Ranking and sustainability
Sustainability also plays an extremely important role in the rankings that produce these main rankings.
QS WUR Sustainability Rankings is the most recent ranking in the field of environmental and sustainable policies. Published for the first time in 2022, it assesses universities through eight indicators to determine the performance of environmental and social impact and the effective ability to produce positive changes for people and the planet.
THE Impact Ranking launched by the agency THE (Times Higher Education) in 2019. This ranking evaluates universities with respect to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) defined in 1987 by the United Nations. It uses calibrated indicators to provide comprehensive and balanced comparisons in four areas: research, administration, awareness-raising and course unit. THE Impact Ranking provides a snapshot of the influence of universities' work on the community. Specifically, it intends to evaluate the contribution to the well-being and knowledge transfer of society.
UI GreenMetric World University Ranking is an initiative of the Indonesian University and was launched in 2010. This ranking was the first in the world to focus on sustainability and environmental issues. It is aimed at universities around the world and assesses the commitment and policies that universities adopt regarding sustainability and climate change issues. In particular, in addition to climate change, GreenMetric turns its attention to the waste of water and electricity, waste recycling, energy efficiency of buildings, and "green" transport policies. On the dedicated pages you will find the details of the methodology and the results of the University of Padova.
Since 2023, the University of L'Aquila has been the Italian coordinator of the working group of Italian universities, UI GreenMetric World University Ranking Network (UI GWURN), succeeding the Alma Mater which led the work from 2017 to 2022. The recordings of the last meetings are publicly available:
Meeting of 16 May 2023: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9u9CPcQPqnM
Meeting of 17 May 2023: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nISYsod3lJs
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