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The Universitas Indonesia’s (UI) Green Metric Sustainability Ranking ranks Xavier University in the top 300 universities for campus sustainability.

UI’s Green Metric University Sustainability Ranking is a world university ranking for universities to assess and compare campus sustainability efforts. It aims to contribute to academic discourse on sustainability in education and the greening of campuses, and encourage university-led social change with regard to sustainability goals. Green Metric was launched by Universitas Indonesia in 2010.

The Ranking includes the universities that participated in the Green Metric survey. XU placed 188th of the 301 universities around the world that were ranked in 2013.

Participating universities were evaluated based on the size of the university and its zoning profile (urban, suburban or rural), the degree of green space, electricity consumption, transportation, water usage and waste management. It also looked into the university’s policies, actions and communication on sustainability, including sustainability courses and researches, among others.

XU’s participation in the survey was initiated by the Green Campus Agenda under the Office of the Vice President for Administration.

For the complete ranking results, please click here.