LUT has promoted sustainability with regard to all 17 goals in the UN's 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The university also calculated its carbon footprint according to the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol for the first time.
"LUT's calculation takes into account direct and indirect emissions and all three scopes of the GHG Protocol. Our greatest emission sources are food, commuting and business travel. We are currently preparing a climate action plan to cut these emissions," Sustainability Manager Kati Koikkalainen explains.
LUT's sustainability promotion will continue with more detailed carbon footprint calculations and by updating the environmental management system. LUT is aiming for carbon negativity by 2024.