Publication of a best practice guide from eight higher education establishments to decarbonize their activities

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Published on Aug. 07 2024
The proposals for action set out in this document, published in November 2022, are the result of a collective effort by 8 Lyon-Saint-Étienne sites to learn about climate issues, draw up their carbon footprint and initiate their CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) strategy.

 

This guide takes stock of this important first step and compares the results of the various participating establishments: the Crous de Lyon, the École nationale d'ingénieurs de Saint-Étienne (ENISE), the École normale supérieure de Lyon (ENS de Lyon), the École nationale des travaux publics de l'Etat (ENTPE), the Université de Lyon (UdL), the Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, the Université Jean Monnet Saint-Étienne and VetAgro Sup.

These establishments are continuing to develop and update their CSR approach to go beyond this initial component and envisage a strategy encompassing all the establishments' activities. Indeed, higher education is a key sector for training the next generations in the major issues of tomorrow, particularly ecological ones, and preparing them to meet the challenges they will face.

Given the diversity of the issues and the richness of the world of higher education and research, these proposals do not represent an instruction manual or the vision of each establishment. They are intended to provide food for thought within the higher education community and other establishments.