
Sustainability Strategy
Developed in partnership with the Students Union, our ambitious vision for a more sustainable University determines our time-bound targets and performance indicators.
We are creating a more sustainable University of Southampton by working with students, staff and the local community. This is delivered through the following strategic action-focused routes:
The University of Southampton is ranked on its sustainability progress against other higher education institutions in both global and national league tables. To find out more about our rankings and work towards showcasing our sustainability activity across the university please find out more here.

Developed in partnership with the Students Union, our ambitious vision for a more sustainable University determines our time-bound targets and performance indicators.
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See further information on the people involved in Sustainability within University Governance.
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Get in touch with the Strategy Goal Champions, the Goal Leads, the SIG and other colleagues to find out more about our work.

• Annual Report • Sustainable Development Goals Report • Annual Environmental Management Review • Greenhouse Gas Emissions • Plus others

Read our ISO14001 compliant publicly available Environment and Sustainability Policy, and learn how we report this at the senior university level.

Our internationally certified Environmental Management System accredited to ISO14001 is our commitment to managing our impacts and improving sustainability across our estate and surroundings.

How we manage our carbon emissions and energy efficiency.

How the Investment Committee recognises the importance of Environmental, Social & Governance factors.

Our Travel Plan for 2020 - 2030 sets out a series of measures to encourage staff, students and visitors to adopt more sustainable travel habits.

Find out about how you can help to get involved in reducing our environmental impact, including sustainable laboratories and societies.

Making sustainability a cornerstone of our research.

How to recycle waste on campus and in halls.

Learn more our Corporate Social Responsibility strategy and actions.

We are improving taste & cutting down on waste.