Sustainable Development: the Université de Sherbrooke Remains a Leader

The Université de Sherbrooke (UdeS) has ranked first in Canada in terms of sustainable development for a third consecutive year, according to the Universitas Indonesia GreenMetric World University Ranking (WUR).

The institution has advanced to rank seventh worldwide among universities in urban settings and fourteenth among the 361 participating universities in the last edition of the ranking.

UdeS excels in waste management and water management in particular, two categories for which it has received the highest possible rating through numerous initiatives, including:

Full composting of organic material
Using compost for horticultural works
Installing waste management centres on the campuses
Using compostable tableware
No longer selling bottled water
Installing low-flow devices with motion sensors
Phasing out equipment that uses a continuous flow of municipal water
Forbidding outdoor watering
Developing Coeur campus, for which 150 parking spaces were turned into a large green area that can filter run off waters
Developing the Oasis water reservoir at the Campus de Longueuil, supplied by the Oasis’ storm drains