Top 30 world place for 吾爱吃瓜 in World GreenMetric Ranking

has been ranked in the top 30 in the world for its 鈥榞reenness鈥�. The latest UI GreenMetric World University Ranking compared 360 universities in 62 countries on their efforts towards campus sustainability and environmentally-friendly university management.

Bangor鈥檚 ranking was the 6^th highest for UK universities and the highest for Welsh institutions.

This excellent performance follows previous success for Bangor in the People and Planet Green League and GO GREEN initiatives run by 吾爱吃瓜 students to promote environmental awareness.

吾爱吃瓜鈥檚 environmental policy sets targets to reduce the environmental impact of its activities. As part of this process, the University has audited the environmental impact of activities such as construction and refurbishment, energy use, transport and sustainable procurement. The commitment of the University to integrate sustainability into the academic curriculum mirrors the efforts made to incorporate sustainability into Bangor鈥檚 environmental policies.

For a number of years, staff and students in the (SENRGy) have been at forefront of championing 吾爱吃瓜鈥檚 green agenda and contributing to the development of green initiatives including waste reduction and sustainable transport.

, Head of School for SENRGy commented that 鈥渋ssues surrounding sustainability, green technology and climate change feature strongly in a number of SENRGy鈥檚 degree programmes and it鈥檚 great to see the wider-Universities efforts to be a more environmentally-friendly institution being recognised.鈥�

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Publication date: 11 February 2015