Our ambition? To set a global benchmark for university sustainability that is forward-leaning, evidence-based and practical
Thank you to everyone that got involved with Imperial’s Big Sustainability Conversation - our summer consultation that fed into the strategy.
We had nearly 1,000 responses to our online survey, over 900 responses at our in-person pop-up stalls across our campuses and over 40 attendees at our in-person workshops. Your insights are greatly appreciated and will help with shaping our next Sustainable Imperial strategy.
We're busy analysing all the data and will be sharing the feedback as soon as we can. The draft strategy with your feedback will go to the Sustainability Strategy Committee for review and approvals in October 2025, then to UMB and Council into early 2026. We aim to publish the new strategy in spring 2026.
The consultation
“By 2025, Sustainable Imperial will be established as an Imperial-wide strategy to deliver evidence-based solutions, embrace new technologies, challenge conventional thinking and open new debate in our efforts to solve this growing global crisis.” Imperial’s Science for Humanity strategy
As part of Imperial’s Science for Humanity strategy, we are committed to developing a university-wide Sustainable Imperial strategy.
Building on the foundations of Imperial’s first Sustainability Strategy 2021-26, the Sustainable Imperial strategy 2026-31 will set out a cross-cutting programme focusing on measurable impact internally and on the world.
We have developed a proposed executive summary outlining our ambitions and are working with central teams across the university to build 5-year plans with measurable KPIs and targets.
Imperial's big sustainability conversation
Over the summer and early autumn 2025, we held our strategy consultation for the university community to provide their feedback. Thank you to everyone that got involved to help shape the next strategy.
How our community got involved
How our community got involved in Imperial's Big Sustainability Conversation
Online survey
Our community gave feedback through our survey, sharing their thoughts on what matters most to them and how we can make a positive difference at Imperial and beyond. This feedback will be used to build and shape the strategy, its aims and outputs.
Workshops and pop-ups
Staff and students took part in the below in-person and online workshops to share their views, as well as by dropping by our pop-ups across our campuses to offer their thoughts.
- Monday 6 October 10:00-10:45, SALC 7 (access through Sherfield building), South Kensington
- Monday 6 October 14:00-14:45, Online
- Tuesday 7 October 10:00-10:45, Lynne Cox Boardroom Mediaworks, White City
- Tuesday 7 October 12:00-12:45, G41 The Invention Rooms, White City
- Thursday 9 October 10:00-10:45, Grantham Institute Boardroom, South Kensington