Our Sustainability Strategy sets a whole-institution approach to embedding sustainability across our campus, curriculum and community, underpinned by clear governance and aligned with the University’s Strategic Plan 2025–2030. OUR STRATEGIC PLAN – SUSTAINABILITY AS A CORE DRIVER Our five-year strategic plan sets out key principles underpinning our sustainability strategy. IT INFORMS OUR THREE SUSTAINABILITY PILLARS: THE COMMUNITY Social action, civil purpose and corporate citizenship Our students will engage in social action during their time with us, learning the value of community contribution and the wider benefits of post-16 education. Our curricula will align with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, preparing learners to contribute to a more sustainable, equitable and resilient future – both locally and globally. TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING Focused on ‘future work’ and the workplace Every student should be able to augment their abilities through the application of AI in their future career, and to contribute to a more sustainable future for the world. We will equip learners to contribute by embedding sustainability, systems thinking and future-skills development across all programmes. THE WORKPLACE Career readiness, real-world learning and employer engagement Students will build the professional networks, confidence and capabilities needed to succeed in a changing labour market. Through placements, live briefs, industry partnerships and hands-on experiences – including in emerging green and low-carbon sectors – learners will graduate ready to put knowledge to work and shape a more sustainable world. COMMUNITY Culture change is never simple, but momentum is building across the organisation through the progress and drive of our Sustainability Steering Board. With chairs now established to lead and own activity across our Campus, Curriculum and Community pillars, we have added depth, experience and conviction to our ambitions. This strategy guides us and sets a clear, ambitious path for the next five years – rooted in who we are as a university, our vocational strengths and driven by our commitment to lead by example. It works in tandem with our published Strategic Plans, and sustainability is explicitly interwoven into our overarching Strategic Goals, our Digital, Data and AI Strategy and our Learning and Teaching Strategy. CAMPUS CURRICULUM GOVERNANCE CAMPUS COMMUNITY CURRICULUM Ashlea Mallett, Head of Sustainability and Campus Services UNIVERSITY COLLEGE BIRMINGHAM SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY 2025–2030 13 UNIVERSITY COLLEGE BIRMINGHAM SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY 2025–2030 12
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