The University of British Columbia
UBC - A Place of Mind
The University of British Columbia Vancouver campus
Centre for Sport and Sustainability
  • Home
  • About
    • Leadership
    • Affiliates
    • Why UBC?
    • Contact
  • Research
    • Ongoing Research Projects
    • Recent Outputs
    • Olympic Games Reports
      • About OGI
      • OGI Research Team
      • OGI Reports
      • OGI Links
      • OGI Contact
    • Legacy
      • Sport and Sustainability Event Observatory-complete
      • Special Olympics Canada 2014 Summer Games-complete
        • Sustainability at the Games
        • Research
        • Student Projects
        • Interns
      • UBC Athletics & Recreation-complete
      • Immigrant Women’s Health & Wellness Project-complete
        • Action Research & Knowledge Translation
        • Research Team
      • Inclusion of Chinese Immigrant Women in Public Physical Activity-complete
      • Velo-City 2012 – Sustainability Action Plan-complete
      • Athlete & Doping Control Officer Relations-complete
      • 2008 Paralympic Survey Instruments-complete
      • Sport and the Environment-ongoing
      • Level the Field: Disability Inclusion in the B.C. Sport Sector-ongoing
      • Sport Journalism for Peace’ & ‘Environmental Sport Journalism’-ongoing
      • Bicycles for Development-ongoing
  • Media/Education
  • News
  • Resources
    • Event Travel Carbon Estimator Tool
    • Reports
    • cIRcle: UBC’s Information Repository
    • Additional Resources
  • Internships
    • Internships Overview
    • Current Opportunities
    • Previous Internships
  • Upcoming talk by Dr. Jason Laurendeau: “I don’t want to do this half-assed”: Unsettling teaching in a colonial context

    As part of the UBC Exercise, Kinesiology and Health Seminar Series, the UBC Centre for Sport and Sustainability and UBC Kinesiology are hosting the following talk by Dr. Jason Laurendeau on September 22nd: “I don’t want to do this half-assed”: Unsettling teaching in a colonial context Abstract:  Drawing on interviews with kinesiology faculty members at […] Read More

  • CSS affiliates present at Global Climate and Health Summit!

    On July 16th and 17th of 2025, the Physiological Society (of the United Kingdom) put on the Global Climate and Health Summit. The UBC CSS and School of Kinesiology was well represented with two UBC KIN PhD alumnae (Drs. Luisa Giles and CSS Associate Sarah Koch) giving keynote presentations, and CSS Associate Dr. Michael Koehle […] Read More

  • CSS affiliates present at 2025 World Congress of Sociology of Sport

    CSS affiliates gathered in Seoul, South Korea in July for the 60th anniversary of the World Congress of the Sociology of Sport. Two UBC Kinesiology MA students presented at the conference! Joseph Silva presented a paper entitled “Cool Poses, Sanitized Portrayals: Promotional Media Recontextualizations of Breaking during the 2024 Olympic Games”, and Kailan Tan presented […] Read More

  • New recorded event! Sustainability Leadership in and through Sport

    On July 15th, 2025, the Centre for Sport and Sustainability and Master of High Performance Coaching and Technical Leadership (MHPCTL) programme, (both housed in the School of Kinesiology at the University of British Columbia), hosted a presentation exploring opportunities and strategies for climate action and sustainability leadership in and through sport organizations. Visit the Sport and […] Read More

  • New publication: Prometheanism in Ski/Snowboard Media: Messages About the Environment in Warren Miller “Docu-tainment” Films

    Congratulations to UBC Kin Phd student and CSS affiliate Julia Lawrence & CSS Director Brian Wilson on the new publication “Prometheanism in Ski/Snowboard Media: Messages About the Environment in Warren Miller “Docu-tainment” Films” in the Sociology of Sport Journal! Read More

  • New video: Sport, Environment & Sustainability: Is ‘Sustainable Sport’ Always ‘Environmentally Friendly’ Sport?

    Brian Wilson, Professor in Kinesiology at the University of British Columbia, Director of UBC Kinesiology’s Centre for Sport and Sustainability, and a member of the Mobilizing Sport and Sustainability Collective, explores links between sport, environmental issues, and the oft-used (but quite ambiguous!) term  ‘sustainability’ — focusing especially on the question, “is ‘sustainable sport’ always ‘environmentally […] Read More

Our mission

The Centre is dedicated to improving understandings of the relationships between sport and human and ecological wellbeing, social and economic development, and cultural identity.

 


Visit the Sport and Sustainability Media and Education Resource!

Those interested in media and education related to sport and sustainability are directed to the Sport and Sustainability Media and Education Resource! The Resource supports exploration of sport and sustainability related issues, and supports those interested in considering sport’s potential for addressing these issues! The Resource is jointly affiliated with the Centre for Sport and Sustainability in the School of Kinesiology at the University of British Columbia and the Mobilizing Sport and Sustainability Collective, supported by UBC’s Research Excellence Clusters programme.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Now visit us on Bluesky.

 

 

Centre for Sport and Sustainability
Vancouver Campus
6081 University Boulevard
Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 1Z4
Tel 604 822 2767
Website www.css.ubc.ca
Email css.info@ubc.ca
Find us on
 
Back to top
The University of British Columbia
  • Emergency Procedures |
  • Terms of Use |
  • Copyright |
  • Accessibility