Sustainability Storyboard
This is where all the movers and shakers who are driving sustainable change at ETH Zurich with their projects and initiatives have their say. New stories and ideas from our university's sustainability efforts are being presented on this storyboard.
01.09.2025: On 2 September 2025, ETH Zurich is present with a stand at the Sustainable Switzerland Forum in the Festhalle Bern. Together with Cerca Research and Design Lab, ETH Sustainability developed the exchange format ‘Contours of Change’.
Read the full story: Contours of Change: ETH Zurich at the Sustainable Switzerland Forum 2025
31.08.2025: From tiny insects and majestic trees to vibrant flowers and rare animals – we want to see life on our ETH campuses through the eyes of our community! Photo submission deadline: 31.10.2025
Read the full story: International 'Biodiversity on 365体育官网_365体育备用【手机在线】' Photo Contest 2025 – Participate now!
Do you also have a story or initiative that makes a difference?
The ETH Sustainability team supports you in sharing your experiences, ideas and projects on sustainability. Whether you have started a sustainability initiative in your department, cook in a resource-conscious way, volunteer or are perhaps just at the beginning of a journey towards a more sustainable lifestyle, we are happy to publish your experiences in our newsletter.
Please send us your idea via this external page form and we will publish it together with you!
14.04.2025: On the occasion of the World Recycling Day on March 18, ETH Sustainability invited the ETH community to submit creative ideas for upcycling opportunities at the university. Winston's idea won the draw.
Read the full story: How to give material a second lease of life: upcycling ideas challenge
11.04.2025: The second annual GreenLabs Certification Event took place on 12 March 2025. There, forward-thinking laboratory professionals received certificates for their efforts in advancing sustainability in the lab environment. As a grassroots effort grows into an annual tradition, we reflect on how GreenLabs helps ETH advance to its net zero emissions target.
Read the full story: Solvents, Freezers, and Pipette Tips: Sustainability engagement in ETH laboratories
01.10.2024: At the end of July 2024, ETH climate researcher Sonia Seneviratne travelled by train from Zurich to Sofia, Bulgaria, to attend the 61st plenary session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). She was able to stay ‘on the ground’ for her outward journey thanks to the commitment of her administrative assistant, Rahel Buri, who played a key role in organising Sonia's trip.
Read the full story: Straight track from Zurich to Sofia
30.09.2024: From October 2024 onwards, the vegetable co-operative 'meh als gmües' will have a depot at ETH on the first basement floor of the HIB on the H?nggerberg campus. Isabelle Castagna spoke with Orlando Scholz, member of the operating group, about the offer and the benefits for the ETH community.
Read the full story: New vegetable storage on the H?nggerberg campus: harvest share of ‘meh als gmües’