Sustainability

Universities have a critical role to play in the sustainability transition effort due to our operations which span every sector, our energy consumption and resource use, and the extensive educational and research activities which promote economic development, social well-being and innovation within new generations entering the workforce. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) (2015) provide “a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and planet, now and into the future”. The SDGs acknowledge that eliminating poverty and human deprivations must go hand-in-hand with improving access to quality health and education, reducing social and financial inequality, and raising economic prosperity – all while tackling climate change and working to preserve the health of the natural world. TUS aims to become a sustainability leader and make deep-rooted changes which will enable sustainable development in all contexts, the implementation of which will be framed on the principles and aspirations of the Sustainable Development Goals.