Sustainability
From here…
At Maastricht University, sustainability is a cornerstone of our education programmes, our research and our everyday operations. The UM Sustainability Roadmap 2030, our sustainability strategy, will guide that process. Going sustainable as a university is not a one-day task, nor a one-way street. It’s a path towards a goal that is always moving. Since ideas about what is sustainable change quite regularly, sustainability is not a box you check once and leave at that.
…to various sustainability projects
Because sustainability is a fluid goal, our approach is flexible and multifaceted. We will highlight sustainability projects initiated by students, staff members, and the university itself. Some may focus on changing personal habits, others on improving the university grounds, but all of them bring us one step closer to our goals.
…to you
We invite you to join the cause and take part in the implementation of the Roadmap 2030. We need your input on how we could improve our policies and your enthusiasm to push existing initiatives further. Together, we strive for a green, healthy, and thriving UM community, working towards a climate-neutral and circular UM campus. So take the leap with us…
…to a sustainable university
UM Sustainability Report 2025
Read here the Sustainability Report of UM. The report provides an insight into how sustainability is becoming increasingly integrated into both the organisation itself and the people who contribute to it on a daily basis. A key milestone is that, for the first time, the university has mapped its emissions as reliably and comprehensively as possible.
3 main ambitions:
to a thriving UM community
to a climate neutral UM by 2035
What we do
At UM we strongly believe that working together makes us stronger. When we join forces, we learn from each other and come to a more multifaceted solution. Solutions that benefit the world around us. Guided by the Sustainability Roadmap 2030, we are working on various projects within our pillars of education, research and operations. To learn more about the different projects that we are working on, go directly to:
Click here to see the highlights of 2024 in poster format.
View the full Sustainability Report 2025.
UM’s Footprint in Figures
Data monitoring is essential to achieving Maastricht University’s ambitious sustainability goals. To ensure proper monitoring and transparency, the interactive Sustainability Dashboard has been launched. The dashboard currently contains information on the university’s gas, water and electricity consumption over the past four years.
Click here to read more about this dashboard and to view UM’s sustainability impact in figures.
Events
Newsletter Sustainability@UM
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Below you'll find highlights of our most recent news. Want to read more news, articles and see other videos about sustainability at UM? Check out the theme-page UM & Sustainability.
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