M1 - Net Zero Day Breakfast with Reto Knutti (DE)

Date/Time: 7 May, 9:00 - 10.30
Location: Octavo Restaurant
Organizers: ETH Sustainability, Engineering & Systems
Target group: ETH employees, but open to everyone
Description: Join us at Octavo for the Net Zero Day breakfast featuring a keynote by Professor Reto Knutti, a short introduction to the ETH Net Zero Programme, and interactive market stands. Meet the people behind the Net Zero Programme and experience how its ambition is turning into real impact across ETH. 

M2 - Net Zero Programme Get-together (EN)

Date/Time: 7 May, 17:00 - 21:00
Location: Dozierendenfoyer
Organizers: ETH Sustainability
Target group: Contributors and supporters of the Net Zero Programme
Description: Evening anchor event of Net Zero Day with a short keynote, a celebration of achievements within the ETH Net Zero Programme, and an apéro. The event offers a thematically curated space for exchange and networking among ETH members and programme contributors and supporters.

I1 - Pop-Up Library: Passages to the Future (DE)

Date/Time: 4-8 May, 10:00 - 18:00
Location: Main Building, Foyer niche (Rämistrasse entrance)
Organizers: ETH Library, ETH Sustainability and kühne wicki
Target group: All ETH members
Description: Curated popup library with around 60 books and selected passages on futures, resilience, and courage. Sign up for lunchtime readings (Mon–Fri, 13:00–14:00) with limited seating. 

I2 - ETH Net Zero Campus Tour (DE/EN)

Date/Time: 4 May, 16:15 - 17:15
Location: HG Rämistrasse entrance at Net Zero Cube
Organizers: ETH Sustainability
Target group: All ETH members
Description: Learn about the approaches to address and deal with challenges of ETH Zurich in the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions during our guided walk over the city campus. 

I3 - Your Money, Your Impact: Can Finance Be Sustainable? (EN)

Date/Time: 6 May, 17:00 - 20:00
Location: Alumni Pavilion
Organizers: AVETH Sustainability
Target group: All ETH members
Description: Panel discussion on sustainable finance, exploring how money shapes climate outcomes and what role institutions and individuals can play. Followed by audience Q&A.

I4 - Climate Change and Me (DE)

Date/Time: 7 May, 12:00 - 13:00
Location & Organizer: FocusTerra (NO, Sonnegstrasse 5)
Target group: All ETH members
Description: Guided tour through the KEEP IT CO₂OL exhibition at FocusTerra offering a personal and societal perspective on climate change and its impacts. 

I5 - Netto-Null Tour: Anergienetz (DE)

Date/Time: 7 May, 12:00 - 13:00
Location: HIL Campus Info, Campus Hönggerberg
Organizers: Engineering & Systems, Meet ETH
Target group: All ETH Members
Description: Guided tour of ETH’s award-winning Anergy Grid, providing insights into sustainable heating and cooling systems and their role in reducing campus emissions.

I6 - Modernised ETH Buildings – A Contribution to the Net Zero Programme (EN/DE)

Date/Time: 7 May, 13:30 - 14:30
Location: HIL Campus Info, Campus Hönggerberg
Organizers: Engineering & Systems, Meet ETH
Target group: All ETH members
Description: Guided tour highlighting modernised ETH buildings and their contribution to energy efficiency and emission reduction within the ETH Net Zero Programme.

I7 - Youth in Global Change (EN)

Date/Time: 5 May, 18:15 - 20:15
Location: FocusTerra (NO, Sonneggstrasse 5)
Organizers: SSC
Target group: Mainly students, but open to all ETH members
Description: Panel discussion organised by the Student Sustainability Committee with young guests from politics, NGOs, and industry who are actively shaping a more sustainable future. Includes Q&A and an apéro.

C1 - Climate Science PhD Meet-up (EN)

Date/Time: 30 April, 17:00 - 19:00
Location: Main Hall (HG)
Organizers: AVETH Sustainability
Target group: Mainly researchers, but also students and other interested ETH members
Description: PreEGU poster session showcasing current climate and sustainability research at ETH and providing networking opportunities for PhD students from all departments.

C2 - GreenLabs Meet-up (EN)

Date/Time: 6 May, 16:00 - 18:00
Location: HPM H 33
Organizers: GreenLabs, WiNS, EquipSent, ETH Sustainability
Target group: Lab researchers, managers and technicians
Description: Meet-up for researchers and lab staff to learn about GreenLabs activities, certification opportunities, and ways to engage in advancing sustainability in laboratory environments.

A1 - Introduction to Design Thinking for Sustainability Challenges (EN)

Date/Time: 4 May, 14:00 - 17:00
Location: PBLabs HIT E23
Organizers: Unit for Teaching and Learnng (UTL) PB Labs and ETH NADEL - Global Cooperation and Sustainable Development
Target group: Students and researchers, but open to everyone
Description: Addressing climate change requires collaboration, creativity and new approaches. This workshop introduces design thinking and explores how this human-centred, iterative method can help generate innovative solutions to sustainability challenges.

A2 - Mobile Bike Repair Workshop

Date/Time: 4 May, 14:00 - 17:00
Location: Polyterrasse
Organizers: Velove Student Association
Target group: All ETH members
Description: Velove is offering a mobile bike workshop where you can use a wide range of tools to check or repair your bike under the supervision of volunteer bike enthusiasts. Anyone from casual commuters to serious sport cyclists is welcome!

A3 - CO₂ at BioNMR Lab (D-CHAB) (EN)

Date/Time: 7 May, 9:30 - 11:00
Location: HCI J 243
Organizer: Prof. Roland Riek (Biological Nuclear Magnetic Resonance)
Target group: Researchers, students, technical staff
Description: Group seminar presenting the ETH Net Zero strategy in a laboratory context, including the launch of a pilot initiative on plastic recycling in the lab.

A4 - Better Together: Building Your Sustainability Handprint (EN)

Date/Time: 7 May, 10:00 - 11:00
Location: VisDome (HG K 30.1 - no wheelchair access)
Organizer: Christian Thurn (D-GESS)
Target group: Lab researchers, managers, technicians
Description: Workshop introducing the sustainability handprint concept and exploring how collective action can amplify positive impact through collaboration and shared responsibility.

A5 - Write Net Zero with Us (DE/EN)

Date/Time: 6 May, 13:30 - 16:00
Location: ETH Forecourt (Rämistrasse 101)
Organizer: ETH Sustainability
Target group: All ETH members
Description: The campus becomes a canvas. We write in chalk what should remain: Together for Net Zero. Inform. Connect. Act. Together. Line by line. A collective act. Drop by, take the chalk – and become part of a message written into ETH.

A6 - ReThink the Mensa – this is what the future tastes like! (DE)

Date/Time: 7 May, 15:00 - 19:30
Location: food&lab, ETH Zurich
Organizer: SV Group
Target group: Canteen visitors and researchers on the topic
Description: Co-creation workshop on the future of climate-conscious campus gastronomy. Bringing together professionals and students, the event focuses on developing concrete ideas that combine a climate-friendly food offering, appeal to a broad audience, and work in everyday operations. The program includes group work, a panel discussion and opportunities for exchange.