Environment and sustainable development
KTH contributes to sustainable development by providing educational programmes, conducting research and by interacting with the surrounding community. Through its activities, KTH also impacts the environment in practical terms through the consumption of materials and water, energy and chemicals, travel and transport and construction, and indirectly through purchasing and procurement.

KTH's environmental system ISO 14001:2015
News
- New innovation award celebrates entrepreneurs who have taken on big challenges
15 Feb 2021
- Crowdfunded women better at reaching funding goals
12 Feb 2021
- “Water is a matter of life or death for humanity”
2 Feb 2021
- Brush that loosens cells in cysts could become weapon against pancreatic cancer
27 Jan 2021
- Wave energy benefits from the mistakes of wind power
27 Jan 2021
- Investment in sustainable financial markets led by KTH
26 Jan 2021
- Optical 3D microscopy can enable more effective diagnosis of kidney diseases
18 Jan 2021
- Dora inspires girls to learn to code
14 Jan 2021
Event
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8MarLectures and seminarsMonday 2021-03-08, 12:00 - 13:00Location: Online event2021-03-08T12:00:00.000+01:00 2021-03-08T13:00:00.000+01:00 Mother of Invention: Why including women is the missing key to innovation (Lectures and seminars) Mother of Invention: Why including women is the missing key to innovation (Lectures and seminars)
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9MarEventsTuesday 2021-03-09, 16:00 - 17:15Lecturer: Miritt Zisser, Library and Anna Isoz, KTH InnovationLocation: Zoom - Registration required2021-03-09T16:00:00.000+01:00 2021-03-09T17:15:00.000+01:00 Book circle for students and employees (Events ) Book circle for students and employees (Events )
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10MarLectures and seminarsWednesday 2021-03-10, 12:00 - 13:00Location: Zoom2021-03-10T12:00:00.000+01:00 2021-03-10T13:00:00.000+01:00 Mistra SAMS Kitchen Talks - The future of enterprises (Lectures and seminars) Mistra SAMS Kitchen Talks - The future of enterprises (Lectures and seminars)
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11MarLectures and seminarsThursday 2021-03-11, 15:00 - 16:00Lecturer: Vasily Sitnikov2021-03-11T15:00:00.000+01:00 2021-03-11T16:00:00.000+01:00 Ice Formwork: Digital Fabrication, Complex Geometry and High Performance Concrete (Lectures and seminars) Ice Formwork: Digital Fabrication, Complex Geometry and High Performance Concrete (Lectures and seminars)
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11MarConferences and eventsThursday 2021-03-11, 17:30 - 19:00Location: Digitalt via Zoom2021-03-11T17:30:00.000+01:00 2021-03-11T19:00:00.000+01:00 Risky places for crime - Seminar Series, part 7 (Conferences and events) Risky places for crime - Seminar Series, part 7 (Conferences and events)
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17MarPublic defences of doctoral thesesWednesday 2021-03-17, 10:00Doctoral student: Eva Bäckström , Polymerteknologi, KTH2021-03-17T10:00:00.000+01:00 2021-03-17T10:00:00.000+01:00 Designed from Recycled: Microwave-Assisted Upcycling of Plastic Waste (Public defences of doctoral theses) Designed from Recycled: Microwave-Assisted Upcycling of Plastic Waste (Public defences of doctoral theses)
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17MarLicentiate seminarsWednesday 2021-03-17, 13:00Doctoral student: Tijana Todorovic , Ytbehandlingsteknik2021-03-17T13:00:00.000+01:00 2021-03-17T13:00:00.000+01:00 Hemicellulose-based wood adhesives (Licentiate seminars) Hemicellulose-based wood adhesives (Licentiate seminars)
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18MarConferences and eventsThursday 2021-03-18, 17:30 - 19:00Location: Digitalt via Zoom2021-03-18T17:30:00.000+01:00 2021-03-18T19:00:00.000+01:00 Risky places for crime - Seminar Series (Conferences and events) Risky places for crime - Seminar Series (Conferences and events)