Responsible Consumption and Production
Research
All the "" publications on the UNamur research portal.
Social impact and actions
Corporate initiatives
Improving energy efficiency
The mission of UNamur's Campus Management and Infrastructure Service (SIGeC) revolves around several energy-related activities:
- responsible management of energy consumption
- building construction, renovation and maintenance
Waste management
Activities on a university campus (student life, research, administration, teaching, catering) generate a large quantity of different categories of waste. Since the best waste is that which does not exist, UNamur is committed to reducing and sorting its waste, facilitating recycling and reuse. Read more here…
Recycling scientific equipment
The University of Namur has received a donation of equipment from the Thuin-based company Quality Assistance, CRO. This equipment now contributes to the research projects developed in several laboratories.
The annual "Maraude" at the Haugimont Estate
Every year, UNamur organises an event at the old orchard on the Haugimont Estate. A wide range of activities are on offer throughout the day: marauders with free marauding bags, explanations on how to manage the organic orchard, children's activities, information stands, guided walks with commentary, etc.
Kotélocal
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The Kotélocal is a project student residence which aims at raising awareness for local and sustainable consumption. More info on Facebook... |
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Collaborations and partnerships
Belgium - Tunisia collaborations
On Thursday 29 September 2022, the Vice-Rector for International Relations, the International Relations Service and the Department of Geology received Professor Fakher Jamoussi (Tunisia) as part of the "Tunisia on the move - 2022" project. For more than twenty years, the teams of Professors Johan Yans and Fakher Jamoussi have been weaving scientific, didactic and human collaborations aiming at enhancing the fabulous subsoil of Tunisia. More information (in French) here...
The Green Deal
With the Green Deal and the collaboration with Happy Hours Market, UNamur is committed to making campus food sustainable. Read more about this...
Collections with external partners
UNamur has organised a campaign to collect unused smartphones. Find out more... It also organised a collection of clothes for the homeless.
Research institute
Institute of Life, Earth and Environment (ILEE)
| Research at the Institute of Life, Earth and Environment (ILEE) is relevant to several of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). For example, we study the impact of multiple stressors (chemical, physical or pathogenic) and/or pollutants (pesticides, pharmaceuticals, endocrine disruptors, neurotoxins, atmospheric residues) on organisms but also on ecosystems, and solutions are sought to strengthen their resistance and resilience and/or limit harmful products (e.g. immuno-stimulation, search for alternative pharmaceuticals). Furthermore, by prospecting and characterising geological resources (water, metals and other raw materials) and by integrating human use over the centuries, from Antiquity to the current Anthropocene, ILEE contributes to the sustainable management of natural resources, including architecture and art. The transition to a more sustainable agriculture is investigated through the concept of ecosystem services via mapping, modelling and integrated assessment. The consequences of climate change on human migration or the interactions between the different agents responsible for the transmission of vector-borne and zoonotic diseases are also at the heart of ILEE's research. Read more... |
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