Our commitment to sustainability encompasses everything from advancing the state of practice through education and research, to improving the efficiency of campus operations, to engaging the community across the Institute.
Jennie Moore, Director of Institute Sustainability, BCITBCIT’s first Sustainability Vision charts an exciting but complex journey for the Institute. It will be an exercise in tenacity and change management, underpinned by cross-functional and interdisciplinary collaboration.
BCIT and BCITSA sign SDG Accord
BCIT and the BCIT Student Association became a signatory to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Accord in 2022.
The SDG Accord includes the 17 goals set forth by the United Nations (UN) as a universal call to protect the planet, end poverty, and improve the lives and prospects of all humans.
A key requirement of the Accord is to openly and annually account for progress and to share BCIT’s experience and learning from implementing the SDGs.
BCIT named one of Canada’s Greenest Employers for 2024
April 16, 2024
The British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) has been named one of Canada’s Greenest Employers by Canada’s Top 100 Employers....
BCIT faculty advocates for a holistic approach to wildfire management
January 31, 2024
In 2023, the Province of British Columbia (BC) had over 2.84 million hectares of forest and land burned, tens of...
Newly daylit section of Guichon Creek emerges from beneath the ground
January 9, 2024
Water is flowing along a newly daylit section of Guichon Creek on the BCIT Burnaby Campus that previously travelled in...
BCIT steers into a zero emissions future
January 4, 2024
In an effort to build a green economy, the Government of Canada announced that they will be requiring 100% of...
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