AAU endeavours to:
- Integrate environmental, financial and social sustainability at all levels of all strategic and operational activities
- Foster a reputation and an identity associated with sustainable development
- Embody openness, co-determination and equal opportunities for all and a high level of diversity among staff and students
- Offer the highest quality education that prepares graduates with knowledge, commitment, critical thinking and practical tools that enable them to contribute to a sustainable society
- Deliver the highest quality research that contributes to sustainable and innovative solutions to societal challenges
- Create value by disseminating knowledge and supporting the implementation of technologies, methods and approaches, as well as actively participating in the public debate to contribute to sustainable development
- Systematically work to continuously improve the environmental, economic and social sustainability efforts of AAU
- Take preventive measures to protect the environment and prevent the environmental impact of the operation of AAU
- Encourage, educate and create conditions for staff and students to contribute to sustainable development within and beyond AAU
- Work with partners who contribute to sustainable development and promote sustainable development in conjunction with local, national and global actors
*The UN defines sustainable development as “...development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”
Links