2021 Sustainability Institution of the Year - Universidad Tecmilenio - Mexico

2021 Sustainability Institution of the Year - Universidad Tecmilenio - Mexico

A commitment for sustainable campuses

Since it has been known that the 2000-2010 decade was the one with historically the most CO2 emissions, Tecmilenio decided to take action to reduce this impact in the environment by changing the resources that enable the proper operation of our campuses. From big scale, with the energy supplied to its buildings, to smaller scale, and the cleaning products the staff use for their daily tasks.

With this scope, the University began to look for cleaner ways to produce and consume energy, come up with alternatives, and share the results with its brother university, its personnel, and student body, so these groups would always take the sustainability concept into consideration when developing academic, social, or personnel projects.

Even though the University has applied several measures and initiatives to conquer its goal of being a sustainable University, it is our intention keep developing new strategies for reducing these emissions.

Top 3 learnings:

1. The current difficulties we are facing worldwide have allowed us to strengthen our identity as a sustainable university.
2. The positive impact people can make in the environment is even larger when they feel committed.
3. This project allows us to share with our community our vision of a sustainable world.