Sustainability

Thanks to its interdisciplinary team, EPFL Sustainability supports and encourages EPFL’s key stakeholders to make the critical transition towards sustainability within their own entities. EPFL Sustainability strives to turn the campus into a living lab and responsible community, in particular by fostering and supporting student involvement.

EPFL campus : view on trees and Agora by Niels Ackermann, Lundi13 — © Niels Ackermann / Lundi13 (2021)

In recent years, awareness of climate and environmental issues has been heightened. EPFL, a recognized higher education institution and public entity, has a leading role to play in addressing these issues.

EPFL Sustainability collaborates closely with the EPFL Presidency, Vice-presidencies, Schools, Colleges and central services towards embedding EPFL’s strategic sustainability goals across campus operations, education and innovation, as well as in its research, outreach and international collaborations.

The Sustainability Unit is attached to the Vice Presidency for Responsible Transformation (VPT).

EPFL Sustainability and its activities

From left to right: Luca Fontana, Aurore Nembrini, Nicola Banwell, Eric Domon, Michka Mélo, Gisou van der Goot, Gianluca Paglia, Alfredo Kägi

About us

Team, publications, partners, labels and awards

Sustainability on EPFL campuses

The activities of EPFL Sustainability within operations

A dense and dynamic network

Communities and initiatives supported by the Sustainability Unit

Sustainability through education

Infusing sustainability throughout the curriculum

International Sustainable Campus Network (ISCN)

Exchanging globally with universities committed to the environment

News related to EPFL Sustainability

EPFL's new gender-neutral and eco-friendly bathrooms

Published:19.11.21 — Work is underway at the Ecublens campus to install gender-neutral bathrooms designed to protect people’s privacy. In addition, menstrual products are now made available free of charge.

New center pools expertise to act on climate change

Published:22.10.21 — The CLIMACT center brings together experts in climate change from the University of Lausanne and EPFL. Its goal is to serve as an effective interface between science and society. Presentation and interviews.

EPFL wants campus events to be more sustainable

Published:06.10.21 — The Sustainability Unit and Mediacom Events have just published a series of sustainability recommendations for campus events, covering everything from food planning and waste management to issues of equality.

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Events related to EPFL Sustainability

lunch&LEARN: Climate & Sustainability Action Week

In this session, the Vice Presidency for Responsible Transformation (VPT) team Michka Mélo, Nicola Banwell and Eric Domon will explore CSAW -the EPFL Climate & Sustainability Action Week- and discuss the…

14-12-202114-12-2021

With: Michka Mélo, Nicola Banwell, Eric Domon
Online: https://epfl.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5ElceGsqT4iHdBlXa0F6ubdiC8ySekNeIZI
Category: Conferences – Seminars