Mission and Goals

Vision

To encourage the University of Waterloo in leading the development of our campus into a healthy and sustainable community – ecologically and socially.

Goals

On behalf of our campus community members, we will achieve our vision by turning theory into practice through advocacy, negotiation, and activism. Through this, the UWSP will:

• be a catalyst for self-organizing activism.
• be a centre for knowledge and environmental discussion.
• be an organization that models sustainability in our own
  design.
• provide an opportunity for students to effectively
  develop and run a non-profit organization.
• monitor the administration’s progress in achieving its
  sustainability goals.
• create a sustainable framework for the region.
• encourage a diverse, safe, and inclusive environment.

Purposes

• To inspire environmentally-conscious thinking in our
  community.
• To inspire behavioural changes that reflects sustainable
  practices.
• To build a cohesive university community that respond to
  the needs and concerns of our university’s sustainability.
• To foster a campus that embodies state of the art
  sustainability initiatives.
• To promote planning and decision-making that foster
  ethical and environmental responsibility and accountability.