Targeting a sustainable campus, "in both form and substance". The university must be exemplary in terms of sustainable development, in its three dimensions (economic, social and environmental), through the way it manages its infrastructure and assets ("sustainable campus in form"), as well as, as a teaching and research institution, through its commitment to actively contribute to the environmental transition ("sustainable campus in substance").
5 key actions for this objective
- Launch of a carbon footprint for the institution.
- Development of a corporate travel plan.
- Integration of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) structurally into the training offer.
- Visibilization of the impact of research via the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) mentioned in the research database (PURE).
- Creation of an approved nature reserve on the Haugimont estate and reflection on the development of the estate in connection with "sustainable" teaching and research.
The achievements
UNamur's sustainable commitment
- UNamur, sustainable in form and content
- Integration of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into the training offering
- Making the research impact via the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
- The patronage for sustainable development
- Completion of carbon footprint to identify ways of making UNamur more sustainable (publication in 2024)
- Launch of 4th call Campus Namur Durable (CaNDLE) to encourage eco-responsible initiatives within our University Community. The CaNDLE 2023 call is financed through the joint efforts of UNamur's Fonds Jérôme pour le Développement durable et la Transition, and the Assemblée des Cercles.
- Renovation and refurbishment of the Moretus Plantin University Library building (BUMP): one of the objectives is to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions - New face for the BUMP and its forum (report Bouké Media)
- Sustainable mobility: realization of a company travel plan
- Presentation of the UNamur's new global environmental permit (April 2023)
Integration of UNamur in various rankings
- U-Multirank 2022 - Teaching, research, knowledge transfer, international orientation and regional anchorage
- Times Higher Education Impact Ranking (THE Impact) - Impact of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2022
- Times Higher Education Impact Ranking (THE Impact) - Impact of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2023
- Positive Impact Rating (PIR) 2023 - Responsible Management Schools