Sustainable Development Goal 12
Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
Learn how UVic advanced SDG 12 during 2023:
Education & student experience
SDG 12 in action at Co-op and Career
Co-op and Career Services offers placements locally and abroad, where students have the opportunity to work in projects that support responsible consumption and production.
Recycling plastic bottles
Students clubs implement multiple recycling initiatives during the year to raise funds for student-led environmental projects, as this organized by the UVIC Punjabi Students Association.
Plastic waste student club
Student led waste management
(UVSS) strives to minimize the environmental impacts of all of its operations, reduce waste and divert it from landfills.
Research
FACULTY MEMBERS PUBLISHED ON SDG 12
Scopus/Elsevier 2019–23JOURNAL ARTICLES ON SDG 12
Scopus/Elsevier 2019–23CITATIONS OF SDG 12 RESEARCH
Scopus/Elsevier 2019–23
Responsible management
The Centre for Social and Sustainable Innovation (CSSI) at the Gustavson School of Business integrate regenerative sustainability and social responsibility into teaching and daily operations.
Brand Trust Index
Sustainable consumption and production
advances research in areas related to sustainability and governance in resource management, solid waste co-production, social grassroots innovations, the circular economy and epistemologies of waste.
Fighting greenwashing
UVic’s submitted a recommendation to the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, to crack down on deceptive climate washing ads as a way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Community & campus operations
Total campus waste recycled
Total waste sent to Landfill
STARS sustainability rating
AASHE 2023
Green oceans and sustainable economy
Ocean Networks Canada (ONC) was featured as one of the pioneers and change ambassadors in Ocean Titans, a global docuseries for charting new paths towards a healthy, responsible and sustainable ocean stewardship and blue economy.
Sustainability reports
The Office of Campus Planning and Sustainability produces annual and multi-annual reports in multiple areas of environmental, social and institutional responsibility on- campus and beyond.
Climate and Sustainability Action Plan
Eco Box
Food Services priority on waste reduction practices led to the creation of the ECO BOX Program, an opt-in reusable container program aimed at diverting landfill waste in our dining facilities.
Policy & policy making
Waste disposal
The hazardous waste management system deals with hazardous wastes on campus in an environmentally responsible manner, maintaining compliance with local regulations and demonstrating a best practices in environmental safety.
Minimization of plastic
UVic’s Waste reduction hub reduces plastic waste and the availability of plastic on campus, enforcing local and provincial policies and diverting waste from landfills, ensuring a responsible consumption model on campus.
Minimization of disposables
Ethical sourcing
UVic’s Supplier Code of Conduct supports the institutional commitments of sustainable consumption by defining the minimum ethical, social, and environmental standards expected of UVic Suppliers.
Events