Welcome to the IHEID Environmental Committee!
Who is the Environmental Committee?
The Environmental Committee, founded in 2010, is the students’ environmental association that brings together students interested in sustainability and environmental issues to give voice to these issues within the Institute. All students are encouraged to get involved, regardless of program, semester or level of experience. Environmental issues are increasingly presenting an immense challenge to the entire world, issues that “leaders of tomorrow” will especially need to engage with. This is why the Graduate Institute lends a great focus to such subjects as to adequately prepare its students to take on these challenges.
What is our mission?
The primary goal of the Environmental Committee is to advocate for environmental protection and sustainable development within the Institute. We strive to enhance awareness of environmental and sustainable development concerns among students, administration, staff, and faculty. The Committee is dedicated to championing policies that promote a healthy, environmentally-friendly, and sustainable campus environment.
Find out more on our blog
Nature Hide-Outs Around Geneva
By Sonja Pluss When my mind buzzes and overheats from readings, screens and essay brainstorming (and pondering about the inevitable collapse we’re facing- and also utopian ideas for a wholesome humankind), then I go to the shore of the Rhône. I sit on a log. Let myself be mesmerized by the patterns drawn by the…
SW22: A Day Long Career (Af)fair
By Tanvee Kanaujia Repost from The Graduate Press. The Sustainability Career Fair took place virtually on 24 March 2022 from 09:00 to 18:00, as part of Sustainability Week (SW) Geneva, organized by the Graduate Institute and the University of Geneva. Medha Manish and I, representing the Environmental Committee, worked closely with Career Services for over…
SW22: Last on the bandwagon, first on the high horse
By Kyle Lynch Repost from The Graduate Press. On Tuesday, organizers from Sustainability Week Geneva hosted a panel discussion on brand activism. Representatives from LUSH and Proctor and Gamble (P&G) introduced their campaigns to stand on various social issues. One salient theme discussed was that a brand’s first step towards activism is choosing to “do…
“May the forest be with you“
Environmental Committee
The IHEID Environmental Committee 