The principles and goals of sustainable development are evident at the University of Turku on various levels. The University of Turku is a builder of a sustainable future, educating versatile problem solvers for scientific and societal challenges across different sectors of society. The university is committed to taking actions to make the campus carbon-neutral by the end of 2025.
The library services at the University of Turku contribute to the goals of sustainable development in many ways.
- Equality, quality of education, and responsible consumption are emphasized in library services.
- The goal of open science is to ensure the free, universal, and open access to information, publications, data, and learning materials.
- The proportion of e-materials in the overall collection is increasing year by year.
- The ecological thinking inherent in the library's principles is reflected in practical work.
