From increasing disasters, wildfires, record-breaking rainfall, warming lakes, invasive species and a struggling circular economy, York researchers are taking the measure of our planet
¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ continues to be a leader in sustainability, scoring in the top six per cent of universities internationally and in the top three per cent across Canada in the latest QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2026.
In today’s Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings results, ¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ continues to lead in the world’s top Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), holding firm with a top 40 spot overall and jumping hundreds of spots in SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being.
Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) and ¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ execute a Memorandum of Understanding to set the stage for future collaboration
The 10th National Fair-Trade Conference, hosted by Fairtrade Canada, will convene business leaders, advocates, and changemakers at ¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ from Feb. 14 to 15. The event will explore how Canadian businesses are at the forefront of fair-trade innovation,
As the world heats up, creating extreme weather havoc, the University is on track to reach the 2030 Paris Agreement 45 per cent emissions reduction target years earlier Many scientists now believe global temperatures are on track to surpass 1.5C and are likely to reach 2.5C, or greater, above pre-industrial levels. At the same time, […]
Today, the Ontario Vehicle Innovation Network (OVIN), with support from the Ontario Government, announced $1.5 million in funding to ¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ and in partnership with Centennial College to support small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and startups in developing and testing innovative automotive technologies and smart mobility solutions.
¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ is full of beans – fair trade coffee beans – excited about its new fair trade silver designation and its ability to offer sustainably produced coffee, chocolate, tea and more across its three campuses.
Living its values. For the first time, ¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ achieves two top designations as Canada’s greenest and most diverse employer for 2024. This is the 12th consecutive year York has made the cut for Canada’s Greenest Employers
What will it take to ensure that the two billion people currently without access to clean water around the world are not left high and dry? With ¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ as the academic lead, the UNITAR Global Water Academy is mobilizing the scientific community and forging collaborations to address water scarcity and lack of access.