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The participatory approach at Universität Hamburg

Universität Hamburg

Just as in a team sport where good performance can be achieved only if the entire team works together, an authentic sustainability strategy requires a holistic understanding of sustainability. A forward-looking sustainability strategy for the University should include all areas of activity and involve all members of the University. On the way to becoming a climate-friendly university, we want to tackle existing challenges together and value the goals we achieve at the University-wide level.

To implement this approach, it is important to have the support of the University management and to involve all members of the University. Universität Hamburg relies on active collaboration at all relevant levels of activity:

• Generating and realizing ideas: 
  • open plenum
  • clusters of excellence and centers, AStA, Green Office
  • faculties and departments, University Administration, units and representatives
• Developing and realizing concepts:
  • sustainability topic labs, working groups on sustainability topics  
• Developing and realizing strategy: 
  • Sustainability Office, stakeholder workshop, advisory board
  • working group on sustainability
• Making decisions:
  • president, head of administration
  • vice presidents
  • chief sustainability officer, chief digital officer

Participation for a sustainable university

Universität Hamburg aims to promote sustainability throughout the University via the Sustainability Office and to report on the sustainability transformation on an ongoing basis. The Sustainability Office is a vital link between the University management and operational implementation and should facilitate a smooth transition and active cooperation between all involved. The following examples introduce the participatory approach taken to involve all members of the University.