Centre for Social and Sustainable Innovation
Regeneration
Doing no harm is no longer enough. Our life-supporting ecosystems and communities need to be restored and revitalized. Regenerative sustainability means aiming for net-positive environmental, social and economic outcomes. CSSI recognizes that we need to give more to the world than we take.
Mission and values
Sustainability in the classroom
- collect SDG data in courses
- create sustainability-focused teaching resources
- host sustainability-focused student events
- develop lesson plans for the SDGs
Sustainability in research
- host visiting scholars and PhD students
- recruit and support postdoctoral fellows
- support regenerative sustainability in research
- collaborate with CSSI fellows
Sustainability in our community
- connect researchers and students with business and community leaders
- work with our advisory board to advance Gustavson's vision of regenerative sustainability
Sustainability on campus
- implement annual carbon reporting
- develop strategies to reduce carbon
- promote SDGs at Gustavson
- support the UVic Sustainability Office and others on campus with sustainability initiatives
Sustainable travel guide
CSSI's travel guide serves as a tool to reflect on how we balance the demands of our global engagement with our responsibility to mitigate climate change.
Stories & events
Sustainability timeline
2003: required sustainability course
2010: annual report on GHG emissions
2011: launch of CSSI
2017: carbon neutral
2018: Carbon Offset Competition
2020: MBA in Sustainable Innovation
Our team
Alex Berthin, CSSI coordinator
Monika Winn, adviser
Heather Ranson, adviser
Our team is supported by a group of researchers that advance regenerative sustainability:
Contact us
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