Sustainable Imperial

Get involved in a variety of sustainability activities themed around creativity, community, and challenge.

Spring into action this March with Sustainability Month

Sustainable Imperial is an institution-wide strategy addressing the challenges of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution. We will nurture graduates who understand and advocate for climate science, support our researchers to investigate this global crisis, and lead by example on our campuses.

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Our campuses

We are committed to becoming sustainable, net-zero campuses by 2040 and minimising all kinds of pollution from our campuses.

Our education

We educate future scientists, engineers, clinicians and economists, and empower them to work towards a more sustainable world.

Our partnerships

We are vocal and visible in our support for sustainable technology and policy, and we provide sustainable solutions to businesses.

Our research

We are a world leader in climate change research with the ability to find solutions to achieve our zero-pollution vision.

Sustainability events

Check out our calendar for upcoming events

Our first fossil fuel-free building

The Dr Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Building, retrofitted with MACE, now runs on heat pump technology and sets a new benchmark for sustainable building design.

Sustainable networks and programmes

Find out more about sustainable networks and programmes for staff and students at Imperial.

Read about our sustainability work

Sustainable Imperial 2026-31 strategy

Our upcoming strategy for 2026-31 will set out a cross-cutting programme focusing on measurable impact internally and on the world. We aim to publish our new strategy in spring 2026.

Learn more about our new upcoming strategy

Imperial Transition Pathways Explorer

Check out our carbon pathways explorer tool which is helping us understand how Imperial can best reduce our carbon footprint over the years ahead, grounded in hard data and expert input.

Discover more about the Imperial Transition Pathways Explorer

Our reports, policies and guidelines

Read our latest annual sustainability report and supporting documents helping us to drive progress towards our sustainability goals in practice over the months and years to come.

Discover more about our plans, policies and reports

QS Sustainability University Rankings 2025

4th in the UK QS Sustainability University Rankings 2026

5th in Europe QS Sustainability University Rankings 2026

7th in the world QS Sustainability University Rankings 2026

Imperial news

Our journey to net zero by 2040

We are committed to creating sustainable environments for learning, teaching, researching and working. We will achieve this by becoming net-zero campuses by 2040.

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The true costs of climate disasters

Scientists have linked extreme weather to climate change. Now they can quantify its impact on the damage.

9 things you can do to protect the natural world

We reached out to world leading scientists and experts here at Imperial and beyond for advice on how we can protect the natural world. Here are key 9 things they shared.

9 things you can do for your health and the planet

Here are 9 things you can do that will have a positive impact on both your health and the planet

9 things you can do about climate change

With so many experts on climate change here at Imperial, many people ask us what they personally can do about it? And how does this fit into the bigger picture?

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