Greenmetric: 9 Italian HEIs in the top 100 worldwide

 

GreenMetric is an annual international ranking of the sustainability and green parameters performance of universities worldwide. Universities are given a score reflecting their efforts in reducing the ecological footprint of the university and sustainability education and research.

The ranking was launched in 2010 by the University of Indonesia to promote sustainability in higher education institutions and allow comparisons between them. Since then, the number of participants has grown and the methodology has been refined based on feedback from participating universities.

The 2021 edition sees 9 Italian HEIs in the top 100 worldwide: The University of Bologna, the Polytechnic of Turin, LUISS University Rome, the University of Turin, the University of L’Aquila, the University of Genoa, the Polytechnic of Milan, the University of Padua, and the University of Salerno.

The bad news is that Italy lost a top 10 member: the University of Bologna, which was 10th in 2020, is 12th in 2021.

The (very) good news is the number of Italian top 100 HEIs, which increased from 6 in 2020, to 9 in 2021.

 

Rank 2021	University	Country	Total Score	Setting & Infrastructure	Energy & Climate Change	Waste	Water	Transportation	Education & Research
12	Universita di Bologna	Italy	8675	1200	1400	1725	800	1800	1750
20	Politecnico di Torino	Italy	8500	600	1775	1800	1000	1600	1725
22	Luiss University	Italy	8475	950	1925	1500	900	1650	1550
23	Universita degli Studi di Torino	Italy	8475	1150	1675	1575	800	1550	1725
37	Universita degli Studi dell’Aquila	Italy	8300	1200	1550	1425	850	1500	1775
54	Università degli Studi di Genova	Italy	8150	1325	1650	1575	700	1500	1400
80	Politecnico Di Milano	Italy	7950	725	1375	1800	850	1550	1650
97	Universita degli Studi di Padova	Italy	7800	1125	1325	1650	750	1250	1700
100	Università degli Studi di Salerno	Italy	7750	1075	1650	1725	650	1175	1475
126	Università Degli Studi Gabriele D’Annunzio Chieti e Pescara	Italy	7650	1125	1075	1800	750	1150	1750
182	Università di Trieste	Italy	7325	875	1225	1800	900	1100	1425
190	Universita Politecnica delle Marche	Italy	7275	1125	1500	1275	900	1000	1475
192	University of Milano-Bicocca	Italy	7275	625	1300	1800	850	1325	1375
213	Universita degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro	Italy	7100	875	1125	1500	950	1250	1400
257	Universita degli Studi di Milano La Statale	Italy	6900	1000	1450	1800	150	1250	1250
272	Università Degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia	Italy	6850	975	1025	1425	300	1600	1525
289	Universita della Calabria	Italy	6750	1175	1125	1425	500	1200	1325
322	Università degli Studi di Firenze	Italy	6550	1025	650	1650	450	1250	1525
328	Università degli Studi di Udine	Italy	6500	1050	625	1575	700	1225	1325
349	Universita IUAV di Venezia	Italy	6375	700	1375	1275	700	950	1375
350	Universita degli Studi della Tuscia	Italy	6375	1175	1125	1350	350	1100	1275
351	Universita degli Studi di Ferrara	Italy	6375	925	950	1575	550	1150	1225
363	Università degli Studi di Perugia	Italy	6300	825	700	1350	700	1350	1375
392	Universita Degli Studi Di Cagliari	Italy	6075	1000	650	1500	700	850	1375
497	Universita Degli Studi Di Bergamo	Italy	5425	525	1250	1350	450	950	900
564	Universita Degli Studi Roma Tre	Italy	5125	575	1600	750	350	875	975
595	Universita Degli Studi Del Piemonte Orientale Amedeo Avogadro	Italy	5000	550	800	1050	450	1050	1100
599	Universita Degli Studi Di Parma	Italy	4975	750	475	1050	450	1125	1125
607	Universita Degli Studi Della Basilicata	Italy	4950	850	575	1125	300	875	1225
699	Università di Foggia	Italy	4375	475	800	1575	400	100	1025
718	Scuola Superiore Sant’anna	Italy	4275	500	400	1350	350	475	1200
739	Polytechnical University of Bari	Italy	4075	200	1200	750	300	1100	525
874	Universita di Macerata (Universita degli Studi di Macerata)	Italy	3025	125	775	750	50	550	775

 

https://greenmetric.ui.ac.id/rankings/overall-rankings-2021

 

 

Criteria and indicators of the UI GreenMetric

Abbr.	Criterium	Weight	Indicators
SI	Setting & Infrastructure	15%	The ratio of open space area towards total area (75) Area on campus covered in forest (50) Area on campus covered in planted vegetation (150) Area on campus for water absorbance (200) The total open space area divided by total campus population (75) University budget for sustainability effort (100)
EC	Energy & Climate Change	21%	Energy efficient appliances usage (200) Smart building program implementation (300) Number of renewable energy sources on campus (300) The total electricity usage divided by total campus population (150) The ratio of renewable energy produced towards energy usage (100) Elements of green building implementation (300) Greenhouse gas emission reductions program (200) The ratio of total carbon footprint divided campus population (300)
WS	Waste	18%	Recycling program for university waste (325) Program to reduce the use of paper and plastic in campus (300) Organic waste treatment (300) Inorganic waste treatment (300) Toxic waste treatment (300) Sewerage disposal (300)
WS	Water	10%	Water conservation program (300) Water recycling program (300) The use of water efficient appliances (200) Piped water consumed (200)
TR	Transportation	18%	The ratio of total vehicles (cars and motorcycles) divided by total campus population (200) Shuttle services (300) Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEV) policy on campus (200) The ratio of ZEVs divided by total campus population (200) Ratio of parking area to total campus area (150) Transportation program designed to limit or decrease the parking area on campus (200) Number of transportation initiatives to decrease private vehicles on campus (200) Pedestrian policy on campus (300)
ED	Education & Research	18%	The ratio of sustainability courses towards total courses/modules (225) The ratio of sustainability research funding towards total research funding (75) Sustainability publications (300) Sustainability events (300) Sustainability student organizations (300) Sustainability website (200) Sustainability report (100)

 

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