Environmental policy for Karolinska Institutet
The environmental policy is part of the environmental management system and describes the intentions and direction for KI’s work on environmental sustainability.
- Diary number: 1-801/2024
- Decision date:
- Validity period: Until further notice
- Decision: President
- Document type: Policy
- Handled by department/unit: Fakultetskansliet och internationella relationer
- Preparation with: Council for environment and sustainable development, Faculty Board
Why an environmental policy?
According to the regulation (2009:907) on environmental management for government agencies, KI must establish and develop an environmental management system. As part of this environmental management system, KI shall have an environmental policy. The environmental policy describes the intentions and direction for KI’s work on environmental sustainability.
Summary of the policy
KI shall be an active societal actor contributing to solving environmental and climate challenges, with the focus on health through education, research, and collaboration.
To achieve this, KI shall:
- Integrate environmental perspectives into strategic and operational work,
- Through education, research, and collaboration, contribute to achieving environmental and climate goals according to national and international agreements,
- Through continuous improvements, reduce the negative environmental and climate impact that KI’s activities indirectly or directly cause,
- Ensure that relevant laws and other regulations in the environmental area are complied with,
- Continuously evaluate and develop environmental work that constantly improves KI’s environmental performance,
- Encourage students and employees to actively contribute to environmental work as well as ensure that they have the knowledge and resources to do so.
The environmental policy covers all of KI’s activities. All employees and those working on behalf of KI have a responsibility to follow the environmental policy.