Environmental sustainability is a key principle at Royal Roads University. We teach it, we research it and we model it. Our commitment to reflect the highest sustainability standards is spelled out by our Board of Governors in our university's environmental stewardship policy, which says:

"Royal Roads University is committed to developing and maintaining high standards of environmental stewardship. The university will be a global leader in environmental sustainability through innovative strategies which foster the protection and preservation of the environment."

The university is currently developing a campus-wide environmental management system to:

• Improve the quality of the physical environment on campus
• Reduce the impact of the campus on the surrounding environment 
• Contribute solutions to regional and global environmental concerns

Royal Roads' ground water irrigation system netted the university a drinking water stewardship award from the Greater Victoria Capital Regional District while our energy efficiency efforts have received silver level designation by CSA Climate Change, GHG Registries [formerly VCR Inc.]. For more information about these and other innovative environmental initiatives, check out the links below.

2006 Royal Roads University Campus Plan (pdf)