UI GreenMetric

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UI GreenMetric World University Rankings
Founded2010
Founder Riri Fitri Sari
Official language
English
Chairperson
Riri Fitri Sari
Website greenmetric.ui.ac.id

The UI GreenMetric is an annual international ranking of the sustainability performance of universities. Universities are given a score reflecting their efforts in reducing the ecological footprint of the university and sustainability education and research. [1] The ranking was launched in 2010 by the University of Indonesia to promote sustainability in higher education institutions and allow comparisons between them. [2] Since then, the number of participants has grown and the methodology has been refined based on feedback from participating universities. [3]

Contents

Methodology and criteria

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.

Criteria and indicators of the UI GreenMetric
Abbr.CriterionWeightIndicators
SISetting & Infrastructure15%
  • 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)
ECEnergy & Climate Change21%
  • 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)
WSWaste18%
  • 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)
WSWater10%
  • 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)
TRTransportation18%
  • 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)
EDEducation & Research18%
  • 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)

Participants

During the first ranking in 2010, 96 universities participated. The University of California, Berkeley came in first place. Since the 2010 edition, the number of participating universities grew to 956 in 2021.

Top 10 universities in the UI GreenMetric 2021 [7]
NoUniversityCountryTotal score
1 Wageningen University and Research Netherlands 9300
2 University of Nottingham United Kingdom 8850
3 University of Groningen Netherlands 8800
4 Nottingham Trent University United Kingdom 8750
5 University of California Davis United Kingdom 8750
6 Umwelt-Campus Birkenfeld (Trier University of Applied Sciences) Germany 8725
7 Leiden University [8] Netherlands 8700
8 University College Cork Ireland 8700
9 University of Connecticut Italy 8700
10 Universidade de Sao Paulo Brazil 8700
Participants and winner of the UI GreenMetric per year [9] [7]
YearNumber of participantsWinnerCountry
201096 University of California Berkeley United States
2011178 University of Nottingham United Kingdom
2012215 University of Connecticut United States
2013301 University of Nottingham United Kingdom
2014361 University of Nottingham United Kingdom
2015407 University of Nottingham United Kingdom
2016516 University of California Davis United States
2017619 Wageningen University and Research Netherlands
2018719 Wageningen University and Research Netherlands
2019780 Wageningen University and Research Netherlands
2020912 Wageningen University and Research Netherlands
2021956 Wageningen University and Research Netherlands
20221050 Wageningen University and Research Netherlands

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