News from KTH Sustainability Office March 2020

News from KTH Sustainability Office

March 2020

• Working remotely
• External environmental audit 20-21 April
• KTH's report to the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency 
• KTH's climate goals and measures
• KTH included in 17 of the 100 most innovative research projects
• MOOCs in sustainable development
• Call: Environment and sustainability without boundaries
• Call for education projects 2020 in gender equality and sustainable development
• Available positions at KTH
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Working remotely  

There are tools to make your work at home possible.The tools and services we provide for working at home are listed below. 

• Services for working remotely: Working remotely
• Tools for meetings and communication: Videoconferencing
• Tools for e-learning tools for KTH's courses: E-learning tools at KTH

Each year KTH reports a variety of indicators pertaining to our work with sustainability to The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency. This year we have both positive and negative indicators to report. In many areas we are moving forward while in other areas we are going in the wrong direction:

• The number of environment or sustainability labelled courses increased.
• Indicators for scientific publications and funding linked to sustainable development increased.
• The proportion of faculty positions that have a clear link to sustainable development in the subject or subject description has increased reversing the declining trend we have seen the past few years.

• The indicator for KTH's visibility in the media regarding sustainable development continues to increase. In 2019, international visibility has increased.
• For the first time in many years carbon dioxide emissions from our business travels has decreased. The decrease is by 12 percent per employee between 2018 and 2019. It is important that we continue following this trend to reach our goal of reducing emissions by 20 percent between 2015 and 2020. So far, they have increased by 5 percent since 2015.
• The share of procurements including environmental requirements in relation to the total number of procurements has fallen. KTH purchases a variety of products and services and in many of these procurements, sustainability requirements can be set.
• Investments and donation capital managed by KTH are 99.46 per cent fossil free.

Read the full report to The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency here (Swedish)
Learn more about KTH's Climate objectives and measures here
Learn more about the action plan to reduce emissions from business travel here (Swedish)
 

KTH's Climate objectives and measures 2020-2045

KTH has developed climate objectives and measures for 2020-2045. The ambition is for KTH to combat climate change and support a sustainable transition in line with society's national and international commitments such as the Paris Agreement, Agenda 2030, Sweden's Energy and Climate targets. The development of objectives and measures for KTH serves to reduce our own climate impact and ensure that KTH core business and operations contribute to the achievement of society's goals.

The climate objectives and measures will directly affect KTH's employees and students, as well as KTH's property owners, business partners, financiers and other external partners where so is relevant.
Learn more about KTH's Climate objectives and measures

KTH included in 17 of the 100 most innovative research projects

Out of IVA:s prestigious 100-list, 17 research projects come from KTH. IVA highlights Swedish research projects, this year with a special focus on sustainable development. The projects on the list all have potential of creating impact in a foreseeable future. Read all about it here.

MOOCs in sustainable development 

Registration is open to three MOOCs in sustainable development from KTH on EdX. They are free, open for all, no prior knowledge and can be pursued in the safe haven of your home. 

• Exploring Sustainable Development, Course start 17 March: More information and registration 
• Sustainable Development: Solutions and Trends, course start 31 March : More information and registration 
• Enforcing Sustainable Development, Course start 7 april: More information and registration

Apply now for funding to enhance transdisciplinary collaborations in environment and sustainable development (ESD) at KTH. KTH Sustainability Office is looking for project applications that support multidisciplinary collaborations within KTH with relevance to environment and sustainable development. Funding of maximum SEK 100 000 per project is available and will be disbursed during 2020. Learn more about the call here.

Available positions at KTH
Here is a list of open positions at KTH related to sustainability:
 

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