Goal 12: Operations

The University’s operational activities play a key role in our approach to the Sustainable Development Goals.

Here’s a wider showcase of our work addressing Goal 12.

University Donates Abandoned Bikes to Charity

Our University regularly donates abandoned bikes to local charities to support important community initiatives that aim to reduce the number of bikes that end up in landfills. The local charities refurbish and repair the bikes to sell at an affordable price, or give them away at no extra cost to those in need. By ensuring we manage abandoned bikes effectively, it not only frees up space in the shelter and Sheffield stands, but also enables us to support important community initiatives.

Sustainability and Audiobooks at Manchester University Press

Manchester University Press (MUP) regularly works with audiobook producer ‘Sound Understanding’ on many titles to make the daily lives of readers more sustainable. MUP’s audiobook programme focuses on releasing books aimed at a general readership interested in society and the world around us. MUP is committed to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals as part of its social responsibility strategy.

Making labs greener

Leading the way in achieving the University’s pledge to eliminate avoidable single-use plastic usage, staff in our School of Biological Sciences are reducing single-use plastics in the lab through adoption of a 6R approach.

This has included:

  • refining protocol and optimising waste management;
  • reducing single-use items;
  • re-using materials, plastic containers and gloves;
  • using recycled material;
  • replacing plastics where possible with glass, paper or wood.