The University of Toronto has been ranked as the world’s best university in ‘sustainability’ for the second consecutive year. In the World University Rankings released by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), a global analysis agency, the University of Toronto ranked first, beating out famous universities such as ETH Zurich, University of California, Berkeley, Stanford University, and Harvard University.
The ranking evaluates how much each university pursues a sustainable life in the field of environment, society, and governance (ESG), and important evaluation factors include the extent to which graduates have contributed to solving climate problems through science and technology, and research performance to achieve the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The University of Toronto ranked first, beating out more than 1,700 universities, scoring 91/100 in the field of environmental sustainability, 99.7/100 in the field of environmental education, and 98.5/100 in the field of environmental studies.
World’s Top Universities for Sustainability 1. University of Toronto, Canada 2. ETH Zürich, Switzerland 3. Lund University, Sweden – tied 3rd 3. University of California, Berkeley, US – tied 3rd 5. University College London, UK – tied 5th 5. University of British Columbia, Canada – tied 5th 7. Imperial College London, UK – tied 7th 7. The University of Edinburgh, UK – tied 7th 9. The University of Manchester, UK – tied 9th 9. The University of Melbourne, Australia – tied 9th “I am extremely proud of the University of Toronto’s global leadership in tackling one of the greatest challenges of the 21st century: climate change,” said Merrick Gertler, President of the University of Toronto.
Canadian universities also stood out in the sustainability rankings. The University of British Columbia (UBC) tied for fifth, McGill University 15th, and Western University 30th.