Sustainable Development and a New Class of Consumers

Uncategorized By Bita Heshmati In environmental economics, sustainability is viewed in a couple of ways. First, there is weak sustainability that says, human capital machinery and wealth can replace natural resources. In the context of business, it implies that...

Embark’s 2017-2020 Strategic Plan

Uncategorized BURNABY, BC – Embark, a non-profit student society empowering the next generation of student sustainability leaders at Simon Fraser University (SFU), announced their new strategic plan for 2017-2020. The strategic plan was a result of facilitated...

Volunteer of the Semester: Getting to know Queenie!

Uncategorized Queenie Lei is the first recipient of Volunteer of the Semester for Summer 2017. This award ‘Volunteer of the Semester’ is given to an Embark volunteer that has been involved with Embark for at least 2 consecutive semesters and recognizes that the...

Groundwater Contamination

embark This post was written by Bita Heshmati. She is an undergraduate student studying Philosophy and Economics at SFU. She is interested in learning more about environmental trends and the intersection between Environment and Economics. Also, she is a music lover!...

Remembering Canada’s Orcas

embark This was written by Emeralde O’Donnell. She is an undergraduate studying Resource and Environmental Management and English with a passion for public engagement. July 1st, 2017 marked the 150th anniversary of Canadian Confederation and brought with it the...