Hokkaido University has run various projects to promote research and education for the realization of a sustainable society over the decades.
Hokkaido University × SDGs
Hokkaido University’s contributions and support for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are being reported and archived in the comprehensive website. It features not only information for academia, but for every facet of the society involved in the creation of a sustainable community, including business developers and local communities.
Institute for the Advancement of Sustainability
The Hokkaido University Institute for the Advancement of Sustainability is a platform for promoting education, research, social collaboration, and sustainable campus construction that contributes to building a sustainable society.
The three divisions, “Campus Management Division” to promote building a sustainable campus, “SDGs Initiative Division” to promote education, research, social collaboration, and public relations related to the SDGs, and “Carbon Neutrality Initiative Division” to solve the issues of climate change and biodiversity, are integrated to engage with internal and external stakeholders to coordinate to promote sustainability at the University.
- Sustainability Report
- Assessment of Hokkaido University using the ASSC
- ASSC: Assessment System for Sustainable Campus
- THE Impact Rankings
- CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project)
- Greenhouse Gas Inventory
- Sustainability Weeks
Understanding the Impact of Climate Change
Hokkaido University originates from Sapporo Agricultural College which was established in 1876 on the northernmost island of Japan. At the time of its establishment, the University’s mission was to develop cold-weather agriculture technologies for the development of Hokkaido and to foster human resources to put these technologies into practice. Thus, from the beginning, we have conducted educational and research activities rooted in the great nature of Hokkaido. With its strength in field research, the University’s researchers in various fields are currently conducting research on climate change from diverse angles, including forests, glaciers and ice sheets, the atmosphere, oceans, and society. In this special feature, “Understanding the Impact of Climate Change,” we introduce our researchers’ discoveries and their ongoing scientific endeavours.
International Consortia on Sustainability/SDGs
- UNU SDG–Universities Platform (SDG-UP)
- University of the Arctic (UArctic)
- Arctic Challenge for Sustainability II (ArCS II)
- Arctic Challenge for Sustainability 3 (ArCS-3)
Ongoing Challenges Report
These are series of articles on the SDGs published by University World News.
- Collaboration on early detection could foil next pandemic
- Cross-border program nurtures global SDG leadership
- Towards zero-carbon agriculture through ‘healthy farming’
- University spearheads ‘nature positive’ partnership model
Past Project Archives
- An Internet Forum for World Youth (2011-2016)
GiFT –Global Issues Forum for Tomorrow– - An Achievement of the World’s First G8 (2008)
Sapporo Sustainability Declaration - Research and Capacity Development on Public Policy (2008-2017)
Sustainable Low-Carbon Society Project - A Collaborative Project with ProSPER.Net Member Institutions (2009-2017)
SUSTAIN Project