Imperial rises six places in People & Planet sustainability rankings
Rise driven by sustainable food policy, new sustainability staff, and changes to P&P’s methodology.
This year’s People & Planet University League sees Imperial rise six places, ranking 98th out of 151 higher education institutions. The College has been awarded a score of 40.4%, up from 33.4% last year. The rise was driven by its Sustainable Food and Drink Policy, the recruitment of new staff to its sustainability team, and changes to People & Planet’s methodology for assessing universities.
Imperial’s Sustainable Food and Drink Policy was launched in December 2022, but was only registered by People & Planet this year. It includes commitments to: remove beef products from College menus by 2025/25; only serve fish that is certified by the Marine Stewardship Council; introduce a revised reusable cup scheme; and prioritise local, seasonal produce.
Professor Tim Green, Imperial’s Academic Leader for Sustainability, said the College is focused on ‘operating ever more sustainably as a university.’
‘As outlined in Imperial’s Sustainability Strategy, we are committed to decarbonising our campuses by 2040 and are embedding sustainability in our catering, laboratories, travel policy, offices, education, partnerships and procurement.
‘We are pleased to see that our People & Planet score has improved this year, and we hope to see our score increasing as the measures we are taking bring results.’
