University of Gothenburg

University of Gothenburg

Sustainability @ University of Gothenburg

Mission

The University  committed itself to sustainable development in research, education as well as environmental management, purchase, waste disposal and chemicals etc.

Vision

”Sustainable development is important to us; we always consider the long-term social, economic and ecological consequences and allow them to guide our operations.”
University of Gothenburg, Vision 2020

Achievements

• 1993 - 1^st university signatory to the COPERNICUS Charter for Sustainable Development
• 1996 - 1^st in Integrating environmental issues in Governmental Organizations
• 1997 - 1^st in Ecological sustainability
• 1998-1998  - Implementation of an Environmental Management System (EMS) according to the recommendations given by the Swedish government
• 2000-2006 - process to receive an ISO14001 certification and an EMAS registration$

Since 2016, University of Gothenburg has become a member of Global Universities Partnership on Environment and Sustainability (GUPES), a network organised by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP).

For more information

Environment and Sustainable Development at University of Gothenburg

The University of Gthenburg leads SDG 8 of the