Climate Framework for Higher Education Institutions
Malmö University is one of the Swedish higher education institutions that has signed the Climate Framework for Higher Education Institutions. The current climate challenge requires changes in all sectors of society, and universities and other higher education institutions have a central role in this work. We have an important task to contribute to the climate transition through our teaching, research and collaboration, but we also need to reduce the climate impact of our own activities.
We see climate change as a crucial and priority issue for the future, and commit ourselves to:
- continuing to contribute to society's ability to achieve its goals through education, research and collaboration
- reducing our own climate impact in line with society's commitments as expressed in national and international agreements
- setting ambitious climate change targets and allocating resources to achieve and monitor these targets
- clearly communicating our climate work to inspire and disseminate knowledge to other actors and to citizens.
Climate network
Linked to the Climate Framework is the Climate Network, a national network that aims to strengthen cooperation and exchange between higher education institutions in the field of climate change and make it easier for higher education institutions to fulfil their part of the Paris Agreement. One or more higher education institutions are responsible for various focus groups within which most of the network's work is conducted. Five focus areas have been selected on the basis of their climate impact and practical feasibility, and these are:
- Buildings
- Sustainable leadership
- Purchasing and procurement
- Learning for sustainable development
- Business travel
Higher educations' climate network (slu.se)
