Our promise: We’re committed to advancing outreach, research, teaching, and stewardship activities that align with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals and tackle some of the world’s most urgent challenges – from climate change to hunger and poverty.
To track our continued progress, we’ll continue to participate in the annual Times Higher Education Impact Rankings, a global ranking that captures the role of universities in delivering on social impact and sustainability.
We encourage you to visit and explore some of the resources showcasing Queen’s actions and initiatives advancing these global goals:
Queen’s actions and initiatives
¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Gazette
News and updates on our latest initiatives advancing sustainability and social impact.
Sustainable ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥
Sustainable Queen’s is a dynamic community, bringing together campus and Kingston partners pursuing climate action and sustainability efforts in all their forms.
¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Strategy
Together, the Queen’s community is advancing a new vision, mission, and values that empower us to tackle some of the world’s most significant and urgent challenges.
Global Engagement Strategic Plan
As an institution of higher education and research, our will ultimately depend on our ability to create a thriving global knowledge community, both at Queen’s University and with our partners worldwide.
Special Advisor to the Principal on UN Sustainable Development Goals
The Office of the Principal and Vice-Chancellor has appointed Dr. Heather Aldersey as Special Advisor to create an inventory of UN SDG work at ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ by identifying best practices and champions and create and chair a Principal's Council on UN SDGs to inform, collaborate, and innovate on the development of a UN SDG operational framework for the university.
17 Rooms at ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥
The 17 Rooms event at Queen’s is a fast-paced, brainstorming approach to generating awareness of and action on the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Sustainability Framework
Queen’s Housing and Ancillary Service is committed to helping protect our community and environment.