UI GreenMetric

The UI GreenMetric World University Ranking is an initiative of Universitas Indonesia which is being launched in 2010. As part of its strategy of raising its international standing, the University hosted an International Conference on World University Rankings on 16 April 2009. It invited a number of experts on world university rankings such as Isidro Aguillo (Webometrics), Angela Yung-Chi Hou (HEEACT), and Alex Usher (Educational Policy Canada). It was clear from the discussions that current criteria being used to rank universities were not giving credit to those that were making efforts to reduce their carbon footprint and thus help combat global climate change. UI GreenMetric founders were aware that a number of top world universities, for example Harvard, Chicago, Copenhagen have been taking steps to manage and improve their sustainability. There are also cooperative efforts among groups of universities. A grading system which includes information on sustainability at 300 universities exists under the title the United States Green Report Card. This is excellent, however, results are given in terms of a grade (A to F) rather than a ranking and the number of universities included is relatively circumscribed. UI GreenMetric founders saw the need for a uniform system that would be suitable to attract the support of thousands of the world’s universities and where the results were based on a numerical score that would allow ranking so that quick comparisons could be made among them on the criteria of their commitment to addressing the problems of sustainability and environmental impact.

UI GreenMetric World University Rankings
Founded2010
FounderRiri Fitri Sari
Official language
English
Chairperson
Riri Fitri Sari
Websitegreenmetric.ui.ac.id

Methodology and criteria

Universities are asked annually between May and October to participate by filling a survey with questions about their sustainability performance. Many questions in this survey also demand uploading evidence documents to avoid cheating. The results are published in December.[1]

Since 2014, participating universities are ranked according to the following six criteria.[2][3] The points per indicator are given in brackets.

Criteria and indicators of the UI GreenMetric
Abbr. Criterium Weight Indicators
SI Setting & Infrastructure 15%
  • The ratio of open space area to total area (200)
  • Total area on campus covered in forest vegetation (100)
  • Total area on campus covered in planted vegetation (200)
  • Total area on campus for water absorption besides the forest and planted vegetation (100)
  • The total open space area divided by total campus population (200)
  • Percentage of university budget for sustainability efforts (200)
  • Percentage of operation and maintenance activities of building during Covid-19 pandemic (100)
  • Campus facilities for disabled, special needs and or maternity care (100)
  • Security and safety facilities (100)
  • Health infrastructure facilities for students, academics and administrative staff’s wellbeing (100)
  • Conservation: plant, animal and wildlife, genetic resources for food and agriculture secured in either medium or long-term conservation facilities (100)
EC Energy & Climate Change 21%
  • Energy efficient appliances usage (200)
  • Smart building implementation (300)
  • Number of renewable energy sources on campus (300)
  • Total electricity usage divided by total campus' population (kWh per person) (300)
  • The ratio of renewable energy production divided by total energy usage per year (200)
  • Elements of green building implementation as reflected in all construction and renovation policies (200)
  • Greenhouse gas emission reduction program (200)
  • Total carbon footprint divided by total campus' population (metric tons per person) (200)
  • Number of innovative program(s) during covid-19 pandemic (100)
  • Impactful university program(s) on climate change (100)
WS Waste 18%
  • Recycling program for university's waste (300)
  • Program to reduce the use of paper and plastic on campus (300)
  • Organic waste treatment (300)
  • Inorganic waste treatment (300)
  • Toxic waste treatment (300)
  • Sewage disposal (300)
WS Water 10%
  • Water conservation program & implementation (200)
  • Water recycling program implementation (200)
  • Water efficient appliances usage (200)
  • Consumption of treated water (200)
  • Percentage of additional handwashing and sanitation facilities during Covid-19 pandemic (200)
TR Transportation 18%
  • The total number of vehicles (cars and motorcycles) divided by total campus' population (200)
  • Shuttle services (300)
  • Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEV) policy on campus (200)
  • The total number of Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEV) divided by total campus population (200)
  • Ratio of ground parking area to total campus' area (200)
  • Program to limit or decrease the parking area on campus for the last 3 years (from 2018 to 2020) (200)
  • Number of initiatives to decrease private vehicles on campus (200)
  • Pedestrian path on campus (300)
ED Education & Research 18%
  • The ratio of sustainability courses to total courses/modules (300)
  • The ratio of sustainability research funding towards total research funding (200)
  • Number of scholarly publications on sustainability (200)
  • Number of events related to sustainability (200)
  • Number of student organizations related to sustainability (200)
  • University-run sustainability website (200)
  • Sustainability report (100)
  • Number of cultural activities on campus (100)
  • Number of university program(s) to cope with Covid-19 pandemic (100)
  • Number of sustainability community services project organized and/or involving students (100)
  • Number of sustainability-related startups (100)

Participants

During the first ranking in 2010, 96 universities participated. The University of California, Berkeley came in first place. Since the 2010 edition, the number of participating universities grew to 956 in 2021.

Top 10 universities in the UI GreenMetric 2021[4]
No University Country Total score
1 Wageningen University and Research Netherlands 9300
2 University of Nottingham United Kingdom 8850
3 University of Groningen Netherlands 8800
4 Nottingham Trent University United Kingdom 8750
5 University of California Davis United Kingdom 8750
6 Umwelt-Campus Birkenfeld (Trier University of Applied Sciences) Germany 8725
7 Leiden University[5] Netherlands 8700
8 University College Cork Ireland 8700
9 University of Connecticut Italy 8700
10 Universidade de Sao Paulo Brazil 8700
Participants and winner of the UI GreenMetric per year[6][4]
Year Number of participants Winner Country
2010 96 University of California Berkeley United States
2011 178 University of Nottingham United Kingdom
2012 215 University of Connecticut United States
2013 301 University of Nottingham United Kingdom
2014 361 University of Nottingham United Kingdom
2015 407 University of Nottingham United Kingdom
2016 516 University of California Davis United States
2017 619 Wageningen University and Research Netherlands
2018 719 Wageningen University and Research Netherlands
2019 780 Wageningen University and Research Netherlands
2020 912 Wageningen University and Research Netherlands
2021 956 Wageningen University and Research Netherlands
2022 1050 Wageningen University and Research Netherlands

Services

In 2021, UI GreenMetric introduce new services to continue our global work in supporting sustainable universities. These new services are Consulting, Rankings Tracker, Trees Rating, Events, and Branding.[7]

  • Consulting: End-to-end services designed to cultivate excellence in sustainability.
  • Rankings Tracker: Detailed evaluation of university’s performance in UI GreenMetric Rankings.
  • Trees Rating: Comprehensive audit to evaluate university achievement in sustainability.
  • Events: Unique opportunities to explore the latest trends with key members of the sustainability ecosystem.
  • Branding: Enhance your university visibility on UI GreenMetric website and social media.

Beneficiaries for Service Users
  1. Shaping the development of more than 417 billion square meters of university area
  2. Contributing to reduce carbon footprint of more than 7 billion metric tons per year from daily university activities
  3. Implementing Partnership for the goals (SDGs number 17)
  4. Promoting your university to more than 956 Universities from 80 Countries
  5. Getting in-depth insight to your university performances and alternative solutions in UI GreenMetric

Types of Services
  1. Silver: Profile and Banner, Hosting Event
  2. Gold: Profile and Banner, Hosting Event, Fact File Analysis, Consultation Meeting (2), Certificate of Compliance
  3. Platinum: Profile and Banner, Hosting Event, Fact File Analysis, Consultation Meeting (3), Certificate of Compliance, Certificate of Trees Rating

References
  1. "Methodology". UIGreenMetric.
  2. Gültekin, P. "Assesment [sic] of Green Campuses for Sustainable Cities and Society with UI Green Metric: A Case Study of Düzce University". 16th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology.
  3. "Criteria & Indicators".
  4. "Overall Rankings 2021". UIGreenMetric.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "Leiden University in top 10 of sustainability ranking". Leiden University. 6 December 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. "Archive Rankings". UIGreenMetric.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. "UI GreenMetric Services". UI GreenMetric.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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