Sustainable MRU

Sustainability News & Events

 

Presidents' Talk - Sustainability at MRU

Join MRU President, Tim Rahilly, and MRFA President, Lee Easton, in an open discussion about Sustainability initiatives on campus. In the Faculty Centre W315 or online on Nov 23, 12:00 – 1:00pm.  Note: this event is open to all, you do not need to be an MRFA member to attend.

SAMRU Good Food Box

The Good Food Box, a barrier-free program operated by the Community Kitchen Program of Calgary, allows you to purchase fresh, healthy fruits and vegetables at an affordable cost! Good Food Boxes are delivered to the Students' Association once a month. You can place your orders at SAMRU Reception.

Learn more here.

Indigenous Mount Royal Aanyaakaaniistaappii

The connection between environmental sustainability and indigenization is multifaceted. Indigenous knowledge and practices provide valuable insights and strategies for sustainable environmental management, conservation, and resilience.

See news and Aanyaakaaniistaappii (Calendar of Events) hosted by Mount Royal University and local communities.

In the News

Helping Alberta businesses capitalize on hydrogen innovation opportunities
June 2023

A partnership between Edmonton Global and Mount Royal University’s Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship has resulted in the development of the province’s first Hydrogen Innovation Accelerator (HIA) program.

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What drives companies to innovate? Research by MRU business faculty into greener shipping fuels yields insights
May 2023

What influences a company to adopt, or avoid, green technologies?

Dr. Mauricio Latapí, PhD, an assistant professor in general management with Mount Royal University’s Bissett School of Business, is part of a team studying the Nordic shipping industry and what factors might convince individual companies, many of them decades old and set in their ways, to switch to greener fuels.

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