At the University of Helsinki, sustainability and responsibility are actively promoted. The newly published Responsibility Highlights report 2021 provides a good overview of the broad-based and ambitious nature of these efforts.
The strategic plan of the University of Helsinki states that sustainability and responsibility will guide all University operations, and that research and teaching will enhance sustainable wellbeing through interaction with the surrounding society. The current strategy period has now been running for a little over a year and a half. What measures have been taken to achieve the goals, Vice-Rector for sustainability and responsibility Tom Böhling?
"I'm happy to say that we've got off to a good start. The sustainability and responsibility efforts of 11 faculties, units, staff and students are so diverse that it is impossible to list them all. However, we have compiled a cross-section of the measures taken in 2021 in the Sustainability Highlights report."
"In addition to documenting the University's sustainability and responsibility efforts, it increases the transparency of our work. It would be great to see the issues and topics highlighted in the report stimulating discussion also more broadly in society. If you are interested in the topic, you should also take a look at the University's first sustainability and responsibility plan, published last spring."
Highlights from the measures taken in 2021
Efforts for sustainability and responsibility are realised through the University's core duties of research, teaching and public engagement. In addition, the University is making a difference through its everyday activities.
The Sustainability Highlights report introduces a wide range of relevant measures, of which a handful are presented below:
