Universities are asked annually between May and October to participate by filling a survey with questions about their sustainability performance. Many questions in this survey also demand uploading evidence documents to avoid cheating. The results are published in December.[4]
Since 2014, participating universities are ranked according to the following six criteria.[5][6] The points per indicator are given in brackets.
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Criteria and indicators of the UI GreenMetric
| Abbr. |
Criterion |
Weight |
Indicators |
|---|
| SI |
Setting & Infrastructure |
15% |
- The ratio of open space area to total area (200)
- Total area on campus covered in forest vegetation (100)
- Total area on campus covered in planted vegetation (200)
- Total area on campus for water absorption besides the forest and planted vegetation (100)
- The total open space area divided by total campus population (200)
- Percentage of university budget for sustainability efforts (200)
- Percentage of operation and maintenance activities of building during Covid-19 pandemic (100)
- Campus facilities for disabled, special needs and or maternity care (100)
- Security and safety facilities (100)
- Health infrastructure facilities for students, academics and administrative staff’s wellbeing (100)
- Conservation: plant, animal and wildlife, genetic resources for food and agriculture secured in either medium or long-term conservation facilities (100)
|
| EC |
Energy & Climate Change |
21% |
- Energy efficient appliances usage (200)
- Smart building implementation (300)
- Number of renewable energy sources on campus (300)
- Total electricity usage divided by total campus' population (kWh per person) (300)
- The ratio of renewable energy production divided by total energy usage per year (200)
- Elements of green building implementation as reflected in all construction and renovation policies (200)
- Greenhouse gas emission reduction program (200)
- Total carbon footprint divided by total campus' population (metric tons per person) (200)
- Number of innovative program(s) during covid-19 pandemic (100)
- Impactful university program(s) on climate change (100)
|
| WS |
Waste |
18% |
- Recycling program for university's waste (300)
- Program to reduce the use of paper and plastic on campus (300)
- Organic waste treatment (300)
- Inorganic waste treatment (300)
- Toxic waste treatment (300)
- Sewage disposal (300)
|
| WS |
Water |
10% |
- Water conservation program & implementation (200)
- Water recycling program implementation (200)
- Water efficient appliances usage (200)
- Consumption of treated water (200)
- Percentage of additional handwashing and sanitation facilities during Covid-19 pandemic (200)
|
| TR |
Transportation |
18% |
- The total number of vehicles (cars and motorcycles) divided by total campus' population (200)
- Shuttle services (300)
- Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEV) policy on campus (200)
- The total number of Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEV) divided by total campus population (200)
- Ratio of ground parking area to total campus' area (200)
- Program to limit or decrease the parking area on campus for the last 3 years (from 2018 to 2020) (200)
- Number of initiatives to decrease private vehicles on campus (200)
- Pedestrian path on campus (300)
|
| ED |
Education & Research |
18% |
- The ratio of sustainability courses to total courses/modules (300)
- The ratio of sustainability research funding towards total research funding (200)
- Number of scholarly publications on sustainability (200)
- Number of events related to sustainability (200)
- Number of student organizations related to sustainability (200)
- University-run sustainability website (200)
- Sustainability report (100)
- Number of cultural activities on campus (100)
- Number of university program(s) to cope with Covid-19 pandemic (100)
- Number of sustainability community services project organized and/or involving students (100)
- Number of sustainability-related startups (100)
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