SDG 12: Responsible consumption and production

Institutional initiatives

Service Infrastructures et Gestion du Campus (SIGeC)

Energy: The mission of UNamur's Service Infrastructure et Gestion du Campus (SIGeC) revolves around several areas of activity relating to energy:

• managing energy consumption responsibly
• constructing, renovating and maintaining buildings

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Waste recycling: Activities on a university campus (student life, research, administration, teaching, catering) generate a significant amount of different categories of waste. Since the best waste is the waste that doesn't exist, UNamur is committed to reducing and sorting its waste, facilitating recycling and reuse. Learn more.

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• Zero waste and responsible activities for the Biology Department
• A zero waste laboratory in URVI

Recycling scientific equipment: The University of Namur has received a donation of equipment from Thuin-based Quality Assistance, CRO. This equipment now contributes to research projects developed in several laboratories.

Sustainable and local purchasing: the Lyreco company officially presented the Lyreco Award to UNamur. The aim of the award is to highlight the customer who demonstrates sustainable purchasing behavior at Lyreco. Learn more.

Heart of the Forest - UbiCast Project

For the past two years, UbiCast, supplier of the auditorium recording solution deployed at UNamur, has replaced its end-of-year "goodies" with participation in reforestation projects. This year, UNamur is sponsoring 22 trees located on a project plot in Bolivia.

Annual flea market at the Domaine d'Haugimont

Each year, UNamur proposes an event at the old orchard of the Domaine d'Haugimont. Numerous activities are proposed throughout the day: marauding with free marauding bags, explanations on the management of the organic orchard, children's activities, information stands, guided and commented walks...

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Kotélocal

Supported by UNamur, Kotélocal is a kot à projet (KàP) to raise awareness of local, sustainable consumption. The aim is to raise awareness and provide solutions to students and non-students on sustainable development themes.

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Sustainable food shopping

UNamur favors local shops wherever possible and takes care to select local and seasonal products for its food purchases.

Collaborations and partnerships

Belgium - Tunisia collaborations

On Thursday, September 29, 2022, the Vice-Rector for International Relations, the International Relations Service and the Geology Department welcomed Professor Fakher Jamoussi (Tunisia) as part of the "Tunisie en mouvements - 2022" project. For over twenty years, the teams of Professors Johan Yans and Fakher Jamoussi have been weaving scientific, educational and human collaborations aimed at enhancing the value of Tunisia's fabulous subsoil. Learn more.

The Green Deal

With the Green Deal and collaboration with Happy Hours Market, UNamur is committed to making campus food sustainable and local. Learn more.

Collections with external partners

UNamur has organized a collection campaign for unused smartphones. It has also organized a clothing drive for the homeless.

Research institute

Institute of Life, Earth and Environment (ILEE)

Research at the Institute of Life, Earth and Environment (ILEE) fits in with several Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) defined by the United Nations. For example, the impact of multiple stress factors and/or pollutants on both organisms and ecosystems is studied, and solutions are sought to strengthen their resistance and resilience and/or limit harmful products.

In addition, by prospecting and characterizing geological resources and integrating human use over the centuries, from antiquity to the current Anthropocene, ILEE contributes to better sustainable management of natural resources, integrating architecture and art in particular. The transition to more sustainable agriculture is investigated through the concept of ecosystem services, using mapping, modeling and integrated assessment. The consequences of climate change on migrations or interactions between the various agents responsible for the transmission of vector-borne and zoonotic diseases are also at the heart of ILEE's research.

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At the University of Namur, research activities are made possible by outstanding teams grouped together in 10 technology platforms, each of which houses state-of-the-art equipment, technical know-how and cutting-edge expertise. They are accessible to the scientific community as well as to industry and business.

The University of Namur is also involved in inter-university initiatives to pool research equipment:

• The Technological Platform of Excellence BIOGREEN
• The Research Platform for the Energy-transition

Discover all publications related to the sustainable development objective "Responsible consumption and production" on the UNamur research portal.

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