Meeting of the Sustainability and Responsibility Network: Community's ideas for the process of the University's new Sustainability and Responsibility Plan 2025-2028

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Bulletin 27.2.2024

The first meeting of the year of the Sustainability and Responsibility Network will be held in a hybrid format at Kaisa-sali at Kaisa house 7th floor, on March 7, 2024, from 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM. 

Join us to hear about the current state of the University's sustainability work, including biodiversity promotion at the University, and future plans. The network meeting will also give you the opportunity to participate in the process of making our new University Sustainability and Responsibility Plan 2025–2028. In small groups, you will have the opportunity to go through the new programme's policies so far and reflect on what they mean in concrete terms for the members of the university community.  

Event Agenda  

Refreshments: Coffee, tea and small vegan snack available. 

  • 3:30 PM-4:00 PM Opening of the event and the current state of the University's sustainability and responsibility work (hybrid) 
  • 4:00 PM-04.15 PM Case: Natural capital and ecosystem service assessment of University of Helsinki campuses (hybrid) 
    • Jussi Lampinen, HELSUS post-doc, University of Helsinki 
  • 4.15–04.25 PM Process of the new Sustainability and Responsibility Plan 2025–2028 (hybrid)  
  • 4:25 PM-5:30 PM Small group work: what the programme's guidelines mean in practice 
    • Small group work for on-site participants only 

A Warm Welcome! 

Where, When and for whom

Time: Thursday, 7 March from 3.30 PM to 5.30 PM 

Place: Kaisa house, 7062, Kaisa-sali 7th floor, Fabianinkatu 30. At 3.30-4.30 PM also in zoom. 

For whom: University of Helsinki Staff, Students, and Alumni  

Language: The event is in English and Finnish. Instructions and presentations will be given in English. During the event you can participate in the discussion in Finnish, English and Swedish. 

Accessibility: The Library’s accessible entrances are the main entrance on Fabianinkatu and the lift from either the University of Helsinki metro station or Kaisaniemenkatu. There is a lift to 7th floor. For assistance or guidance, please call the porter on +358 50 318 5411 or 02941 23265 (Aleksandria) or the library information desk on 02941 23920. For more information about accessibility, please visit Kaisa library's website. 

Register for the event with Lyyti-form. 

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