People & Planet Green League

100 UK universities pledge to divest from fossil fuels

Exclusive: move affecting 65% of institutions means endowments worth almost £18bn out of reach for firms

Helena Horton Environment reporter

27, Oct, 2022 @9:00 AM

How Durham University turned itself green

Institution jumps 66 places on People and Planet’s annual university sustainability league

Miranda Bryant

09, Dec, 2021 @7:00 AM

Majority of universities in UK ‘not on track to meet emissions targets’

People and Planet’s annual sustainability league table finds patchy progress across sector

Miranda Bryant

09, Dec, 2021 @7:00 AM

University green rankings at risk despite climate emergency

This year’s People and Planet league table could be the last unless the Office for Students has a change of heart

Liz Lightfoot

16, Jul, 2019 @6:15 AM

New university tops green table as Oxbridge lags behind

Campuses have come a long way in the 10 years of the student-led People & Planet rankings – but there are surprising fails

Liz Lightfoot

14, Nov, 2017 @7:15 AM

Universities struggle to meet green goals

Government blamed for stalling of energy saving, as People & Planet table reveals 75% of campuses are set to miss carbon targets

Liz Lightfoot

22, Nov, 2016 @7:30 AM

University of Reading rises 42 places up the green league

Reducing energy consumption on the university estate, switching to clean energy, and monitoring the ethical standards of suppliers, are all ways that universities can rise up the ranks of the green league

Ben Powrie

11, Jun, 2013 @1:25 PM

The only league table where Oxford uni gets a fail

Oxford University's willingness to accept donations and form partnerships with individuals and businesses that are mired in controversy puts it at the bottom of the ethical league table

Chris Garrard

11, Jun, 2013 @12:32 PM

Students: it's your duty to have fun and to save the world

From womens liberation to the campaign against apartheid, throughout history students have led the way in changing the world, says veteran student activist Adam Ramsay

Adam Ramsay

11, Jun, 2013 @10:38 AM

The firsts and the 'fails' in the 2013 Green League of universities

Manchester Metropolitan has topped the People & Planet Green League for 2013, while Oxford and Cambridge do even worse than last year

Alice Woolley

10, Jun, 2013 @6:00 PM

Ethical studies

This year's People & Planet Green League shows that most universities are making a real effort to become more sustainable. But the worrying exception is in the area of investment policies. Anna Bawden reports

Anna Bawden

10, Jun, 2013 @5:15 PM