- to have a sustainable campus
- to enable learning about sustainability and to pioneer research solutions to the world’s most pressing sustainability challenges
- to motivate the next generation of students to go out and tackle the sustainability challenges they'll find in their workplaces.
Contact our team at sustainability@plymouth.ac.uk.
Award-winning recognition
Our sustainable plans and strategy
View our Sustainability Report Summary 2022
Get involved
Campus sustainability map
You can take a tour of the campus sustainability features on our interactive sustainability map.
News and events
Sustainability news
- InterCity Place shortlisted for the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Awards 13 March 2024
- The research method that’s helping to transform the food system 13 March 2024
- £14.5million project creates a new home for the Plymouth Business School 26 January 2024
- Sustainable heating system advances University’s decarbonisation drive 25 January 2024
- Reuse saves £60,000 in just one year 9 January 2024
Sustainability events
- How to make your pound go further – without it costing the earth 19 March 2024 10:00 - 14:00
- Heat Pumps in Practice: Ground, Water or Air? 19 March 2024 16:00 - 18:00
- Campus cafes events 20 March 2024
- CobBauge CPD, Tour and Networking 20 March 2024 14:00 - 16:00
- SWATchat 6: Exploring the vital topic of the Rights of Nature 20 March 2024 18:30 - 21:00
Meet the team
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Mr Dave Green
Energy Manager
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Mr Brian Cann
BeMS Manager
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Dr James Allen
BEMS Technician and Data Analyst
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Ms Amy Bennett
Environment Officer (Compliance and Projects)
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Ms Sabine Okami
Estates and Projects Support Assistant (Sustainability)
Discover more
Sustainability is embedded not just in operations across the University but also in our course provision, education methods and research.
Sustainability courses and programmes
Plymouth offers a range of sustainability themed courses and programmes across many disciplines.
Sustainability education
Discover how the Centre for Sustainable Futures works to embed sustainability across our faculties.
Sustainability research
Our Sustainable Earth Institute is about advancing research, knowledge and innovation for a more sustainable Earth.