Sustainable Imperial Strategy 2026–31

Growing our handprint, shrinking our footprint

Read our sustainability strategy

About us

Reports, policies and guidelines

Read our latest annual sustainability report and the policies and guidelines supporting our sustainability goals.

Discover more about our reports, policies, and guidelines

Sustainability governance

Read about our Sustainability Strategy Committee, Sustainability Working Groups and Faculty sustainability committees.

Learn more about our sustainability governance

Meet the team

Those who are leading the Sustainable Imperial initiative and find the relevant member who can assist with your sustainability-related query.

Meet the sustainability team

Minimising our environmental footprint

Campus carbon and energy

We aim to have net-zero campuses for our scopes 1 and 2 energy emissions by 2040

Buildings and construction

Check out our current construction projects

Sustainable procurement

Explore how together we can buy less and buy better

Labs

Details on how to make your laboratory practices more sustainable

ICT

Learn more about our new ICT sustainability roadmap

Sustainable travel

Learn about Imperial's Sustainable Business Travel Policy and Postgraduate Sustainable Travel Fund

Residual emissions and offsetting

Engage with what is the most appropriate approach, for Imperial, is towards residual emissions

Water

Explore our efficient water management initiatives, how you can help save water and locate hydration stations on campus

Food and drink

Read the Sustainable Food and Drink Policy and explore our sustainable catering initiatives

Waste

Information how to dispose of your waste correctly and the waste and recycling initiatives on campus

Biodiversity

Discover our campus greening initiatives and how you can get involved

Environmental Management System (EMS)

Imperial’s Property Division has successfully implemented an EMS and has completed ISO 14001:2015

Imperial Transition Pathways Explorer

Check out our carbon pathways explorer tool which is helping us understand how Imperial can best reduce our carbon footprint over the years ahead, grounded in hard data and expert input.

Maximising our positive handprint

Our education

We educate future scientists, engineers, clinicians and economists, and empower them to work towards a more sustainable world.

Our research

Our research covers a range of sector-based areas, with impact on society and policy at the heart of everything we do.

Our partnerships

We are vocal and visible in our support for sustainable technology and policy, and we provide sustainable solutions to businesses.

Sustainability Sandbox

Learn about the Sustainability Sandbox - our new projects initiative supporting campus operations through research and education

Take action

Explore what you can do to support us in creating a sustainable future together