Université Côte d'Azur implements its first "Sustainable Development and CSR" master plan

A priority in the University's strategic plan

Université Côte d'Azur places socio-environmental transition at the heart of its mission, and has made it a strategic priority in its 2021-2025 strategic plan. The creation of a vice-presidency dedicated to socio-environmental transition and a Sustainable Development and Social Responsibility master plan demonstrate the university's active contribution to the challenges of sustainable development and social responsibility.
Université Côte d'Azur is fully aware of the urgency of climate change and the high expectations of society, and is fully committed to the socio-environmental transition. The launch of this first Sustainable Development and Social Responsibility Master Plan is an essential lever for strengthening our impact and mobilizing our entire community.Together, we are committed to meeting major environmental and societal challenges, to innovating and to transforming our campuses into veritable living laboratories for sustainable development.Jeanick BRISSWALTER, President of Université Côte d'Azur

The 5 main thrusts of the SD and CSR master plan

• Focus 1: Strategy and governance
  Strengthen management capabilities
  Strengthen the community's sense of self-determination and develop participation and consultation
  Encourage changes in practices towards more responsible approaches
• Axis 2: Education and training
  Provide the most comprehensive training possible in transition issues
  Support and stimulate the teaching community
  Build the means for a strong community committed to the issues at stake
• 3: Research and innovation
  Commit to responsible research
  Supporting and stimulating the research community
• Area 4: Environment
  Amplify the diagnostic process to gain a full understanding of our current situation
  Develop approaches in favor of the environment
  Encourage the emergence of new practices
• Area 5: Social responsibility and quality of university life
  Promote sustainable health and quality of university life
  Maintain and increase inclusion, equal opportunities and the fight against discrimination
  Anchor our role for and towards society by improving stakeholder engagement

Five years to act and build the University of tomorrow

This plan is defined for a five-year period. It will also be regularly reviewed in 3 stages:

1. monitoring of actions and production of a scorecard showing progress in achieving objectives ;
2. integration of new initiatives, and/or reinforcement of existing actions based on initial feedback and commitment from the community;
3. broader consultation and more extensive co-construction, with greater involvement of the various players in this transition.

Consult the SD and CSR master plan

To find out more

Discover the actions deployed by Université Côte d'Azur to meet itsSustainable Development Objectives (SDO).