UI GreenMetric

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UI GreenMetric
Founded2010
FounderRiri Fitri Sari
Official language
English
Websitegreenmetric.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]

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][7] The points per indicator are given in brackets.

Criteria and indicators of the UI GreenMetric
Abbr. Criterium Weight Indicators
SI Setting & Infrastructure 15%
  • The ratio of open space area towards total area (75)
  • Area on campus covered in forest (50)
  • Area on campus covered in planted vegetation (150)
  • Area on campus for water absorbance (200)
  • The total open space area divided by total campus population (75)
  • University budget for sustainability effort (100)
EC Energy & Climate Change 21%
  • Energy efficient appliances usage (200)
  • Smart building program implementation (300)
  • Number of renewable energy sources on campus (300)
  • The total electricity usage divided by total campus population (150)
  • The ratio of renewable energy produced towards energy usage (100)
  • Elements of green building implementation (300)
  • Greenhouse gas emission reductions program (200)
  • The ratio of total carbon footprint divided campus population (300)


WS Waste 18%
  • Recycling program for university waste (325)
  • Program to reduce the use of paper and plastic in campus (300)
  • Organic waste treatment (300)
  • Inorganic waste treatment (300)
  • Toxic waste treatment (300)
  • Sewerage disposal (300)
WS Water 10%
  • Water conservation program (300)
  • Water recycling program (300)
  • The use of water efficient appliances (200)
  • Piped water consumed (200)
TR Transportation 18%
  • The ratio of total vehicles (cars and motorcycles) divided by total campus population (200)
  • Shuttle services (300)
  • Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEV) policy on campus (200)
  • The ratio of ZEVs divided by total campus population (200)
  • Ratio of parking area to total campus area (150)
  • Transportation program designed to limit or decrease the parking area on campus (200)
  • Number of transportation initiatives to decrease private vehicles on campus (200)
  • Pedestrian policy on campus (300)
ED Education & Research 18%
  • The ratio of sustainability courses towards total courses/modules (225)
  • The ratio of sustainability research funding towards total research funding (75)
  • Sustainability publications (300)
  • Sustainability events (300)
  • Sustainability student organizations (300)
  • Sustainability website (200)
  • Sustainability report (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 912 in 2020.

Top 10 universities in the UI GreenMetric 2020[8]
No University Country Total score
1 Wageningen University and Research Netherlands 9075
2 University of Oxford United Kingdom 9000
3 University of Nottingham United States 8850
4 Nottingham Trent University United Kingdom 8750
5 University of California Davis United Kingdom 8700
6 Umwelt-Campus Birkenfeld (Trier University of Applied Sciences) Germany 8625
7 University of Groningen Netherlands 8475
8 Leiden University[9] Netherlands 8475
9 University College Cork Ireland 8375
10 Universita di Bologna Italy 8350
Participants and winner of the UI GreenMetric per year[10][8]
Year Number of participants Winner Country
2010 96 University of California Berkeley United States
2011 178 University of Nottingham United Kingdom
2012 215 University of Connecticut United States
2013 301 University of Nottingham United Kingdom
2014 361 University of Nottingham United Kingdom
2015 407 University of Nottingham United Kingdom
2016 516 University of California Davis United States
2017 619 Wageningen University and Research Netherlands
2018 719 Wageningen University and Research Netherlands
2019 780 Wageningen University and Research Netherlands
2020 912 Wageningen University and Research Netherlands

References[]

  1. ^ "22 Iranian universities on GreenMetric sustainability ranking". Tehran Times. 2019-12-09. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
  2. ^ "- GreenMetric". www.uv.es. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
  3. ^ Suwartha, Nyoman; Sari, Riri Fitri (2013-12-15). "Evaluating UI GreenMetric as a tool to support green universities development: assessment of the year 2011 ranking". Journal of Cleaner Production. Special Volume: Green Universities and Environmental Higher Education for Sustainable Development in China and Other Emerging Countries. 61: 46–53. doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.02.034. ISSN 0959-6526.
  4. ^ "Methodology". UIGreenMetric.
  5. ^ Gültekin, P. "Assesment of Green Campuses for Sustainable Cities and Society with UI Green Metric: A Case Study of Düzce University". 16th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology.
  6. ^ "Criteria & Indicators".
  7. ^ Abdullah, Abu Mansor, Najah Ahmed, Nazmi Liyana Mohd Napi, Ismail. "Carbon Footprint Assessment For Academic Institution: A Ui Greenmetric Approach". International Journal of Scientific & Technology Research. 8.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b "Overall Rankings 2020". UIGreenMetric.
  9. ^ "Leiden University in top 10 of sustainability ranking". Leiden University. 6 December 2019.
  10. ^ "Archive Rankings". UIGreenMetric.
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