Sustainability

Nottingham stays in the top two of the World UI GreenMetric

The results of the 2016 Green Metric World Ranking Universities have been recently released, with Nottingham continuing to be in the top ranks. This is the seventh edition of ranking which compares universities’ efforts towards campus sustainability and environment friendly university management, with Nottingham having been in the top two since its inception.

This year 516 universities from 74 countries took part, with an increase from last year with 407 universities from 65 countries. The University of California Davis in first place closely followed by The University of Nottingham.

The index included over fifty indicators across 6 categories which included:

  • Setting and Infrastructure (15%)
  • Energy and Climate Change (21%)
  • Waste management (18%)
  • Water usage (10%)
  • Transportation (18%)
  • Education (18%)

Find out more about the University's performance on the UI GreenMetric webpages. 

Posted on Tuesday 31st January 2017

Sustainability Team

Estate Office, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD

Email: sustainability@nottingham.ac.uk