Ecological transition
UNIL is firmly committed to an ecological and social transition that meets the challenges of our time. The aim is to implement all the processes necessary to enable the University to operate within the planetary boundaries while fulfilling its social mission.
Anchoring its operations and actions in the current state of scientific knowledge, it is no longer a question of multiplying initiatives in favour of sustainability, but of reversing the perspective by starting from the proven concept of planetary boundaries and applying it to the scale of UNIL.
This paradigm shift involves, on the one hand, defining impact reductions that will enable the institution to respect the planetary boundaries and, on the other hand, quantifying the institution's current environmental impacts. It is mobilising its scientific community around the challenges of the ecological transition, stimulating research into the transformations to be implemented and disseminating knowledge.
A navigation tool for the ecological and social transition has been set up to quantify and monitor the efforts required.
In order to monitor the progress made, a navigation tool for the ecological and social transition, has been set up: the UNIL doughnut.
The Transition Assembly
"Although the situation is staggering, we must be ambitious. UNIL intends to rise to the challenge by drawing on the scientific approach, critical thinking and collaborative, interdisciplinary work that are its strengths. It will be a question of daring to experiment, of accepting mistakes, of knowing how to correct and adapt, of not being afraid to start again, so that together we can chart a course that will enable the institution to respect the planetary boundaries."
Contact
The Ecological Transition and Campus team coordinates and monitors the University's ecological transition measures in close collaboration with the Competence Centre in Sustainability, which has extensive theoretical and practical expertise in sustainability.
For any questions, please contact: transition@unil.ch
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