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Call for universities to become more sustainable

Just 34 per cent of universities have adopted sustainable development plans, a survey by International Association of Universities has found.

A further 38 per cent of universities said they were developing such plans, but only 45 per cent said they had adopted an institution-wide approach. The findings were published in an IAU report on 1 September.

A total of 120 universities from all continents took part in the survey, but as many as 44 skipped questions on implementing sustainable development strategies.

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