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Sustainability

Sustainable development represents a global challenge. As hotspots for knowledge generation and transfer, universities are expected to make a contribution. The University of Bern takes this responsibility seriously and is committed to integrating sustainability as a cross-cutting issue across all areas of the university (teaching, research, continuing education, public relations and business operations) and promoting the respectful use of ecological, economic and social resources.

The University of Bern has cemented its sustainability policy on a strategic level. The University of Bern has an Office and a Commission for Sustainable Development.

WWF Sustainability Rating

University of Bern is "ambitious" in terms of sustainability

Together with three other universities, the University of Bern has reached the highest awarded category of the WWF's 2024 Sustainability Rating of Swiss Universities.

Media release Roadmap to Climate Neutrality by 2030

University of Bern adapts its climate strategy

Instead of purchasing large quantities of offsetting certificates to achieve climate neutrality by 2025, the University of Bern is developing a long-term roadmap to climate neutrality by 2030 in a participatory process that focuses more on reduction measures and innovative approaches.

Climate Neutrality 2030 Roadmap

"Becoming climate neutral is not an easy task"

Video message on the Roadmap to Climate Neutrality by Vice-Rector Heike Mayer

Digitized Research and its Costs: Discussing Sustainable Development”

Summary and main findings of the event

Im Rahmen der Veranstaltungsreihe „Kritische Perspektiven der Digitalisierung“ fand am 18. September die Veranstaltung „Digitized Research and Its Costs: Discussing Sustainable Development“ statt. Die Veranstaltung beschäftigte sich u.a. mit der Frage, wie grosse digitale (Forschungs-)Infrastrukturen mit Nachhaltigkeitszielen in Einklang gebracht werden können.
Hier finden Sie eine kurze Zusammenfassung der wichtigsten Aussagen und Erkenntnisse der Veranstaltung.