As a leading research-intensive university, NTU recognises the need to respond and find solutions to the global threats to sustainability and other grand challenges that the world is facing.

NTU has built its strengths in sustainability over the years through a wide range of efforts in education, research and innovation. In 2021, the University launched a 15-year Sustainability Manifesto and was the first university in the world to launch a Sustainability Linked Bond. Our targets and goals in the Sustainability Manifesto are reflected in our Sustainability Framework document.

The unifying theme of the Sustainability Manifesto is NTU’s belief that its efforts towards sustainability begin on campus, and it must walk the talk in sustainability. To that end, the University aims to:

  • Achieve carbon neutrality by 2035;
  • Achieve 100% Green Mark Platinum certification for all eligible buildings on the main NTU campus;
  • Reduce by 50 per cent NTU’s net energy utilisation, and waste generation, by March 2026, compared to the baseline levels of 2011.

In 2023, NTU won the Whole Systems Approach Excellence Award conferred by the International Sustainable Campus Network (ISCN). The award recognises the university’s sustainable practices in the areas of research, education, community engagement, and infrastructure developments. The pioneering use of mass-engineered timber in constructing two of Asia's largest wooden buildings, Gaia and The Wave, stands as a testament to NTU's innovative approach towards creating a sustainable urban environment.



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Director's Message

Sustainability is one of humanity’s grand challenges of our time, impacting all life and demanding ambitious solutions. NTU, as an internationally leading research-intensive university and a global citizen committed to the wellbeing of a shared world, seeks to mitigate the environmental, social, and economic challenges of building a sustainable tomorrow. NTU sustainability office will facilitate this through research, education, community engagement and smart campus initiatives by tapping on NTU’s existing disciplinary core strengths. This office will strive to deepen, strengthen and integrate sustainability initiatives across NTU. Looking forward to working with internal and external stakeholders to pave the way towards a sustainable future.

Professor Madhavi Srinivasan
Executive Director, NTU Sustainability Office

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