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 - 1st university signatory to the COPERNICUS Charter for Sustainable Development
- 1996 - 1st in Integrating environmental issues in Governmental Organizations
- 1997 - 1st 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

Actions towards sustainability for this university
News for this university
Events for this university
- 08/26/2021 to 08/27/2021 : The 2021 Gothenburg International Research Conference on Sustainable Development Goal 8
- 06/29/2022 to 06/30/2022 : IAU& SDSN Workshops on the SDG Impact Assesment tool