U of G Sustainability Office
Trent Lane N1G 2W1 Guelph, ON, Canada

Retro Runway is back, and this time they are going completely virtual! Next week is their virtual fashion week, which runs from Monday, November 23rd to Friday, November 27th. Each day of their awareness week will feature a different theme involving sustainable fashion and have a daily themed outfit challenge that you can enter simply by sharing photos of outfits you created with items you already own. ... This week is a chance to learn about all things sustainable fashion from the comfort of your house and gives you the chance to dig through your closet to create some unique new outfits. Winners of the daily outfit challenges have the opportunity to wins some e-gift cards from local businesses that supported their fashion show in March. Want to learn more? Follow @RetroRunway on Instagram.

Retro Runway is back, and this time they are going completely virtual! This week is their virtual sustainable fashion week, which runs from Monday, November 23rd to Friday, November 27th. Each day of their awareness week will feature a daily themed outfit challenge that you can enter simply by sharing photos of outfits you created with items you already own.... This week is a chance to learn about all things sustainable fashion from the comfort of your own home and gives you the opportunity to dig through your closet to create some unique new outfits. Winners of the daily outfit challenges have the opportunity to win e-gift cards from local businesses that supported their fashion show back in March. They also need volunteers to help vote for the outfit to win the daily challenges! Head over to their account and watch their stories to vote for your favourite outfits. Learn more and participate in these challenges by following @retro.runway on Instagram.

The University of Guelph has earned a gold rating from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education's sustainability rating framework called STARS. Our gold STARS rating demonstrates our on-going sustainability efforts across academics, operations, community engagement, innovation, and more. We'd like to thank everyone who has helped the #UofG achieve this milestone rating.... We look forward to continuing our work advancing sustainability at the #UofG. Learn more about our rating here: uoguel.ph/2au82

Youth Challenge International is currently looking for #GTHA youth to join the winter cohort of their #ClimateSolutions #Accelerator program. In this program, youth learn to develop, scale, and lead solution-oriented projects that target local climate issues. You can learn more about this program by visiting... https://www.yci.org/Innovate/climate-solutions-accelerator/. See more

Are you interested in volunteering with us but unsure if you have the time to jump into a project? Well, the Sustainable Student, our student-led blog, is just one way you can volunteer with us in a manner that works best for your schedule and time commitment level. The Sustainable Student is always accepting content contributors to share their written or photographic work on the blog.... You can do these at your own pace and submit them at a timing that works best for you. You could write a reflection on an environmental issue, share a story or opinion piece on your experiences, or even compile a list of tips & tricks you've acquired in our personal sustainability journey. You could even repurpose some of your old assignments to be blog posts! This blog is a space open to writers of all experience levels and can be a great place to test out a writing style different than your traditional academic papers and reports. Are you interested in contributing a piece or want to request a topic covered by a writer? Email [email protected]. Visit the blog here: https://thesustainablestudent.ca/

Are you looking to add something to your licenses and certification section on Linkedin? Well, look no further! The WWF-Canada Living Planet Leader program offers a certification upon completion of the program. The certification recognizes students’ actions and skills in mobilizing change and applying sustainability to their academics and everyday actions. This certification, which you'll be able to publicly display on your resume and Linkedin, shows your commitment to enha...ncing sustainability and the protection of nature on campus or in your community. You can learn more about obtaining this certification by visiting https://campus.wwf.ca/ to create your leader account.

Did you know that we have a student-led blog called the Sustainable Student? This student-led blog is one of our on-going Sustainability Ambassador projects and is focused on all things sustainability. From posts featuring sustainable humans and their stories to resource packed posts focused on ways students can improve sustainability in their own life or campus, this blog has it all! ... If you're interested in contributing a piece or post idea, please email [email protected] to be connected to Olivia, our student blog manager. Not interested in writing? That's okay! The blog is always looking for readers for their various blog posts. You can find the blog and read all the latest posts by visiting https://thesustainablestudent.ca/.

A speakers series. A biodiversity focused podcast. A zine focused on conservation. What do these project ideas have in common? Well, with a WWF-Canada #GoWild grant, you could bring these ideas to life next semester. ... Visit https://bit.ly/2EId3oa to learn more.