Awards and Successes

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Sustainability Successes, Awards and Commitments

The University has good reasons to be proud of its achievements and is grateful to all who support its goals. We are pleased to share some of these with you here.

Our awards and successes...

People & Planet

The largest student network in the UK, campaigning for social and environmental justice gave us a 2:1 degree in their last assessment.

Green Gown Awards

These annual awards recognise exceptional sustainability initiatives being undertaken by universities and colleges. Find out more about our 'Benefitting Society' award.

Sustainability Successes

Highlights and headlines from the last 12 months of sustainability activity at Kent. Including projects, initiatives, news stories and data from across the University.

Our EMS

We work to the international standard for Environmental Management Systems.

Green Flag Award

Our Canterbury campus was awarded Green Flag status for 2026/27 recognising our high standards of environmental management, biodiversity, accessibility, safety and visitor experience.

Our sustainability commitments and reports:

United Nation's 17 Sustainable Development Goals

Our varied projects and activities taking place at Kent to support our transition to become a sustainable University.

Race To Zero

Learn more about our part in the UN's campaign to halve global emissions by 2030.

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Right To Food

Working in partnership with The Food Foundation, we are adopting measures to protect our students and staff from food insecurity.

Nature Positive

Through this global initiative we belatedly recognise the value of nature, place it on the path to recovery and transform our world to become nature-positive by 2030.