Actions

In order to achieve UCPH's ambitions all staff and students have to contribute.

The realisation of goals and targets require both an institutional setting for sustainable behaviour and that everybody at the university consider sustainability in their daily decision making and conduct of everyday life.

UCPH will create a framework and space that give room for employees and students to engage. Action areas, sub-targets and specifik initiatives are to be developed in collaboration with relevant parts of the organisation and be adjusted as new knowledge is achieved.

Areas of action — Actions are expected to evolve around the eight areas outlined in the figure

Goals and targets are reached through a transversal programme that is implemented locally.

Initiatives have to focus on the most important areas. 8 areas are expected to be the primary areas of focus in the period 2021-23. Specific initiatives in the different areas of action are to be developed in collaboration with employees and students at the University of Copenhagen.

Initiatives at UCPH

The University of Copenhagen's guards are running green

When UCPH in the winter of 2020 changed security company, there was a clear demand: The patrol car had to run on electricity. This reduces the carbon footprint from the daily patrol between the university's buildings.

Creative Recycling during the Corona Pandemic

A project on waste sorting in the Maersk Tower was altered significantly due to COVID-19.

Green Studying at City Campus

A green student organisation and an external lecturer has taken initiative for a green corner in the bookshop at City Campus

Vegetarian Catering and Less Air Travel at the Department of Psychology

Climate impact takes priority over cost in a new sustainability policy at Department of Psychology. The policy focuses on both the department’s carbon footprint and that made by visiting guests.

Virtual Growth Opportunity at GLOBE

The GLOBE Institute had recently launched a sustainability initiative, when COVID-19 shut down the University of Copenhagen. The shutdown gave the institute an unexpected opportunity to increase its use of virtual participation

Protein Center starts sustainable use of trays

The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research (CPR) has arranged with its supplier of pipette tips to collect the packaging for direct reuse. This is good news for the planet and the economy.

Panum Saves 3.5 million DKK in Energy Reductions

Maintenance work in several laboratories at Panum has led to a remarkable reduction in overall energy consumption. Heat recovery and automatic shutdown of ventilation systems contribute to annual energy savings of more than 3.5 million DKK.

Climate friendly waste sorting in the Maersk Tower

At the Department for Health and Medical Sciences, they struggle to reach UCPH’s goals for waste management.

Climate Change highlighted in rules for travelling

According to updated rules for travelling environmental impact of all travelling at UCPH has to be considered before booking.

Students at UCPH fight for the climate

Talks, debates, climate strikes and demands for the headmastership. Students at UCPH in the fight for the climate – both at the university and in society.

Campaign on heating at South-City Campus

Green Campus and the student organisations RHEA and SIMA has distributed 2000 flyers around The Municipality Hospital, KUA1&2 and in the central administration. The campaign reminds us to close the windows. During the rounds the students also closed the windows that were left open.

Sustainable canteens at South Campus

At South Campus the canteens strive to reduce their carbon footprint. Both “Wicked Rabbit” and “HUM-kantinen” focus increasingly on providing sustainable food.

Students apply anthropology to campus

Waste sorting, canteen selection and a big green house for hosting meetings. These are three suggestions for making the Municipality Hospital more sustainable from a class in applied anthropology. The students worked with solving actual problems in their own reading rooms and lecture halls.

PLEN raises the freezer temperature

Energy savings of 20-22%, longer service life and fewer expenses on new freezers in the laboratory budget – without negative impacts on research. Just by raising the freezer temperature by 10 degrees

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