- to have a sustainable campus
- to enable learning about sustainability and to pioneer research solutions to the world’s most pressing sustainability challenges
- to motivate the next generation of students to go out and tackle the sustainability challenges they'll find in their workplaces.
Contact our team at sustainability@plymouth.ac.uk.
Award-winning recognition
Our sustainable plans and strategy
View our Sustainability Report Summary 2022
Follow our progress to Fairtrade accreditation
Get involved
Campus sustainability map
You can take a tour of the campus sustainability features on our interactive sustainability map.
News and events
Sustainability news
- University praised for its student support and sustainability education 8 April 2024
- InterCity Place shortlisted for the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Awards 13 March 2024
- The research method that’s helping to transform the food system 13 March 2024
- £14.5million project creates a new home for the Plymouth Business School 26 January 2024
- Sustainable heating system advances University’s decarbonisation drive 25 January 2024
Sustainability events
- Placed-Based Seminar: Environment and Sustainability 8 May 2024 12:00 - 13:30
- Campus cafes events 8 May 2024 12:00 - 14:00
- Tamar Valley Food Hubs 10 May 2024 15:30 - 15:45
- Tamar Valley Food Hubs 17 May 2024 15:30 - 15:45
- The Eel Suitcase’s World Eel Day Pop-up Shop! 17 May 2024 10:00 - 16:00
Meet the team
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Mr Dave Green
Energy Manager
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Mr Brian Cann
BeMS Manager
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Dr James Allen
BEMS Technician and Data Analyst
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Ms Amy Bennett
Environment Officer (Compliance and Projects)
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Ms Sabine Okami
Estates and Projects Support Assistant (Sustainability)
Discover more
Sustainability is embedded not just in operations across the University but also in our course provision, education methods and research.
Sustainability courses and programmes
Plymouth offers a range of sustainability themed courses and programmes across many disciplines.
Sustainability education
Discover how the Centre for Sustainable Futures works to embed sustainability across our faculties.
Sustainability research
Our Sustainable Earth Institute is about advancing research, knowledge and innovation for a more sustainable Earth.