Resources

On this page, you will find information to help you keep abreast of the latest sustainability news, events and opportunities available to the campus community, as well as materials that students and staff may use for their sustainability initiatives.

Sustainability Plan and Reports

NUS Sustainability Strategic Plan 2017–2020

The multi-year, multi-faceted Sustainability Strategic Plan developed and deliberated by the NUS Sustainability Steering Committee, focuses on the operational aspects of the University. It identifies the University’s key environmental impact areas and articulates the goals as well as actions to be implemented to reach the set targets by 2020.

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Sustainability Reports

These reports track NUS’ progress and achievements toward the 2017-2020 Plan’s targets.

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sustainABLE NUS Campaign

sustainABLE NUS captures the multiple facets of greening our campus, such as energy and water conservation, recycling, green transportation, office and laboratory spaces, and appreciating biodiversity, all in one identity.

It aims to empower (I am ABLE!) individuals of the campus community to take action confidently towards building a sustainable campus.

sustainABLE NUS Postcards

Take a pledge and commit to one action for each of the five SustainABLE NUS themes!

You may download these postcards for your own use, or share them with your friends. 

Newsletters

 

NUS Sustainability Feature

The NUS Sustainability Feature is our official quarterly eNewsletter, bringing you key environmental sustainability highlights across all aspects of campus life, from education, to research, innovation, campus operations, and engagement. We share how the NUS community is helping to create a more sustainable future, both within the university and beyond. 

Live Green@NUS

Live Green@NUS is our bimonthly eNewsletter which supplements the NUS Sustainability Feature by encouraging sustainable living among the NUS community. In every issue, we give sustainable living tips, announce activities the community can be involved in, and feature inspiring initiatives by or profiles of students and staff who are at the forefront of creating a more sustainable future, both within the university and beyond. 

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Jan-Feb 2024

Oct-Dec 2023

Aug-Sep 2023

Jun-Jul 2023

Apr-May 2023

Email Archives

Missed out on the emails we sent? Find them here.

2024

23 May  World Otter Day Lunchtime Talk: Adventures of Smooth-coated Otters in NUS and Singapore || 29 May
20 May Public Lecture: All Tidal Wetlands are Blue Carbon Ecosystems || 6 Jun
17 May  Green Bootcamp @ North West 2024 || 22, 25 Jun, 6 Jul 
7 May  A Dialogue on Sustainability Reporting and Corporate Governance by 1.5degreeNUS || 13 May
6 May Species of the Month 5/2024 || Electric Blue Jumper
3 May Clothes & Linen Reuse Drive || till 15 May 2024 
26 Apr Donate Your Pre-loved Hostel Items || 30 Apr, 2, 4, 7, 9, 11, 12 May
25 Apr  Let's walk the Ridge with NUS Toddycats || 10 May, 31 May, 21 Jun
23 Apr Event launch of Getting to Net Zero Report by IPUR, SUTD and MSE || 15 May
19 Apr Submissions Open for Good Natured: Conservation Optimism Short Film Festival 2024 || Register by 10 May
5 Apr Species of the Month 4/2024 || Common Flameback
27 Mar Grasping the Sustainability Reporting Landscape Panel Discussion by NUS SAVE || 1 Apr
25 Mar Beach Clean-up at Pasir Ris Park with NUS SAVE || 7 Apr
21 Mar 2024 Environmental Engineering Symposium || 12 Apr
12 Mar MSc Environmental Management Seminar Series: Introducing Approaches to Building with Nature | | 26 Mar
8 Mar Collaborating for Peat's Sake - Hybrid Event by CNCS || 20 Mar
4 Mar Hydrogen Innovation Challenge by Centre for Hydrogen Innovations (CHI) || 11 Mar - 19 Apr
1 Mar Species of the Month 3/2024 || Sunbeam Snake 
29 Feb Webinar on Harnessing Technology to Improve Estimates of Forest Carbon in Singapore by CNCS and HSBC || 13 March
23 Feb Dialogue with 2023 Rolex Awards for Enterprise Laureate Denica Riadini-Flesch by RVRC || 13 Mar
21 Feb Guided Tour of Sustainable Building with PARKROYAL COLLECTION by 1.5degreeNUS || 1 Mar 
19 Feb RVRC Symposium 2024 - Living and Learning for a Shared Future: The RVRC Way | | 24 Feb
15 Feb NUS Cities Lecture Series - Transforming Cities Through Data Governance || 21 Feb
14 Feb  BES Symposium on Futures Sustainability 2024: The Future of Green Finance || 2 Mar
13 Feb EcoClick x City in a Snapshot Photography Competition 2024 || Sign up by 20 Feb
8 Feb RV Climate Cafe: Dialogue on Carbon Credits || 21 Feb 
6 Feb CDL-GCNS Young SDG Leaders Award on Taking Action on Singapore's Third Climate Change Study || Register by 1 Mar
5 Feb Hitachi Young Leaders Initiative 2024 on Greening Together: Inclusion & Sustainability || Register by 29 Feb
2 Feb Species of the Month 2/2024 || Lineated Barbet 
26 Jan COP28 Insights: Elevating Singapore's Business Transition and Transparency || 30 Jan
25 Jan NUS Cities Lecture Series - Bold, Compassionate & Data-Driven: Urban Planning Principles to deliver the UN SDGs || 5 Feb
23 Jan MEM Seminar on the Mandai Rejuvenation Project by Mandai Wildlife Group || 29 Feb
12 Jan Guided Tour To Shaping a Heat Resilient City Exhibition by 1.5degreeNUS || 19 Jan
11 Jan NUS Cities Lecture Series - The Well Tempered City (Online Webinar) || 23 Jan
5 Jan Species of the Month 1/2024 || Nyatoh Puteh
4 Jan SGFIN-Fidelity Sustainable Finance Case Competition 2024 || Register by 30 Jan
3 Jan Two online events by APCEL: Liability for Environmental Harm to the Global Commons Book Launch and COP28 Key Takeaways Fireside Chat || 10 and 15 Jan
2 Jan Sign up for Biodiversity Surveys by NUS SAVE || 8 - 11 Jan

2023

18 Dec  Join Health Hack 2024 in Healthcare Sustainability and Medical Education || Register by 5 Jan
11 Dec NUS Cities Lecture Series - How can Cities become Vibrant to meet the Climate, Social, and Economic Challenges of Tomorrow? || 19 Dec
9 Dec Beach Clean-up at Pasir Ris Park || 14 Dec
8 Dec Year-end Reuse Drive for Clothes and Linens || 8-13 Dec 
7 Dec  Tune in to the Live-stream of the final NUS@COP28 Panel Discussion || 9 Dec
1 Dec Species of the Month 12/2023 || Crab-eating Frog
24 Nov Catch the Live-stream of 3 NUS@COP28 Panel Discussions || 30 Nov, 1, 2 Dec
22 Nov  Donation Drive for Exchange Students to Reduce Moving-out Waste || till 10 Dec 
21 Nov Thomson Nature Park Guided Walk with BES Drongos || 9, 10, 16, 17 Dec
6 Nov NUS Cities Lecture Series - Heat Wave Resilience at Urban Climate Scale || 21 Nov
3 Nov Species of the Month 11/2023 || Copper Heavy Jumper
18 Oct Clinic Session for DBS Foundation-NEA Hungry for Change Challenge 2023 || 24 Oct
16 Oct Parcel Malam by NUS SAVE || 26 - 27 Oct
10 Oct  Young Scientist Symposium by NUS Centre for Nature-based Climate Solutions || 3 Nov
6 Oct Species of the Month 10/2023 || Stork-billed Kingfisher
5 Oct 11th Global ECPD Youth Forum: Youth Power for the Common Future || Apply by 15 October
4 Oct NUS Cities Lecture Series - The Art to Integrate Water for Climate Resilient Cities 
3 Oct  NUS Sustainability CONNECT 2023 Wraps: Thank You to All Who Took Part! 
21 Sep  NUS Sustainability CONNECT Update #4 || For the week of 23 Sep 
19 Sep  Field Trip to ALBA E-Waste Visitor Centre by 1.5degreeNUS || Register by 25 Sep
12 Sep  NUS Sustainability CONNECT 2023 Update #3 || For the week of 16 Sep onwards
8 Sep  NUS Sustainability CONNECT 2023 Update #2 || For the week of 9 Sep
5 Sep Species of the Month 9/2023 || Slender Pitcher Plant
29 Aug  NUS Sustainability CONNECT 2023 Update #1 || For the week of 2 Sep
23 Aug NUS Sustainability CONNECT 2023: Activities Organised by Students for Students || 23 August
17 Aug  Inaugural NUS Cities Symposium: The Science of Cities || 31 Aug - 1 Sep
15 Aug Inaugural NUS Sustainability CONNECT 2023 || Festival from 25 Aug to 29 Sep 
10 Aug  UNFCCC workshops by 1.5degree || 17, 23, 31 Aug
8 Aug  Sustainability Exchange Season 3 Final Showcase by EB Impact || 30 Aug
4 Aug Species of the Month 8/2023 || Cerulean Carpenter Bee
3 Aug  Collection Drive for Reusable Bag Library by NUS SAVE || 6 to 20 Aug
18 Jul  NUS Cities Lecture Series: Complexity in Cities || Register by 2 Aug
14 Jul Transformative Solutions for Climate and Nature Seminar by The Nature Conservancy and CNCS || 19 July
12 Jul Application for the new NUS Community Impact Scholarship is now open || Apply by 23 Jul
7 Jul  Species of the Month 7/2023 || Reticulated Python
3 Jul Woh Hup Distinguished Lecture: Confronting Rising Sea Levels and the Swelling Risk of Coastal Flooding || Register by 24 Jul
30 June Roasting Coffee, Not the Earth: Event by NUS CNCS || 8 Jul
26 June  Application for SG Eco Fund is now open || Apply (Main category) by 31 Aug 
15 June Let's walk the Ridge with NUS Toddycats || 30 Jun, 14 Jul, 28 Jul
13 June Guided walk at Pesta Ubin by NUS SAVE || 18 June
12 June Huawei Tech4City Dialogue III: Shaping our Green Digital Future || 15 Jun
9 June Represent NUS at COP28 in Dubai || Register by 30 Jun
1 June Species of the Month 6/2023 || Greater Racket-tailed Drongo 
26 May Marine-themed yoga sessions with NUS TMSI || 10, 11, 18, 24 June
22 May  NUS Built Environment Case Competition 2023 || Register by 1 June
19 May World Environment Week Webinars || 5-6 June 
17 May Zero Food Waste Workshop by NUS SAVE || Sign up by 25 May
16 May  Plant-based Food Trail by NUS SAVE || Sign up by 19 May
9 May 2023 Global ESG Forum in Singapore || Register by 26 May
5 May  Species of the Month 5/2023 || Long-tailed Shrike 
3 May Campus Reuse Drive for Clothes and Linens || 4-12 May
2 May Air Quality, Climate Change and Health by Prof Yuming Guo || 9 May
26 April N-Novate x SDG OpenHack 2023 || 10 May, 13-14 May
25 April  Festival of Biodiversity training workshop by NUS Toddycats || Sign up by 8 May
24 April  Connecting Investors to a More Sustainable Future by NUS Business School || 28 April
13 April Global Compact Network Singapore (GCNS) Youth Forum 2023 || 6-7 May
10 April Sustainable Cities, Liveable Communities by NUSPA || 10 April
5 April Species of the Month 4/2023 || White-bellied Rat Snake 
4 April

The Master Series: Green Economy by NUS SCALE and BES Student Committee || 10 April
24 March Recycling plastics workshops by NUS SAVE & Green Nudge || Sign up by 29 Mar
23 March Sustainability Exchange Season 3 by EB Impact || Apply by 4 April
13 March Youth Ecosperity Dialogue (YED) 2023 || Apply by 7 April
9 March City in a Snapshot x EcoClick 2023 Photo Exhibition        || 13-17 March
3 March Species of the Month 3/2023 || Black-naped Oriole
27 February Plastics and Us Webinars with Assoc Prof Gauri Pathak || 9 & 10 Mar
16 February NUS Cities Lecture Series - Nature-Based Solutions 2.0 || 20 Feb, 6 pm
15 February NUS SAVE Terrarium Workshop || Sign up by 17 Feb
13 February NUS CNCS Environmental Policy Workshop Series || 1, 2 & 8 Mar
9 February BES Symposium on Futures Sustainability 2023 || 18 Feb
3 February Species of the Month 2/2023 || Zebra Dove
2 February [REGISTRATION DEADLINE EXTENDED] SGFIN-FIDELITY Sustainable Finance Case Competition 2023 || Register Now!
30 January NUS Cities Inaugural Lecture - Yard Stick for Urban Innovation, Energy and Emission Control: The 2000-Watt Society || 2 Feb, 6 pm
20 January NUS SAVE Green Bazaar || 25 - 27 Jan
19 January Carbon Symposium for the Built Environment || Register by 31 Jan, 5pm
11 January SGFIN-FIDELITY Sustainable Finance Case Competition 2023 | Register by 31 Jan
6 January Species of the Month 1/2023 || Heliconia
4 January BES x EVBIG Green Connect 2023 || Sign up by 11 Jan