visible change throughout the university as a result of our structural integration in the institution. We want to awaken widespread interest among students and employees in sustainability, and equip them to take on an active, fair and responsible role in the broader social context beyond the campus.
Sustainability – what does it mean for us? Sustainability is a broad term that we encounter in many different places. But what does it mean specifically for us? And for our university? We define sustainability as: We derive our understanding of sustainability from the 3-nested-dependencies model. Ecological sustainability is all-encompassing, followed by social sustainability and finally economic sustainability. This illustration demonstrates our conviction that ecological sustainability provides the basis and conditions for social and economic sustainability. The three areas of sustainability are closely interconnected and interdependent on each other.
