Sustainable future is built on competence and innovative solutions
The sustainability crisis is real. We are making substantial contributions and have created a detailed plan to integrate sustainable development into all our activity.
Join us on our journey towards change that affects us and, through us, the entire world.
Read from our first sustainability report how we made progress on our sustainability journey during 2022.
Metropolia 2030 - We are accelerating the change towards a sustainable society
We approach change comprehensively and from a human-centered perspective. Our community of 18,000 would make us the 66th largest city in Finland. We therefore have a great responsibility and opportunity to make a difference towards a sustainable future.
Our roadmap will guide our activity and will set ambitious goals for our journey towards 2030.
1. Responsibility for our own activities
Our activities are ecologically, socially and financially sustainable.
2. Continuous learning
Everyone at Metropolia will get sustainability know-how
3. Solutions
We build sustainable solutions together with our partners.
Metropolia will be carbon neutral
within 2030
Responsibility for our own activity
A responsible higher education community
Sustainable development guides all our thinking and actions. To us, it means responsibility for people, the environment and the economy.
campuses
students
square meters
Towards a sustainable operational environment.
0.2% Waste and wastewater
2.5% Business travel
5.4% Production of fuels and transmission losses
6.5% Construction and property maintenance
8.0% Heating
21% Procurement
0.1% Others
56% Commuting to campuses
Ecological sustainability
Carbon neutral Metropolia 2030
We will expand our carbon footprint calculations
2022
We will lower our emissions systematically
by 2030
We will offset emissions we cannot reduce.
Staff diversity 2022
men
Staff average age
48,9 years
women
Share of women in managerial positions
SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY
Responsible and people-centered leadership
We will put our Equality and Non-Discrimination Plan into practice
2023 - 2024
We invest in safety and well-being of our staff and students
ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY
Sustainable growth
We make all investments and procurement according to responsibility principles
2030
All of our financial investments are according to responsibility principles
2030
Roadmap
Our roadmap covers the most impactful objectives, activities and indicators for our sustainability work.
"We have founded professional teams focusing on the themes of sustainable development and a network of sustainable development including both students and staff - working groups include almost 80 individuals."
Continuous learning
Everyone at Metropolia will get sustainability know-how
We will integrate sustainable development into all of our education.
We will invest in sustainability skills of our staff.
We will build individual learning solutions for different stages of life.
The number of theses focusing on sustainable development in the year 2022
189 pcs
Our Target
Raising awareness for sustainable development
Our objective is that all members of our higher education community, both students and staff, are experts in sustainable development.
A current state analysis on sustainability in teaching is conducted in all Metropolia's degree programs during 2022, in order to integrate sustainability contents into all of our education.
Metropolia's staff will take a basic course in sustainable develoment during 2022.
Metropolia has been developing the SIMHE initiative since the year 2016 - the number of students taking part in the initiative has grown significantly.
Get to know SIMHE
Our Actions
Simhe Metropolia - Supporting Immigrants in Higher Education
In the year 2022, we supported 1335 highly trained immigrants living in Finland through individual and group guidance sessions at the career counseling services .
Our Actions
Agenda 2030 -analysis tool
This tool, produced in partnership with Metropolia, Headai and Eduix Oy, shows the contents of the Metropolia syllabi in relation to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Roadmap
Our roadmap covers the most impactful objectives, activities and indicators for our sustainability work.
"With us, every student from engineer to paramedic learns new skills and thinking to be applied to society and companies. We offer not only the keys to implement, but also to create and develop new and sustainable solutions."
10 pcs
RDI projects underway annually
100 pcs
Solutions
Innovative solutions to sustainability challenges
Climate change, traffic, health services, urbanization and construction are current challenges, for which we are developing sustainable solutions in our innovation hubs.
Solutions are created through innovation and research and in cooperation with different actors in society
Solutions
Urban Farm Lab
Of the world population in the year 2050
over 30 % live in cities
Urban Farm Lab solves nutritional challenges of the urban environment with urban food technology.
Solutions
SmartLab
Buildings cause over
30 % of all emissions
SmartLab is a smart home platform where the fields of property and construction are renewed by testing and developing solutions for user-friendly housing for different stages of the lifecycle.
Solutions
HyMy-Village
In 2030 in Finland there will be
40 % more
85-year-olds and the need for social and healthcare services will grow.
In the HyMy-Village, individual health and wellness services are created for the growing need in support for ageing.
Solutions
Sohjoa Baltic robot buses
Urban traffic trips are expected to increase
100,000,000
trips over the next 10 years.
Sohjoa Baltic -robot buses will electrify public transport in densely populated areas.
Roadmap
Our roadmap covers the most impactful objectives, activities and indicators for our sustainability work.
Sustainability report 2022
10.5.2023
Metropolia's second sustainability report describes the progress towards the sustainability goals and measures and the results of the 2022 sustainability work.
Read the report
Metropolia contributes to the UN Sustainable Development Goals
23.1.2023
Read about the most relevant UN Sustainable Development Goals for Metropolia: what they mean at Metropolia and how we have promoted them in our own everyday activities.
Read article
Metropolia's solutions to save energy
10.10.2022
Metropolia is involved in the national Down a Degree campaign, promoting the official messages of the campaign and committing to making energy-saving measures.
Learn more
News
The UN Sustainable Development Goals guide our actions
To us, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) are not just a declaration. We have identified eight most relevant SDGs from our 2030 strategy. Our roadmap is built on these goals. See how each goal is integrated in our everyday life.
UN Sustainable Development Goals at Metropolia
Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
Education is at the core of our operation. We make sure that every Metropolia graduate and every member of our staff is able to promote sustainable development in both work life and in society. We build unique and flexible learning solutions for different walks of life. We also ensure the availability and flexibility of education, for example through digitalization.
Education is at the core of our operation. We make sure that every Metropolia graduate and every member of our staff is able to promote sustainable development in both work life and in society. We build unique and flexible learning solutions for different walks of life. We also ensure the availability and flexibility of education, for example through digitalization.
Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all
We will strive to grow within ecological and social boundaries both in Finland and internationally. We will define ethical principles for our entire operation that will guide our activities in the future. We will strive for resource efficiency and will utilize circular business models. We will look after our entire higher education community's health, wellbeing and security.'
We will strive to grow within ecological and social boundaries both in Finland and internationally. We will define ethical principles for our entire operation that will guide our activities in the future. We will strive for resource efficiency and will utilize circular business models. We will look after our entire higher education community's health, wellbeing and security.'
Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation
We solve sustainability challenges through innovation and research with a human-centered approach. We increase the vitality of the metropolitan area with entrepreneurship, business and employment.
We solve sustainability challenges through innovation and research with a human-centered approach. We increase the vitality of the metropolitan area with entrepreneurship, business and employment.
Reduce inequality within and among countries
We put people first and advance equality and diversity in our higher education community. We invest in culture that values dialogue and diversity.
We put people first and advance equality and diversity in our higher education community. We invest in culture that values dialogue and diversity.
To ensure sustainable consumption and production
We educate sustainable development experts and encourage individuals to make sustainable choices. We promote sustainable use of natural resources and resource efficiency in all our actions for example by reducing the amount of waste, such as food waste, and water consumption on our premises. We will create sustainability principles for our future investments and purchases. We will report on the progress of our sustainability targets annually.
We educate sustainable development experts and encourage individuals to make sustainable choices. We promote sustainable use of natural resources and resource efficiency in all our actions for example by reducing the amount of waste, such as food waste, and water consumption on our premises. We will create sustainability principles for our future investments and purchases. We will report on the progress of our sustainability targets annually.
Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
We will be a carbon neutral higher education institution by 2030. We are increasing awareness about the climate crisis as part of our education.
We are counting and reducing the climate emissions of our actions regarding energy, transport, waste, acquisitions and procurements as well as investments. We compensate the emissions we can't reset.
We will be a carbon neutral higher education institution by 2030. We are increasing awareness about the climate crisis as part of our education.
We are counting and reducing the climate emissions of our actions regarding energy, transport, waste, acquisitions and procurements as well as investments. We compensate the emissions we can't reset.
Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels
We are governing responsibly by putting people first. We are building ethical principles for our operations and ensuring good governance at Metropolia. We communicate openly and transparently, both internally and externally.
We are governing responsibly by putting people first. We are building ethical principles for our operations and ensuring good governance at Metropolia. We communicate openly and transparently, both internally and externally.
Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development
We strengthen the vitality of the region with sustainable entrepreneurship, business and employment. We are members of many global and local sustainability commitments and networks. Through cooperation, we aim to make a greater impact towards a more sustainable future.
We strengthen the vitality of the region with sustainable entrepreneurship, business and employment. We are members of many global and local sustainability commitments and networks. Through cooperation, we aim to make a greater impact towards a more sustainable future.
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