Sustainable campus

The PoliTO4Impact Strategic Plan focuses on people and the community with the aim of developing a new sense of community based on a shared, participatory and sustainable vision of the University. The Strategic Plan recognises the social role of the University and the need to: 

• Direct every action towards improving living conditions, reducing inequalities, building social responsibility towards future generations with reference to sustainable development  
• Create and share polytechnic knowledge to support sustainable development at the local, national, and international levels  
• Assess potential economic, social, political and environmental impacts  

The inclusion of sustainability principles within the University’s Strategic Plan helps to define some concrete sustainability goals in the various areas of the University’s competence:  

TEACHING AND RESEARCH  

• Innovating the teaching offered to increase the critical sense, social responsibility, problem-solving and problem-solving skills, innovativeness and soft skills of our students  
• Include knowledge of the global sustainable development goals of the 2030 Agenda in our curricula    
• Recognise the importance of human and social sciences and interdisciplinarity as an educational value  
• Direct interdisciplinary research to address the UN 2030 Agenda sustainable development goals  

THIRD MISSION:  

• Enhance responsiveness to the Sustainable Development Goals contained in the UN 2030 Agenda 

Politecnico also intends to integrate and implement sustainability issues in the management of Campus activities (energy, food, waste, water, mobility, green procurement, etc.) and in actions towards its Community.

The activities of the Sustainable Campus are coordinated by the Green Team, a hub aimed at gathering experience, expertise and information related to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda within the university context.    

The Green Team coordinates all activities related to the promotion of Sustainable Development at the University to ensure that they are integrated into education, research, and campus management activities.  To operate in its various activities, the Green Team exchanges views and collaborates with the Administration Departments and the Departments of Politecnico, as well as with the governing organisations and external stakeholders, including local government organisations, companies and private organisations, and the local community.

More information on the organisation and composition of the Green Team can be found in the About Us section.