Plastic Straws, A Thing of the Past?

Uncategorized Plastic straws are often used for a few minutes and then are left to biodegrade in our landfills and oceans for the next 200 years. Image from: thelastplasticstraw.org A new movement has been sweeping the globe, tackling the plastic pollution problem...

Embark Behind the Scenes

Uncategorized On this episode, Teghan and Navreet talk to the Embark Board of Directors Chair, Sophie Dodd. They discuss her work with Embark and how they each got involved with the organization and the impact it has had on their university careers. This episode also...

Sustainability Circle: People of the Province

embark Introducing Sustainability Circle! This is Embark’s first podcast series. Sustainability Circle is a new Embark podcast series to create dialogue around sustainability stories at SFU and its surrounding communities. Throughout the series, podcast hosts...

A Clothing Swap to Fight against Kinder Morgan?

Uncategorized This blog piece is part of the Sustainability Peer Program. In the program, students were asked to create a sustainability initiative as a way to foster sustainability leadership on and off campus. Each student or group was asked to complete a reflection...

Investing Powerfully Video

Uncategorized On April 5th, 2018, Embark hosted Investing Powerfully. Investing Powerfully created space for students, financial professionals, and university representatives to explore best investment practices for climate accountability. Through a speakers’...