Sustainability

Through the Climate Framework for Swedish higher education institutions, Malmö University has a commitment to reducing the impact of its operations on the climate. This should be done at a rate that is in line with the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C.

Goal

• Malmö University is committed to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by at least 50 per cent by 2030 (base year 2019) and then continuing to reduce emissions until they are close to zero.

Interim goals

• To reduce emissions from business travel by at least 52 per cent by 2025 (base year 2019).
  Interim goal
• To have roadmaps in place for reducing greenhouse gas emissions related to purchase of IT products and services, food, consumables, and construction by 2025.

Malmö University will work to ensure sustainable facility management, sustainable use of its properties and protect the immediate environments of those properties. This means that during the period covered by the environmental goals, the University must reduce its use of energy and other resources. This will be achieved by, among other things, working with energy efficiency measures and with circular flows of materials and furnishings in the maintenance of properties.

Goals

• To reduce the amount of purchased energy by 1.5% per year/per square metre, by 2025 (base year 2019).
• Certification of Orkanen according to the Sweden Green Building Council’s Miljöbyggnad IDrift system.
• To reduce the purchase of newly manufactured furniture through maintenance and repair of existing furniture, and through re-use.
• To clarify the requirements placed on suppliers, strengthen the internal competencies and develop new procedures for climate and other environmental considerations in projects and property management.

Malmö University is committed to making conscious purchases and to handling all chemicals and possible hazardous waste with care. This is to minimise risks when handling substances and to ensure that these substances do not contaminate circular flows of materials.

Goals

• To reduce the proportion of unsorted waste (residual waste) by 50 per cent by 2025 (base year 2019).
• Work to reduce the amount of disposable items, especially plastic packaging.
• Develop university-wide training in chemical safety for staff and students in labs, clinics and workshops.

Malmö University will use digitalisation as a tool for reducing the use of resources, emissions from transport and travel, more efficient use of premises, etc. Malmö University must choose providers of IT equipment and services that take environmental and social responsibility.

Goals

• To recover 100 per cent of mobile phones and tablets.
• To continue to reduce the proportion of purchases of newly manufactured IT equipment and work to ensure that environmentally beneficial products are chosen when purchasing.
• To increase understanding of the environmental impact of using AI and conduct an internal dialogue about its responsible use.

Malmö University will ensure general environmental and social requirements in all procurements, as well as product/service-specific requirements in procurements that are of priority.

Goal

• To systematise the follow-up of environmental requirements in agreements.

Malmö University will give employees, students and other interested parties insights into, and invite them to dialogue about, the University’s environmental and climate efforts. The University is also tasked by the government to encourage learning about sustainable development and to promote professional development at all levels of the organisation.

Goals

• To communicate externally and internally about environmental and climate efforts, in accordance with Strategy 2025.
• To continue to develop support for the University’s teaching staff in education about sustainable development.

Malmö University views collaboration with external partners and students as a prerequisite for our environmental work, as well as for joint learning about, and for, sustainable development. A sustainability perspective should be an integral part of all our collaborations.

Goal

• To collaborate continuously with students and the City of Malmö on the green transition.

Malmö University will, in accordance with the commitments in the Climate Framework, contribute to society’s ability to achieve its goals. The University can achieve this by working with open science and by strengthening the abilities of researchers, and supporting them in their efforts, to communicate their research to other stakeholders in society, for example.

Goal

• To promote access to climate-related research and contribute to the wider public debate on the green transition.