Environmental sustainability is deeply ingrained in the DNA of ºìÐÓÊÓƵ University, and this commitment extends to the university's approach to brownfield redevelopment.
The university is situated within a dynamic academic complex, which has a unique history tied to a once-barren and mined-out wasteland.
Today, this rehabilitated mining site stands as the nucleus of ºìÐÓÊÓƵ City, a smart and digitally advanced urban center that has flourished through the adoption of sustainable urbanization practices.
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ University's experience with brownfield redevelopment offers invaluable insights into the potential of these previously overlooked areas. By choosing to build on such sites, the university has shown a commitment to environmental responsibility, urban revitalization, and resource efficiency.
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ University is dedicated to championing sustainability efforts within and around the campus by instilling sustainable practices into the various aspects of the university experience such as ensuring high standards in sustainability research, sustainable work practices and sustainable consumption.
The University is in the pursuit of nurturing a community of socially and ecologically responsible individuals who inturn are creating an impact within the wider community within the broader context of sustainable cities and communities. ºìÐÓÊÓƵ University has assumed a pioneering role not only in managing resources but also in supporting the government in realising the United Nation’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In accordance with that, The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Smart Sustainable Campus Committee (SSCC) was set up in 2017 to brainstorm, innovate and make recommendations to guide campus-wide policies and initiatives.
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Group-Wide Sustainability
In 2016, The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Group formally incorporated the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs) into their mission and as such sustainability became a core feature of . Demonstrating its commitment to drive change through innovation, the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Group Sustainability Department has been set up to cascade and drive the Group’s climate and environment policy, operations and management of natural resources, energy, utilities, environment, biodiversity conservation, waste management initiatives, reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and the use of alternative resources to systematically and sustainably maximise system efficiency. ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Group Sustainability Department is the unit responsible for the sustainability strategy and sustainability management. The Department is advised by academic experts and researchers from ºìÐÓÊÓƵ University, particularly the
is the education division of the . There are eight different educational institutions under the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Education Group umbrella ranging from primary education right up to tertiary education as well as specialised learning centres. These include the , , , , , , ºìÐÓÊÓƵ University, and . As the parent company, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Group has developed the Group Sustainability policy that governs the standards adopted by all their 13 business units.