The Sustainability Forum is Lund University’s umbrella organisation for strategic support and coordination for sustainability issues.
Our activities are based within the University’s Strategy for Sustainable Development, with the overarching premise that sustainable development is a fundamental pillar of education, research, collaboration and the development of the organisation. Promoting mutual learning between society and the university is an important part of our task. The Sustainability Forum provides a channel for stakeholders seeking collaboration, research support and knowledge-based information from Lund University. By also being a platform for student participation, the Sustainability Forum supports networks and initiatives that inspire students to engage in issues of sustainability.a
The mission of Sustainability Forum:
- To constitute a strategic support function to the core activities and all parts of Lund University to contribute to the realisation of the intentions in the Lund University Strategy for sustainable development 2019-2026.
- In collaboration with the Research Board, stimulate and encourage the development of challange-driven research on sustainability, which includes both interdisciplinary research that explicitly focuses on solving sustainability challenges as well as curiosity-driven research that strengthens the knowledge base needed in order to tackle sustainability-related challenges.
- In collaboration with the Education Board and the Research Programmes Board, stimulate and encourage the integration of sustainability aspects into education at all levels, as well as to stimulate the development of new educational initiatives focused on sustainability.
- Together with the greater society, promote mutual learning and development-driving innovation, as well as to facilitate identification of new needs of research and education for sustainable development.
- Communicate and make visual Lund University research and education for sustainable development, as well as to contribute to coordinating sustainability-related communication within the university.
- Contribute to creating interactions between students and between students and the university through organisational and practical support for sustainability-related student initiatives, networks and activities.
- Serve as a reference group for the Environmental manager regarding matters of strategic importance for internal environmental and sustainability work.