Environmental Sustainability @ EUI
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The EUI is committed to promote a culture of shared responsibility and awareness on all sustainability aspects within our community.
The EUI is actively working towards implementing an Environmental Management System (EMS), based on the Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) developed by the European Commission. Implementing an EMSwill help us to evaluate, report, and improve our environmental performance in order to reduce the EUI’s environmental impact, strengthen legal compliancy and make the most efficient possible use of our resources. We are currently (2024) tackling the structural definition of the environmental management system, which will subsequently lead to the implementation process by the end of the year (Dec 2024).
EMAS Project coordinating team:
EMAS Correspondents have been appointed in every Academic/Administrative Unit across the EUI to facilitate cooperation and awareness on Campus (see list below). Please refer to them for any suggestions and/or additonal information about #GreenEUI/EMAS, or write a mail message to EMAS@eui.eu.
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In addition to the above, the EUI is represented both at the level of EU institutions and bodies (EU Greening Network, subgroup of the EU Agencies Network) and within the Civica Alliance (Civica Environmental Sustainability board).
Energy and Water Consumption
We aim to reduce the utilities consumption on Campus by an average of 3% p/year by raising awareness and impementing energy-saving modifications.
Please note: due to the ever changing nature of the EUI Campus, as from 2024 a new methodology was put in place as related to energy consumption calculation, by considering consumption per unit area (sqm) i.o. overall consumption.
The current (2024) EUI annual consumption p/sqm is:
- Electricity: 78.92 kWh/sqm (-3,86% on 2023)
- Natural Gas: 5.79 scm/sqm (-6.75% on 2023)
- Water: 0.70 cm/sqm (-19.21% on 2023)
GHG emissions
We aim to reduce the quantity of GHG emissions produced by the EUI related to utilities consumption and internal mobility (Scope 1 & 2) by an average of 3% p/year.
Please note: due to the ever changing nature of the EUI Campus, as from 2024 a new methodology was put in place as related to GHG emissions calculation, by considering emissions per unit area (sqm) i.o. aggregate data.
The current (2024) EUI annual GHG emissions p/sqm are:
- 41.55 Kgs CO2eq/sqm (-4.95% on 2023)
Waste Management
We aim to reduce the annual production of residual waste by 3% and increase our recycling rate by 3% (on yearly basis) p/user through better collection methods and raising awareness campaigns.
With the implementation of the EMS in 2024, a new methodology was implemented for registering and monitoring waste prodiuction at the EUI: the methodology was launched in September 2024, therefore we expect to have first reliable data (baseline) as from 2025.
General info
Waste Management at the EUI:
Agreement on shared green mobility with Ridemovi (bike, e-bike and e-scooter station on campus)
Energy Management
Paper Management
In 2020, following President's Decision 44/2020, an
EUI Environmental Management System (EMS) Steering Committee was created, composed by members of the Academic and Administrative Community and chaired by the Director of REFS (with the optional participation of the Secretary General): its mandate is to supervise the implementation of an Environmental Management System at the EUI, to be achieved through the registration under the
EU EMAS framework.
What the EUI is doing......
Page last updated on 24 April 2025