with the Engineering Undergraduate Society focused on effective waste management during events and functions. A key provision in their recommendation was to eliminate the use of solo cups.
Nudge Your Way to Cleaner Common Spaces
This is an infographic created by the UBC SEEDS group who collaborated with the Engineering Undergraduate Society (EUS) to improve awareness on keeping clean spaces.
Thinking Sustainably
The UBC SEEDS group that worked with the Science Undergraduate Society (SUS) introduce the blog they maintained while working on improving inventory and waste management.
The Sustainable Interior Design Revolution
The UBC SEEDS group that worked on improving interior design with the Arts Undergraduate Society discusses sustainable interior design, focusing on functionality, accessibility, and aesthetics while expanding the focus to include environmental considerations.
Making Campus our Classroom with the SEEDS Sustainability Program
In their class on policy analysis this semester, first-year MPPGA students collaborated with undergraduate societies across campus to implement sustainable initiatives in various buildings.