Green Office

The University of Hohenheim strives for a sustainable and resilient future. Sustainability and sustainable development have always been of great importance to Hohenheim. The University is already taking very effective steps towards greater sustainability with a wide range of measures in the various fields of action. As a central contact and coordination point, the Green Office networks these sustainability activities and supports the establishment of a culture of sustainability.

Did you know that...


...the Bachelor’s degree program Sustainability & Change isn’t the only degree program that deals specifically with sustainability issues?

Field of action “Studying and Teaching”


...we carried out a comprehensive greenhouse gas balance in 2023 which provides us with an overview of our emissions and enables us to drive forward CO2 savings in a targeted manner?

Field of action Research & Innovation


...the University of Hohenheim has been using only green electricity since 2012?

Field of action “Campus & Infrastructure”


...Hohenheim was named Europe’s most biodiverse campus in 2023?

Field of action “Transfer”


...the university committed to becoming even more sustainable and setting up a Green Office in its Structure and Development Plan 2023–2027?

Field of action “Governance & Strategy”

Participate and shape the university together

Do you have great ideas on how we can make the university even more sustainable? Do you want to exchange ideas with like-minded people and put these ideas into practice? Then the five Green Teams are just right for you!

The teams enable anyone who is interested in sustainability in Hohenheim to participate, regardless of their faculty, institution, degree program, status group... They meet approx. every 6 weeks, exchange new ideas, and discuss how these can best be implemented.

Upcoming dates:

  • Green Team: Studying & Teaching: 10 Dec 2024 | 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
  • Green Team: Campus & Infrastructure: 4 Dec 2024 | 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
  • Green Team: Research & Innovation: 4 Dec 2024 | 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
  • Green Team: Governance & Strategy: 14 Jan 2025 | noon - 2 p.m.
  • Green Team: Transfer: 28 Jan 2025 | 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.

 

We warmly invite all Hohenheim members to take part! The more diverse our Green Teams are, the better, because sustainability is a truly cross-cutting issue that we can only tackle together.

Please contact us for registration and further information. We look forward to seeing you here!

News

 

You will find the latest news on the German page.


More Hohenheim sustainability news

Press releases | Intern Online-Kurier articel (only accessible when logged in)

Green Office Team

from left Anna-Lena Müller-Wengerofsky, Maximilian Offermann, Jasmin Riesner, Adrian Müller, Ashmita Acharya

Contact

Green Office

+49 711 459 22550
Email

Building 04.14, Room 034/035 („Speisemeisterei-Flügel“)

Opening hours: Mon 9 a.m. – 11 a.m., Tues +  Wed 2 p.m. – 4 p.m.