About Sustainability Forum

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The Sustainability Forum is Lund University’s umbrella organisation for strategic support and coordination for sustainability issues.

Our activities are based within the University’s Strategy for Sustainable Development, with the overarching premise that sustainable development is a fundamental pillar of education, research, collaboration and the development of the organisation. Promoting mutual learning between society and the university is an important part of our task. The Sustainability Forum provides a channel for stakeholders seeking collaboration, research support and knowledge-based information from Lund University. By also being a platform for student participation, the Sustainability Forum supports networks and initiatives that inspire students to engage in issues of sustainability.

Lund University Strategy for sustainable development 2019-2026

The mission of Sustainability Forum

To constitute a strategic support function to the core activities and all parts of Lund University to contribute to the realisation of the intentions in the Lund University Strategy for sustainable development 2019-2026.
In collaboration with the Research Board, stimulate and encourage the development of challange-driven research on sustainability, which includes both interdisciplinary research that explicitly focuses on solving sustainability challenges as well as curiosity-driven research that strengthens the knowledge base needed in order to tackle sustainability-related challenges.
In collaboration with the Education Board and the Research Programmes Board, stimulate and encourage the integration of sustainability aspects into education at all levels. In order to achieve this aim, the Sustainability Forum will support staff competence development in sustainability.
To support the faculties in their quality assurance and quality development work so that subject-relevant perspectives in sustainable development are promoted in education at all levels.
Together with the greater society, promote mutual learning and development-driving innovation locally, nationally and internationally.
In collaboration with Corporate Communications, communicate and make visual Lund University research and education for sustainable development internationally, nationally and internally, as well as contribute to coordinating sustainability-related communication within the university.
Contribute to creating interactions between students and between students and the university through organisational and practical support for sustainability-related student initiatives, networks and activities.
Serve as a reference group for the Environmental manager regarding matters of strategic importance for internal environmental and sustainability work.

Current mission updated 1 January 2025.

Steering committee

A steering committee has the overall responsibility for the operational focus of Sustainability Forum. The committee members serve as contact links to the university faculties and as a systematic support in decision-making for the organisation in sustainability related issues. The steering committee is the reference group for the Environmental manager of the university regarding matters of strategic importance for internal environmental and sustainability work. The Vice-Chancellor of Lund University decides on the constitution of the steering committee and the appointment of its chairperson.

Chairman

Jenny Palm, Director, The International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE)

Members from faculties and similar

Martin Tunér, Professor, Faculty of Engineering
Lovisa Brännstedt, Researcher, Faculties of Humanities and Theology
Fariborz Zelli, Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences
Fredrik Bengtsson, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine
Susanne Arvidsson, Associate Professor, School of Economics and Management
Britta Sjöstedt, Senior lecturer , Faculty of Law
Jörgen Dahlqvist, Doctoral student, Faculty of Fine and Performing Arts
Ruth Pöttgen, Senior lecturer, Faculty of Science
Per Mickwitz, Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research, Sustainability and Campus Development