Bath Spa University has been named one of the greenest universities in the UK in the latest People and Planet University League Table.
Bath Spa University’s Newton Park Campus | Photo © Bath Spa University
The league table provides an independent ranking of UK universities by environmental and ethical performance, across 14 different categories, including sustainable policy and strategy, education for sustainable development, and staff and student engagement.
Bath Spa was ranked 18th, and third in the South West, out of 153 institutions, climbing 13 places since 2021.
The University was also awarded a special rosette for meeting its carbon emission reduction targets, at a time when the majority of the UK higher education sector has failed to do so, according to the findings.
Among its results, Bath Spa scored 100 per cent for its environmental auditing and management systems, 85 per cent for carbon management, and 78 per cent for carbon reduction.
First place in the South West was awarded to University of Exeter, followed by University of Bristol. The full league table can be found on the People and Planet website.
Julian Greaves, Sustainability Manager at Bath Spa University said: “We are delighted with these results.
“Our purpose is to make the world a better place, one student and staff member at a time, and this ranking is testament to that.
“We have made significant strides in many areas of the University’s sustainability credentials in recent years and look forward to building on our already positive progress.”
