Environmental Committee — GISA

Our Mission

Promote environmental protection and sustainable development at the Institute.

UPCOMING EVENTS

The Environmental Committee was founded in 2010 as the students’ environmental association that brings together students interested in sustainability and environmental issues to give voice to these issues within the Institute and Geneva. All students are encouraged to get involved, regardless of program, semester, or level of experience.

For students interested in Outdoors Activities, please also see the Outdoors Initiative.

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Raise awareness of environmental and sustainable development issues among students, administration, staff, and faculty.

Board

The 2022 Leadership of the Environmental Committee includes:

President:
Marta La Placa

Vice-president:
Nadia Bucher

Treasurer:
Juhui Oh

Communications Director:
Raghunveer Vinay Vyas

Events Director:
Sebastian Zünd

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Promote healthy, environmentally-friendly, and sustainable policies within the Institute.

Our actions are oriented towards three pillars: Sustainable Events, Sustainable Institute and Sustainable Curricula. You can find out more about these pillars on our website.

The Committee is composed of members with a specific function, i.e. the Leadership, which includes the President, the Vice-President, the Treasurers, and the Social Media, Events, and Communications Coordinators.

Equally important are the members involved in Environmental Committee activities, events, and/or issue-based working groups. These include the Coordinators of EC projects and cooperatives like SCOOP, Save the Food, and more.

Current Projects

Some of our projects are SCOOP, an organic student food cooperative, The Ecologist Podcast, Save The Food to fight food waste and redistribute leftovers from the campus cafeteria, and the Recycling Library collecting printed articles for reuse. We also co-organize Sustainability Week Geneva and the Geneva Peace Week annually to bridge international and local environmental issues.

On our blog, we post sustainable cooking and lifestyle tips, opinion pieces, and reviews of some of our events.

Furthermore, we organize many events including outdoor activities, panel discussions, and environmental activism. These events are regularly communicated through our social media channels and GISA updates.

Curious? Send us a message and join the green dream team!