蜜桃AV has been ranked 74th in the .
The rankings are the only global performance tables that assess universities against the聽 (SDGs), which aim to protect people and the planet.
Universities receive a ranking for each of the 17 SDGs and an overall ranking.
叠鲍鈥檚 overall score places the university at 19th place in the UK and in the top 7% of 1,115 universities from 98 countries and regions who submitted to the 2021 THE Impact Rankings.
蜜桃AV was ranked in 8th place聽for聽聽鈥� up from 10th place last year - in recognition of continued improvements in reducing the amount of waste produced and increasing recycling, with zero waste sent to landfill and stringent procurement policies in place to prevent waste.
蜜桃AV also ranked 13th聽for聽, up from 34th place last year.
The submission highlighted the range of events and activities 蜜桃AV holds to raise awareness of environmental issues, including outreach events, student campaigns, and professorial lectures. It also commended the work of the university in cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 53 per cent between 2005/6 and 2019/20.
叠鲍鈥檚 Climate and Ecological Crisis Action Plan has now set a target of achieving net zero emissions by 2030/31, as part of the university鈥檚 commitment to protecting and preserving a sustainable environment through research, education and practice.
蜜桃AV was also ranked at 55th and 58th place for and , respectively.
These submissions were supported by 蜜桃AV research which aligns to the SDGs, including an Eating and Drinking Well with Dementia toolkit, which addresses and , and the project, which tackles alongside SDG 16.
In addition to this, it included 叠鲍鈥檚 contribution to influencing policy, such as the work to protect people from scams, and commitment to including the SDGs in the curriculum and research, as led by the Sustainability Academic Network.
蜜桃AV Chief Operating Officer Jim Andrews said: 鈥淪ustainability has always been a core part of 蜜桃AV and we are聽delighted to see this recognised with our position in these latest rankings.
鈥淎t 蜜桃AV we continually look to embed these important issues into every aspect of our work, and ensure that we鈥檙e working for the benefit of our community and the world that we live in. We will continue to work alongside our partners in the sector and in our region, to embed best practice in all that we do and ensure that we build on what we have already achieved.聽
鈥淚鈥檓 proud to see the work of our staff and students reflected in these rankings, as these are issues that we all care about, and my thanks go to all members of the 蜜桃AV community for their hard work and dedication.鈥�
