Sustainable development guides our actions and our thinking. To us, this means taking responsibility of the people, the environment, and the economy. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and our sustainable development roadmap guide our activities until 2030. We promote responsibility in all Metropolia’s activities and provide a positive contribution to society by educating sustainable development specialists and finding solutions to sustainable development challenges in our innovation hubs.
Sustainable development and growth is also a cross-cutting theme of our strategy.
Responsible university community
Our activities as a university community are ecologically, socially, and financially sustainable. We look after the people, i.e., our entire community, reduce our negative environmental impact and strive to achieve carbon neutrality by the end of 2030, and act in a financially sustainable manner, striving toward sustainable growth.
We support each other in our daily choices and decisions.
Everyone at Metropolia will get sustainability know-how
We develop the sustainable development competence of our entire university community. Sustainable development is a cross-cutting theme for all educational activities at Metropolia. Our personnel develop their competence on sustainable development. Each teacher is responsible for introducing aspects of sustainable development in their teaching where applicable. The students learn new things, provide feedback, and engage in discussions.
Solutions to sustainable development challenges
We find solutions to global sustainable development challenges through ecosystem cooperation – increasing our positive impact on society at the same time. Instead of focusing on Metropolia, we take a broader view of the society around us and the impact of our actions: we work for the society.
How should I act?
I will familiarize myself with Metropolia's sustainable development website and Roadmap 2030 and think of how I could contribute to sustainable activities in Metropolia.
I will improve my sustainable development competence further.
In daily decision-making, I will take into account
- the ethicality of my actions
- the wellbeing of myself and that of others
- the saving of energy (water consumption, lighting, heating)
- the reduction and sorting of waste
- the use of public transport and opportunities for walking and cycling and
- a plant-based diet.
For travel, see the Metropolia's travel Guidance for personnel, and the Guide to a Greener Exchange for students.
I will participate in the development of Metropolia's sustainability work.
