Universities as role models for sustainable development

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1 EUA Annual confrnc "Th Sustainability of Europan Univrsitis", Warwick, Sssion - "Sustainabl Campuss" Univrsitis as rol modls for sustainabl dvlopmnt Pam Frdman Vic-Chancllor /miljo Structur of prsntation: Univrsitis as rol modls About th Univrsity of Gothnburg Organisation of Sustainability and EMS Monitoring and som rsults Futur plans and initiativs

2 EUA Annual confrnc "Th Sustainability of Europan Univrsitis", Warwick, Sssion - "Sustainabl Campuss" Univrsitis can b rol modls for sustainability Th EU has dvlopd a Sustainabl dvlopmnt stratgy (EU SDS) which idntifis 7 ky challngs Th global procss towards a sustainabl socity continus. Th Jun 2012 is th UN confrnc on sustainabl dvlopmnt in Rio d Janiro, Brazil. In paralll, th mmbr countris ar working hard to rach th Millnium dvlopmnt goals. Th UN and th UNESCO hav dclard that ducation has a ky rol for a sustainabl futur. Univrsitis ar important in this rgard dvloping rlvant skills among th ladrs and citizns of tomorrow - campus sustainability is an important avnu for raising awarnss about sustainability. Univrsitis has th opportunity to b rol modls for sustainability!

3 EUA Annual confrnc "Th Sustainability of Europan Univrsitis", Warwick, Sssion - "Sustainabl Campuss" Univrsitis working for sustainabl dvlopmnt hav thr significant componnts: First, univrsitis must promot gratr intraction btwn th political and privat sctors, by crating and dvloping knowldg through rsarch and having a multidisciplinary approach. Scond, univrsitis must introduc sustainability to all of th ducation that thy provid. In th futur, studnts from all disciplins should b ducatd in sustainability so that th socity will bnfit from th knowldg thy bring. Third, univrsitis must transfr knowldg and collaborat fully with socity, to mak sur that socity taks into account th social, conomic and cological dimnsions of sustainabl dvlopmnt.

4 EUA Annual confrnc "Th Sustainability of Europan Univrsitis", Warwick, Sssion - "Sustainabl Campuss" Facts 8 facultis 44 dpartmnts Th Sahlgrnska Acadmy pharmacy, mdicin, odontology and halth car scincs Th Faculty of Scinc Th Faculty of Arts Th Faculty of Fin, Applid and Prforming Arts Th Faculty of Social Scincs School of Businss, Economics and Law Th Faculty of Education Th IT Faculty Gothnburg 38,000 studnts, 26,400 full-tim studnts 179 ducational programms 2,130 courss 5,900 mploys 381,000 squar mtrs building ara 600 million Euro total incom/rvnu

5 EUA Annual confrnc "Th Sustainability of Europan Univrsitis", Warwick, Sssion - "Sustainabl Campuss" CORE VALUES AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY Th Univrsity of Gothnburg shall b on of th most prominnt univrsitis in Europ for ducation and rsarch within sustainabl dvlopmnt and th nvironmnt

6 EUA Annual confrnc "Th Sustainability of Europan Univrsitis", Warwick, Sssion - "Sustainabl Campuss" Cntr for Environmnt and Sustainability, GMV Co-opration btwn Univrsity of Gothnburg & Chalmrs Univrsity of Tchnology

7 EUA Annual confrnc "Th Sustainability of Europan Univrsitis", Warwick, Sssion - "Sustainabl Campuss" Th Swdish univrsity contxt Chang in th Highr Education Act 5a was changd from 1 fbruary 2006: In thir activitis, highr ducation institutions shall promot sustainabl dvlopmnt that nsurs prsnt and futur gnrations a halthy and good nvironmnt, conomic and social wlfar and justic. Rgulation (2009:907) on nvironmntal managmnt in govrnmnt dpartmnts (in Swdish) Valid from An authority shall, within th framwork of its gnral mandat, hav an nvironmntal managmnt systm that intgrats nvironmntal considrations into th Agncy's activitis and in a systmatic way tak into account th activity of dirct and indirct nvironmntal impacts.

8 EUA Annual confrnc "Th Sustainability of Europan Univrsitis", Warwick, Sssion - "Sustainabl Campuss" Our Environmntal Managmnt Systm Environmntally crtifid first 2004, in total sinc ISO crtification and EMAS rgistration - A systmatic and goaldirctd nvironmntal work! Th nvironmntal objctivs ar dividd into four stratgically significant aras: Objctivs for th ara Rsarch and Postgraduat Education Objctivs for th ara Undrgraduat Education Objctivs for th ara Collaboration with th Socity Objctivs for th ara Intrnal Environmntal Work: - Impact on th climat: (Travl and Transport + Enrgy us) - Consumption of rsourcs: (Purchasing and Procurmnt + Wast Managmnt) - Us of Chmical Products - Riskmanagmnt - Comptnc dvlopmnt/staff Training - Studntcoopration Sustainability rport Anual rport writtn undr th guidlins of th Global Rporting Initiativ (GRI), lvl B.

9 Our Environmntal Managmnt Systm ISO and EMAS ar intrnational standards for systmatic and fficint nvironmntal work in an organisation PURPOSE: - A tool for systmatic work - Guarant continuous improvmnts - Rduc nvironmntal impact - Bttr rsourc managmnt - Managmnt and staff gts bttr control - Fullfillmnt of th law PDCA cycl = Plan, Do, Chck, Act Ky: Continuous improvmnts! Compar with Rsarch mthod! W must all work togthr for a good rsult! EUA Annual confrnc "Th Sustainability of Europan Univrsitis", Warwick, Sssion - "Sustainabl Campuss"

10 EUA Annual confrnc "Th Sustainability of Europan Univrsitis", Warwick, Sssion - "Sustainabl Campuss" Som Rsults 2011 (compard with 2010) 900 public vnts in SD (+50%) 141 scintific articls concrning SD (-9,6%) 53 thsis concrning SD (+7,4%, 20,4% of total) 44% of th programs includ SD (+/-0) 23% of th courss includ SD (-2%) Enrgy us: 238 kwh/m2 (-5%) Total CO2 missions: 7869 tons (-5%) CO2 missions from nrgy us: 3751 tons (-12,3%) CO2 missions from travlling: 4117 tons (+3,8%) Total amount of wast: 1096 tons (-9%) Wast pr studnt&staff /workday: 0,15 kg/day (-12%) Environmntal rquirmnts in 53% of procurmnts (-30%) Stafftraining in nvironmnt/sd = 1615 prsons (+148%) Substitution of hazardous chmicals

11 EUA Annual confrnc "Th Sustainability of Europan Univrsitis", Warwick, Sssion - "Sustainabl Campuss" Monitor your rsults in an Environmntal or Sustainability rport. A way for th facultis and dpartmnts to show thir rsults and uniqu actions. Th work with SD bcoms visibl insid and outsid th organisation. For studnts, staff and stakholdrs. Givs you both comittmnt, quality and larning ffcts. Th managmnt ss what it gts for th mony. Making a rport according to GRI, Global Rporting Initiativ. Intgrats social, conomic and cological dimnsions of SD.

12 No Campus Buildings at Univrsity of Gothnburg Univrsity of Gothnburg a city univrsity Götborgs univrsitt idag Don t own our buildings Götborgs univrsitt är dn naturliga, gmnsamma idntittn Framstånd forskning inom starka fakulttsövrgripand områdn Undrvisning av hög pdagogisk kvalitt W nd to cooprat with th city, rgion and othr stakholdrs! To physicly crat Sustainabl and Grn campuss/buildings EUA Annual confrnc "Th Sustainability of Europan Univrsitis", Warwick, Sssion - "Sustainabl Campuss"

13 EUA Annual confrnc "Th Sustainability of Europan Univrsitis", Warwick, Sssion - "Sustainabl Campuss" Som futur initiativs and projcts: Policy documnts for Sustainabl and Grn campuss/buildings Implmntation of Climat stratgy Enrgy fficincy projct Sustainabl dvlopmnt for cours ladrs/tachrs/lcturs Multidisciplinary, intgratd and focusd dvlopmnt on rsarch in Sustainabl dvlopmnt Graduat school Marin nvironmnt MISTRA Urban Futurs Quality of Govrnanc institut: Anticorruption Policis Rvisitd Partcipation in Intrnational ntworks, such as ISCN & NSCN

14 EUA Annual confrnc "Th Sustainability of Europan Univrsitis", Warwick, Sssion - "Sustainabl Campuss" Coopration btwn univrsitis is crucial! Intrnational Sustainabl Campus Ntwork (ISCN) Th Intrnational Sustainabl Campus Ntwork (ISCN) provids a global forum to support lading collgs, univrsitis, and corporat campuss in th xchang of information, idas, and bst practics for achiving sustainabl campus oprations and intgrating sustainability in rsarch and taching. Nwly launchd Nordic Sustainabl Campus Ntwork (NSCN)