Bristol is one of four higher educational institutions in 2021 to achieve Fairtrade status for embedding ethical and sustainable practices into their catering, supply chains and curriculum.
The university also won a three-star zero waste award for decreasing waste across the campus. Both awards represent several years of hard work from the university’s catering and sustainability teams.
Erik Lithander, the University of Bristol’s pro vice-chancellor for global engagement, said: “The last few weeks have been outstanding for the University’s sustainability mission. Given our ambitious pledge of becoming carbon neutral by 2030, these awards represent very welcome validation of our direction of travel.
“But sustainability means much more than just carbon, and our overarching goal is to embed environmental and sustainable thinking into every decision we make. These two awards – not to mention our Green Labs Certification – are a huge vote of confidence from third parties that our sector-leading work is working.”
Bristol was recently awarded Gold Sustainable Food City status, recognising the positive work undertaken across the city’s food system.