UCPH's sustainability targets and actions

The University of Copenhagen has approved targets for environmental sustainability in 2030 in six main areas:

Sustainability

Climate

  • Reduce overall climate footprint (Scope 1-3 carbon footprint) per full-time equivalent (FTE) by 50% in 2030. 

Chemistry

  • Prioritise products and solutions without health and environmental contaminants in procurement, operations and construction.
  • Reduce the use of environmentally and health hazardous substances in teaching and research.

Involvement, participation and behaviour

  • Offer good opportunities to practise sustainable behaviour in day-to-day life at UCPH.
  • Opportunity for staff and students to engage in specific initiatives and actions aimed at the development of a more sustainable UCPH.

Biodiversity

  • Examine the areas in which UCPH’s activities have the greatest impact on biodiversity and, on this basis, develop specific goals, targets, initiatives and actions for UCPH as an institution.

Resources and Recycling

  • More sustainable procurement, use and recycling of resources that contribute to a significant reduction in UCPH’s resource consumption
  • Recycling of 60% of waste 
  • Reduce total quantities for incineration and landfills by 50% per FTE

Collaboration and global knowledge sharing

  • Engage nationally and globally in the sustainability work
  • Continue to be internationally recognised for its sustainability work.

Read the sustainability goals (pdf)