Embark Sustainability’s Growth

History & Achievements

2003

Sustainable Campus Coalition

Three undergraduate students establish the Sustainable Campus Coalition (SCC) with a mission to form an SFU Sustainability Advisory Committee that would ensure sustainability is at the heart of decision-making at the university.

2006

Sustainability Advisory Committee

Simon Fraser University creates the Sustainability Advisory Committee. SCC changes its name to Sustainable SFU (SSFU) to continue and further its work after achieving its original mission.

2009

Registered Nonprofit

SSFU registers as a non-profit organization to increase accountability and capacity to support student sustainability initiatives.

2013

Learning Gardens

SSFU undergoes rapid growth including but not limited to creating the Burnaby Learning Garden, launching new student grants, and regularly offering events and programming to its membership.

2015

Embark Rebrand

SSFU rebrands and changes its name to Embark Sustainability, focusing on the society’s role in empowering students to lead sustainable change at SFU and in its community.

2017

Theory of Change

Embark creates a strategic plan to guide the development of future events, initiatives and programming. This theory of change model has been refreshed every three years since to reflect Embark’s dynamic commitment to students, sustainability, and anti-oppression.

2021

Embark Studio

Thanks to the tireless efforts of student organizers leading the Save our Spaces campaign, Embark was welcomed to join other constituency and affiliated groups in the Student Union Building. Embark moves into the Embark Studio, SUB 1310, out of which it runs student centred programming and events.

2023

Big Celebrations

Embark Sustainability celebrates 20 years as a student society while the Burnaby Learning Garden marks its 10 year anniversary.

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Our Location

Embark Sustainability’s work takes place across the unceded homelands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish), səlil̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), kʷikʷəƛw̓əm (Kwikwetlem), q̓íc̓əy̓ (Katzie), Qayqayt, Kwantlen, Semiahmoo, and Tsawwassen Nations. We greatly encourage our community members to reflect on the lands they are tuning in from; learn whose lands you occupy through native-land.ca.

SUB 1310 - 8888 University Drive
Burnaby, B.C. V5A 1S6

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