Sustainable wellbeing – The University’s new sustainability and responsibility plan for 2025–2028 is out
In the coming years, the University will concentrate on promoting sustainable wellbeing. This means developing the operating culture and decision-making, investing in competencies, and identifying interconnections between aspects.
The University’s new sustainability and responsibility plan for 2025–2028 has been published. The second of its kind at the University, it brings together measures recorded in unit-specific implementation plans to promote sustainable wellbeing.
The plan includes more than 40 measures, such as calculating the University’s adverse impacts on nature, improving accessibility, as well as developing the provision of sustainability education and the responsible assessment of research. In addition, the measures cover promoting scientific literacy, popularising research and clarifying decision-making on sustainability.
“As we develop our operations, we must consider the wellbeing of both people and the planet. Understanding that these two entities are interlinked is at the core of the plan,” says Head of Responsibility and Wellbeing Riina Koivuranta.
Sustainable wellbeing will be promoted particularly through three themes identified as essential for the coming years:
- Sustainable wellbeing through the development of the operating culture and decision-making
- Sustainable wellbeing through investment in competencies
- Sustainable wellbeing through the identification of interconnections
The sustainability and responsibility plan is aimed at increasing the transparency of the University’s associated efforts and goals. Its purpose is also to help integrate sustainability and responsibility into all University operations.
Result of extensive collaboration
The drafting of the plan began at workshops for leadership held in late 2023. Research and teaching staff, University Services specialists and alumni contributed to the preparations. Comments were requested openly from, among others, the University’s extended management group, the sustainability and responsibility committee, and the University community. A big thank you to all the commenters and others who took part in the process!
The implementation of the measures will be monitored and their progress reported annually to the University community and leadership.
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