Sustainable development and responsibility

Report on Sustainability 2021

Report on progress towards the sustainable development.

LAB will enact positive reform in business and industry by educating experts who think in a responsible way and promote sustainable development.

We are building a more sustainable future together with our partners.

The goal of the LAB University of Applied Sciences is to be carbon neutral by 2025 and carbon negative by 2030.

The investment activities aim to make LUT Universities investments profitable – taking responsibility into consideration.

We are committed to Arene ry’s Programme for the sustainable development and responsibility of universities of applied sciences. With our measures, we will reduce our harmful carbon footprint and increase our positive carbon handprint as a united front of universities of applied sciences.

LAB University of Applied Sciences maintains and promotes sustainability and responsibility in:

Our areas of strength related to research, development and innovation activities
The contents of education
Personnel expertise
Responsible management and the development of well-being at work
Cooperation with property owners to reduce our carbon footprint
Activities increasing positive climate impacts
Systematic reporting of sustainability work from 2022 onwards
In our selection criteria for investments
As one of our selection principles in procurement
LAB is also involved in UN Global Compact – the world’s largest corporate responsibility initiative, and in the Societal commitment 2050 for the education of registered nurses, public health nurses and paramedics.