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The HKUST Sustainability Unit was created in 2012 after a careful analysis revealed substantial areas of opportunity to create a more sustainable campus and learning environment. Arising from the proposal, "A Greener UST Initiative," the HKUST Sustainability Unit was formed to (1) develop and institutionalize a strategic, realistic, phased and clearly defined Action Plan for enhanced campus sustainability; (2) strengthen the capacity and ownership for sustainability across the campus organization; (3) Integrate sustainability into academic programs and research; and (4) coordinate and implement outreach programs to make active contributions towards promoting and developing sustainability within both the university and in Hong Kong.
Based on these conclusions, the Sustainability Unit has developed a program with the mission:
To facilitate actions and ideas that contribute to strengthening sustainable operations on campus, to involving the local and surrounding communities, and to enhancing a learning environment that embraces the vision of sustainability within academic and research pursuits.
Since the university is constantly changing, the Sustainability Unit supports this transformation in ways that make it more healthy, inspiring, and environmentally responsible. The goal is to support operational units as they undertake actions that improve the campus environment; faculty as they use the campus as a living laboratory for new ideas and demonstrations of research; and students who want to improve conditions through their hands-on actions.
While the Sustainability Unit serves the HKUST community, the contributions of all community members make the difference in creating a vibrant and sustainable HKUST. |
