The Environment channel brings together initiatives that are intended to reduce the environmental impact of users' activities and consumption habits, as well as actions promoting the reuse and recycling of resources. This channel also includes all the redevelopment projects of the University’s external areas.
Thanks to the initiative "Introduce constant monitoring of Alma Mater's environmental footprint" under Objective 50 of the 2022-2027 Strategic Plan, the University pursues Goal 13 of the United Nations 2030 Agenda "Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts" through the quantification and analysis of its carbon footprint.
UNIBO GREEN - WASTE MANAGEMENT
The University separates waste that is assimilable to urban waste. This project for the disposal of recyclable waste materials from the University’s main campus has been extended to include decentralized structures in Bologna and the campuses of Cesena, Forlì, Ravenna and Rimini. Branded University of Bologna containers have been produced and widely distributed in order to publicise the importance of waste separation, including off the University premises.
The University of Bologna promotes and implements the development of green spaces by carrying out projects to expand such spaces, planting more trees and implementing urban greening initiatives. Greenery is valued as a necessary element to increase the quality of life in university areas, as well as having ornamental value. Particular attention has been paid to creating a line of urban furniture that turns green spaces into a simple and complementary extension of indoor environments.
Il Nastro Verde is a showcase of films taking place over five evenings, during which the university community is invited, through the medium of cinema, to reflect on environmental issues and the challenges that society must face in order to achieve sustainable progress that respects the ecosystem and environment.
The showcase addresses the issues from an integrated, critical and optimistic perspective to inform, raise awareness and awaken conscious and participatory sentiment on the issues of environmental sustainability within the entire community.
The University of Bologna is experimenting with the installation of green roofs and micro roof gardens on the horizontal roof planes of university buildings. To date, they are present at Ingegneria - Lazzaretto, Scuola di Agraria e Medicina Veterinaria - CAAB and Ex Croce Rossa.
Resources need to be used respectfully and responsibly. In everyday life, wherever you are, value opportunities to maximise the utilisation of resources and reduce unnecessary waste.
