Sustainability
Bristol is a city at the forefront of the fight against climate change. European Green Capital in 2015, it hosts many key green institutions who are trying to change the economy for the better. The University of Bristol Business School takes sustainability seriously and we work alongside many of these organisations and activists. We believe we can contribute positively to both the natural and human world, changing business practices so that we can help to produce a low carbon, high inclusion, high democracy economy.
The University of Bristol Business School embeds sustainability into our curriculum at all levels. We want to equip students to engage with sustainability in their careers and lives, as well as producing research that tackles the big issues facing business and society. We all know that we need to change our economy, and at the University of Bristol, we are working on showing how that can happen.
The Circular Agriculture Hub
Discover the Circular Agriculture Hub, a self-sustaining social enterprise co-developed by Dr Lucy McCarthy. Pairing farmers with surplus produce to food banks and social supermarkets, the Hub aims to reduce food waste and its lost value to farmers, whilst providing affordable food to local communities.
Responsible Business: Leading the Way podcast
Listen now to our Responsible Business podcast series, produced with the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD). Host Professor Veronica Hope Hailey (the Dean of the Business School) and Katie Jacobs (Senior Stakeholder Lead at the CIPD) speak with business leaders to explore the revolutionised responsible business movement.
Sustainability Committee and Climate Action Plan
The Business School is currently focussing sustainability efforts on:
- Developing our teaching across the Business School curricula to ensure that we are teaching for sustainable business.
- Developing and expanding our connections and collaborations with organisations and groups that are leading in sustainability practices in the city, region and beyond.
- Increasing the influence of sustainability themes on our research and impact related work.
Education
The University of Bristol Business School integrates sustainability into the curriculum to align with industry trends and global priorities. This prepares students to engage with sustainability in their careers and gives them opportunities to gain real experience through assignment topics and research projects.
Research groups
Find out more about the research groups working in the field of sustainability.
Student Sustainability Champions
Business School Sustainability Champions are student staff who consult with colleagues on the school’s approach to sustainability, and support sustainable transition projects and the further development of sustainability in the curriculum.
Research and impact
Find out more about the research leading the way, with the latest research publications by our academics in the area of sustainability:
Elliot, V, Jonall, K, Paananen, M, Bebbington, J & Michelon, G 2024, 'Biodiversity reporting: Standardization, materiality and assurance', Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, vol. 68, 101435. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2024.101435
Maher, S, Lloyd, R & Martin, LA 2024, 'A Post-Humanist Perspective of Singapore’s Ecomodernist Leadership', Journal of Tropical Futures: Sustainable Business, Governance & Development. https://doi.org/10.1177/27538931241252943
Echefaj, K, Charkaoui, A, Cherrafi, A, Tiwari, S, Sharma, P & Jabbour, CJC 2024, 'From linear to circular sustainable supply chain network optimisation: towards a conceptual framework', Production Planning and Control. https://doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2024.2302479