Advancing environmental sustainability on campus through policies and infrastructure to reduce carbon footprint
CUHK has developed and implemented a number of sustainability policies and programmes, supported by appropriate infrastructure, to actively engage our students and staff members and drive positive behavioural change for sustainable development.
CUHK was the first local university to pledge to achieve carbon neutrality by 2038. To fulfil its commitment, the University has introduced several initiatives designed to promote a responsible culture, including:
- To form a community of CUHK’s students and staff members who are passionate about sustainable development
Energy Conservation Incentive Scheme for Student Hostels
- To encourage positive behavioural change among student hostel residents and raise awareness throughout the University of the importance of energy consumption and conservation
Energy Efficiency Implementation Fund
- To enhance the energy conservation measures of CUHK offices and make their operations more energy-efficient
- To embed sustainability within CUHK offices
- To encourage CUHK students, staff members and caterers to work together to go plastic-free and build a sustainable green campus
Sustainable Development Goals Action Fund
- To encourage students and staff members to develop creative and actionable projects which respond to the SDGs and contribute to a more sustainable future for all
CUHK strives to reduce waste at source and promote a recycling culture. The University launched Plastic-free Campus in 2018 to encourage CUHK students, staff members and caterers to work together to go ‘plastic-free’ and build a sustainable campus by discontinuing the use of plastic disposables. The University has also introduced a pioneering food waste pre-treatment system, ‘Food TranSmarter’, to reduce the volume of waste sent to the landfills for disposal.
