Sustainability Commitments
What are your institution's sustainability commitments?
Universities and colleges are working hard towards incredibly ambitious carbon reduction targets, and EAUC is here to help you achieve your sustainability commitments that will contribute at showing the impact and leadership of the sector on this crucial agenda. The UK government has legislated to achieve net zero emissions on all Green House Gas emissions by 2050 under the 2008 Climate Change Act - the sector needs to meet this target.
We are leading the sector in developing a response to the Climate Crisis by developing a Climate Emergency Framework. Here are tools and resources to help you achieve your climate targets.
Here are some ways your institution can show their sustainability commitments.
- Set a net zero emissions target and share your achievement with us
- Has your institution declared a climate emergency? Let us know! You can also support the Global Climate Letter that will represent the sector's response to the ever-growing challenges of climate change.
- Celebrate and advance the critical role that education has in delivering the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by signing the SDG Accord
- Does your institution have a Sustainability Report/Guide/Policy? Share your initiatives, innovations, research and policy development on sustainability with the sector.
- Use the Sustainability Leadership Scorecard to monitor and report on your progress and learn best practice from your peers.
- Share your ethical investment commitments and set a path towards full fossil fuel divestment. NEW - The Academic ESG Review tool includes academic resources on responsible investment.
- Access the new Responsible Procurement Glossary developed by the UKUPC Responsible Procurement Network.
Below you can find a complete list of EAUC member institutions and some of their sustainability commitments to date.
If your commitment is not mentioned below, please get in touch and we will update the list.
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Ireland (N&S)
Wales
England South West
| Institution | Carbon Neutral Target | Declaration of Climate Emergency | SDG Accord Signatory (Institution) | Sustainability Reporting | Sustainability Leadership Scorecard | Ethical Investment |
| Bath Spa University | Carbon Neutral by 2030 | Not Yet | Yes | Not Yet | Yes | Not Yet |
| Cheltenham Ladies College | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet |
| City College Plymouth | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet |
| Exeter College | Not Yet | Not Yet | Yes | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet |
| Falmouth University | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet |
| National Star College | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet |
| Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Yes | Not Yet | Not Yet |
| Plymouth Marjon University | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet |
| Royal Agricultural University | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet |
| South Devon College | Not Yet | Not Yet | Yes | Not Yet | Yes | Not Yet |
| University of Bath | Net Zero Carbon in its Scope 1,2 and 3 emissions by 2040 | Yes | Not Yet | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| University of Bristol | Carbon neutral by 2030 | Yes |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| University of Exeter | Not Yet | Yes |
Not Yet | Yes | Yes | Not Yet |
| University of Gloucestershire | Net-Zero strategy in place | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not Yet |
| University of Plymouth | Net zero emissions target (scope 1 and 2) by 2025 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not Yet | Not Yet |
| University of the West of England | Carbon neutral by 2030 | Yes |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Institution | Carbon Neutral Target | Declaration of Climate Emergency | SDG Accord Signatory (Institution) | Sustainability Reporting | Sustainability Leadership Scorecard | Ethical Investment |
| Arts University Bournemouth | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet |
| Bournemouth University | Not Yet | Not Yet | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Peter Symonds' College | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet |
| Southampton Solent University | Net zero by 2030 | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet |
| Southampton City College | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet |
| The University of Winchester | 2025 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| University of Southampton | Net zero by 2030 | Not Yet | Not Yet | Yes | Yes | Not Yet |
| Institution | Carbon Neutral Target | Declaration of Climate Emergency | SDG Accord Signatory (Institution) | Sustainability Reporting | Sustainability Leadership Scorecard | Ethical Investment |
| Abingdon & Witney College | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet |
| Anglia Ruskin University | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Yes | Yes | Not Yet |
| Bucks New University | Reduce Scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions by 50% by 2020 | Not Yet | Yes | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet |
| Canterbury Christ Church University | Not Yet | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not Yet | Yes |
| City College Norwich | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet |
| Cranfield University | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Yes | Not Yet |
| Oxford Brookes University | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Yes | Yes | Not Yet |
| Royal Veterinary College | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Yes | Not Yet |
| The College of West Anglia | Not Yet | Not Yet | Yes | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet |
| The Open University | Not Yet | Not Yet | Yes | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet |
| University College of Estate Management | 2050 | Yes | Yes | Not Yet | Yes | Not Yet |
| University for the Creative Arts | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Yes | Not Yet | Not Yet |
| University of Brighton | Not Yet | Yes | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet |
| University of Cambridge | Reduce carbon emissions to zero by 2038 | Yes | Not Yet | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| University of East Anglia | Over 80% net zero campus emissions (Scopes 1 & 2) by 2030 against a 2015 baseline. Be 100% net zero (Scopes 1, 2 & 3) by 2045 or earlier | Yes | Yes | Not Yet | Yes | Not Yet |
| University of Essex | Carbon Neutral Target – Scope 1 & 2 net zero 2035, scope 3 TBC | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not Yet | Not Yet |
| University of Hertfordshire | Net Zero by 2050 | Not Yet | Not Yet | Yes | Yes | Not Yet |
| University of Kent | Not Yet | Not Yet | Yes | Yes | Not Yet | Yes |
| University of Oxford | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| University of Reading | Net zero (scope 1, 2 and 3) by 2030 | Not Yet | Not Yet | Yes | Not Yet | Yes |
| University of Suffolk | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet |
| University of Surrey | Net-Zero Carbon Emissions Target by 2030 | Not Yet | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| University of Sussex | Net-zero by 2035 | Not Yet | Not Yet | Yes | Not Yet | |
| Varndean College | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet |
| Institution |
Carbon Neutral Target |
Declaration of Climate Emergency | SDG Accord Signatory (Institution) |
Sustainability Reporting | Sustainability Leadership Scorecard | Ethical Investment |
| Aston University | Currently 48% by 2020/21 based on 2005 baseline. However, looking to approve zero carbon by 2030. | Yes | Not Yet | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Birmingham City University | Not Yet | Yes | Not Yet | Yes | Yes | Not Yet |
| Coventry University | Not Yet | Not Yet | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not Yet |
| De Montfort University | Carbon neutral from energy use 2032, everything else 2045 | Not Yet | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Keele University | Carbon Neutrality by 2030 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not Yet | Yes |
| Loughborough University | Not Yet | Not Yet | Yes | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet |
| Newman University | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Yes | Yes |
| Nottingham Trent University | Net Zero Carbon across Scopes 1, 2 and 3 by 2040 | Not Yet | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Queen Alexandra College | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet |
| The University of Northampton | Not Yet | Not Yet | Yes | Not Yet | Yes | Not Yet |
| The University of Nottingham | Net Zero by 2028 | Not Yet | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| University of Birmingham | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Yes | Not Yet | Not Yet |
| University of Derby | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Yes | Not Yet |
| University of Leicester | Pledge to become carbon neutral by 2035 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| University of Lincoln | Not Yet | Yes | Not Yet | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| University of Warwick | Net Zero Target - Scope 1 and 2 by 2030 and Scope 3 by 2050 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| University of Worcester | Yes - 2030 | Yes | Yes | Click here | Yes | Yes |
| Institution | Carbon Neutral Target |
Declaration of Climate Emergency | SDG Accord Signatory (Institution) | Sustainability Reporting | Sustainability Leadership Scorecard | Ethical Investment |
| Blackpool & The Fylde College | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Yes | Not Yet | Not Yet |
| Edge Hill University | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Yes | Yes | Not Yet |
| Lancaster University | Yes - Carbon Neutral by 2035 | Yes | Not Yet | Not Yet | Yes | Not Yet |
| Liverpool Hope University | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Yes | Not Yet | Not Yet |
| Liverpool John Moores University | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Yes | Not Yet |
| Manchester Adult Education Service (MAES) | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet |
| Manchester Metropolitan University | Zero Carbon by 2038 | Not Yet | Not Yet | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Runshaw College | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Yes | Not Yet |
| The Trafford College Group | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet |
| The University of Manchester | Zero carbon by 2038 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| University of Central Lancashire | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Yes | Not Yet |
| University of Chester | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Yes | Yes |
| University of Cumbria | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet |
| University of Liverpool | Yes - Carbon Neutral by 2035 | Not Yet | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| University of Salford | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Yes | Not Yet |
| Winstanley College | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet |
| Institution |
Carbon Neutral Target | Declaration of Climate Emergency | SDG Accord Signatory (Institution) | Sustainability Reporting | Sustainability Leadership Scorecard | Ethical Investment |
| Durham University | Not Yet | Not Yet | Yes | Not Yet | Yes | Not Yet |
| New College Durham | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet |
| Newcastle University | Net Zero Carbon by 2030 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| NCG | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Yes | Not Yet | Not Yet |
| Northumbria University | Not Yet | Not Yet | Yes | Click here | Yes | Yes |
| Teesside University | Aspire to become carbon neutral (no year provided) | Not Yet | Not Yet | Yes | Not Yet | Not Yet |
| University of Sunderland | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet |
| Institution | Carbon Neutral Target | Declaration of Climate Emergency | SDG Accord Signatory (Institution) | Sustainability Reporting | Sustainability Leadership Scorecard | Ethical Investment |
| Hull College | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet |
| Kirklees College | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Yes | Yes | Not Yet |
| Leeds Arts University | Not Yet | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not Yet | Not Yet |
| Leeds City College | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet |
| Craven College | Net-Zero Target 2030 | Not Yet | Not Yet | Yes | Not Yet | Not Yet |
| Leeds College of Music | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet |
| Sheffield Hallam University | Net zero campus by 2030 & net zero across all activities by 2038 | Not Yet | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Shipley College | Not Yet | Not Yet | Yes | Not Yet | Yes | Not Yet |
| The University of Sheffield | Carbon neutral by 2038 | Yes | Not Yet | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| University of Bradford | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Yes | Not Yet |
| University of Huddersfield | Net-zero carbon emissions target for Scope 1 & 2 by 2030 and Scope 3 by 2045 | Yes | Not Yet | Not Yet | Yes | Yes |
| University of Hull | Carbon neutral by 2027 | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Yes | Not Yet |
| University of Leeds | Net-Zero target by 2030 | Not Yet | Yes | Yes | Not Yet | Yes |
| University of York | Not Yet | Not Yet | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Wakefield College | Carbon Neutral by 2025 | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Yes | Not Yet |
| York St John University | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet |
| Institution | Carbon Neutral Target | Declaration of Climate Emergency | SDG Accord Signatory (Institution) | Sustainability Reporting | Strategic Plan | Strategic Plan end-date | Sustainability Leadership Scorecard | Ethical Investment |
| Abertay University | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Yes | Yes | 2025 | Not Yet | Yes |
| Ayrshire College | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Yes | 2020 | Not Yet | Not Yet |
| Borders College | Not Yet | Not Yet | Yes | Not Yet | Yes | 2020 | Not Yet | Not Yet |
| City of Glasgow College | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Yes | 2025 | Not Yet | Not Yet |
| Dumfries & Galloway College | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Yes | 2020 | Not Yet | Not Yet |
| Dundee and Angus College | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Yes | 2020 | Not Yet | Not Yet |
| Edinburgh College | Not Yet | Not Yet | Yes | Not Yet | Yes | 2022 | Not Yet | Not Yet |
| Edinburgh Napier University | Net Carbon Neutral by 2040 | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Yes | 2020 | Yes | Not Yet |
| Fife College | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet |
| Forth Valley College | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Yes | 2022 | Not Yet | Not Yet |
| Glasgow Caledonian University | Carbon Neutrality by 2050 | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2020 | Yes | Yes | |
| Glasgow Kelvin College | Not Yet | Not Yet | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2022 | Yes | Not Yet |
| Glasgow School of Art | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Yes | Yes | 2018 | Not Yet | Not Yet |
| Heriot-Watt University | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Yes | Yes | 2025 | Yes | Yes |
| Moray College UHI | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Yes | 2021 | Not Yet | Not Yet |
| New College Lanarkshire | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet |
| North East Scotland College | Not Yet | Not Yet | Yes | Not Yet | Yes | 2021 | Not Yet | Not Yet |
| Perth College UHI | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Yes | 2021 | Not Yet | Not Yet |
| Queen Margaret University | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Yes | 2025 | Not Yet | Not Yet |
| Robert Gordon University | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Yes | 2022 | Not Yet | Not Yet |
| Royal Conservatoire of Scotland | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Yes | 2020 | Not Yet | Not Yet |
| Sabhal Mor Ostaig UHI | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Yes | 2022 | Not Yet | Not Yet |
| South Lanarkshire College | Not Yet | Not Yet | Yes | Not Yet | Yes | 2025 | Not Yet | Not Yet |
| Scotland's Rural College | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Yes | 2023 | Not Yet | Not Yet |
| The University of Edinburgh | Net-Zero carbon by 2040 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2030 | Yes | Yes |
| University of Aberdeen | Net-Zero carbon before 2040 | Global Climate Letter | Yes | Not Yet | Yes | 2040 | Not Yet | Yes |
| University of Dundee | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Yes | 2022 | Yes | Not Yet |
| University of Glasgow | Cutting GHG to nearly zero by 2030 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2020 | Yes | Not Yet |
| University of St Andrews | Not Yet | Not Yet | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2023 | Yes | Yes |
| University of Stirling | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Yes | 2021 | Yes | Not Yet |
| University of Strathclyde | Net Zero by 2040 | Not Yet | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2025 | Yes | Not Yet |
| University of the Highlands and Islands | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Yes | Yes | 2020 | Yes | Not Yet |
| University of the West of Scotland | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Yes | Yes | 2020 | Not Yet | Not Yet |
| West College Scotland | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Yes | 2020 | Not Yet | Not Yet |
| West Lothian College | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Yes | TBC | Yes | Not Yet |
| Institution | Carbon Neutral Target | Declaration of Climate Emergency | SDG Accord Signatory (Institution) | Sustainability Reporting | Sustainability Leadership Scorecard | Ethical Investment |
| Belfast Metropolitan College | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet |
| CAFRE (College of Agriculture Food and Rural Enterprise) | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Yes | Not Yet | Not Yet |
| Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet |
| Institute of Art Design & Technology (IADT) | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet |
| Institute of Technology Sligo | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet |
| Letterkenny Institute of Technology | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet |
| Queen's University Belfast | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Yes | Not Yet | Not Yet |
| Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Yes | Not Yet | Not Yet |
| South West College | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Yes | Not Yet | Not Yet |
| Ulster University | Reduce Scope 1 & 2 Carbon Emissions by 29% by 2020/21 from baseline 2005/06 | Not Yet | Not Yet | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| University College Cork | Improve energy efficiency by 33% by 2020 | Not Yet | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not Yet |
| University College Dublin | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet |
| Institution | Carbon Neutral Target | Declaration of Climate Emergency | SDG Accord Signatory (Institution) | Sustainability Reporting | Sustainability Leadership Scorecard | Ethical Investment |
| Aberystwyth University | Net Zero target by 2030/31 | Yes | Not Yet | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Bridgend College | Carbon neutral by 2030 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cardiff Metropolitan University | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Yes | Not Yet | Yes |
| Cardiff University | 2030 for scope 1 and 2 & before 2050 for scope 3 |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Not Yet | Yes |
| Coleg Gwent | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet |
| Gower College Swansea | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Yes | Not Yet | Not Yet |
| Pembrokeshire College | Not Yet | Not Yet | Not Yet | Yes | Yes | Not Yet |
| Swansea University | Carbon neutral by 2040 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not Yet | Yes |
| University of South Wales | Net-Zero by 2050 | Not Yet | Not Yet | Yes | Not Yet | Yes |
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