Trent University Ranked First In Canada For Sustainability Education and Research

Trent University has been ranked number one in Canada for sustainability education and research by the 2021 UI GreenMetric World University Rankings announced on Thursday.

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Trent is also recognized as one of Canada’s top three environmental universities.

“Trent prides itself on its commitment to positive outcomes for the natural environment, and is committed to the GreenMetric rankings because they are a way to judge what is working,” said Dr. Leo Groarke, Trent president and vice-chancellor. “Our bump up into the top spot in Canada for sustainability education and research can be attributed to a variety of academic developments this past year, which include new degree programs and specializations.” 

The GreenMetric ranking is the first university ranking in the world that measures participating universities’ commitment in developing environmentally-friendly infrastructure.

The ranking is based on performance across six categories: education and research, setting and infrastructure, energy and climate change, waste, water, and transportation. Trent is among 956 universities from around the world that participated in this year’s global ranking.

For the second consecutive year, Trent has ranked as the third-most sustainable university in Canada and remains in the top 15 per cent of sustainable universities worldwide across all six categories.

This year’s rankings also position the University as #1 in Canada in the education and research category (up from #2 last year) and #2 in Canada in both the waste and setting and infrastructure categories.

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