Sustainability Initiative Committee - Department of Asian Studies

Mission and Vision

Mission – To develop resources and share knowledge mobilizing faculty, staff, and students in the Department of Asian Studies to act on climate change and related issues. The Sustainability Initiative Committee develops and supports action plans in our department to address climate change via operations, research, and teaching.

Vision – Working to improve our relationship with nature and acting in alignment with Indigenous caretakers of the land, at UBC and beyond.

Asian Studies Climate Emergency Declaration

As students, staff, and faculty members of the Department of Asian Studies, who occupy unceded xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) territory, we recognize the climate crisis to be one of the most urgent issues of our time. We support the UBC Climate Action Plan and are committed to creating and implementing a departmental Sustainability Action Plan. One that follows UN Sustainable Development Goals related to food procurement, energy use and emissions, and waste production, while promoting education and knowledge about climate change and encouraging engagement and activism.