News on Sustainability

Since this year, many companies are obliged to publish their key sustainability figures in the same way they publish their financial information. How do companies deal with the non-financial ESG figures which include environmental and social aspects as well as governance?

The Department of Economic and Structural Development will award one bachelor's and one master's or admission thesis that adresses the topic of sustainability with 500 euros each. Apply for the Sustainability Award of the City of Mannheim by 30 November 2023!

A bike repair station, the Parent and Child Room, the BAföG advisory service, and more—members and visitors of the University of Mannheim can now find numerous projects in line with the United Nation’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals on campus.

With the new “#SustainableUniMA – I will make a difference by...” campaign, members of the University of Mannheim talk about what they do (or don’t do) to contribute to a more sustainable world.

Mannheim scientists develop a decision model for old lithium-ion batteries

This fall, the University of Mannheim invites everyone interested to a variety of events on sustainability.

The project “MaExchange” by the student initiative Infinity Mannheim e. V. has won the Sustainable Impact Contest 2023 of the Business School. The initiative advocates for sustainable solutions and offers exchange students a financially affordable and resource-saving alternative to purchasing ...

From 9 October to 13 October, the University of Mannheim will host the “Hochschultage Nachhaltigkeit” (University Sustainability Days).

Once again, the University of Mannheim has successfully completed the audit familiengerechte hochschule of berufundfamilie Service GmbH. This confirms the university’s high development level and its sustainable commitment to personnel policies which take the employees’ family responsibilities and ...

As at other universities, air travel accounts for a significant proportion of our university's greenhouse gas emissions. At the same time, air travel is closely linked to essential elements of academic exchange, such as conference attendance.