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Sustainability Council at TU Hamburg

The Sustainability Council advises the Executive Board on the targeted further development of sustainability aspects in everyday university life. Representatives of all status groups – from students, academic and technical staff through to professors – jointly identify and prioritise concrete measures for a more sustainable campus and support their implementation.

The Council focuses on areas including energy and heating, buildings and spaces, procurement, mobility, waste and circular economy, as well as water and green spaces. It brings together existing activities, identifies areas for action, prioritises measures and supports their coordination with the relevant organisational units. In doing so, it works transparently, involves the university community and is guided by the Whole Institution Approach, which understands sustainability as a responsibility of the entire university.

What is Sustainability?

Sustainability is understood as being defined by the UN Sustainable Development Goals, with the Sustainability Council focusing on the ecological goals 7, 11, 12, 13 and 15.

The United Nations’ 2030 Agenda, with its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), provides a comprehensive programmatic framework for achieving a sustainable society worldwide.

 

The Sustainability Council focusses on the following SDGs:7 - Affordable and Clean Energy; 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities; 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production; 13 - Climate Action und 15 - Life on Land
Photo: UN

Members of the Sustainability Council

The Sustainability Council is composed of representatives of all status groups at TUHH. Voting members include three professors, three students and three members from the group of academic staff and technical, library and administrative staff. Student members are appointed for one year, while the other members are appointed for two years. The Council is chaired by a member delegated by TUHH's Executive Board.

 

Name Organisational Unit
Prof. Dr. Christian Thies Professor for Resilient and Sustainable Operations and Supply Chain Management (W-EXK1)
Prof. Dr. Heike Flämig Professor at the Institute für Transport Planning and Logistics
Prof. Dr. Kerstin Kuchta Professor for Circular Resource Engineering and Management (V-11)
Jan Einax AStA Board
Miora Gerull AStA Board
Florian (Lori) Maunz AStA Dept. for Sustainability
Jan Feitkenhauer Research in the Working Group Resilient and Sustainable Operations and Supply Chain Management (W-EXK1)
Maria Görlich Dept. 1 University Strategy
Juliane Weihs Dept. 8 Facility Management

Meeting dates of the Sustainability Council

The date of the next meeting will be announced shortly.

If you are interested in attending the upcoming meeting, please register via the contact address no later than three days before the meeting date.

Contact

Sustainability thrives on participation: contact the Sustainability Council with your questions and ideas.

E-Mail: sustainability@tuhh.de