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Working to achieve our high-level sustainability ambitions

King’s Sustainability Strategy (2026-2030) provides detailed objectives, targets and evidence to meet our sustainability objectives and targets.

Through three main themes – Education, Research & Innovation, and Operations – the strategy reinforces our commitments and considers the changing world to identify how we can meet the most urgent global needs.

Following a consultation process with our wider community, the strategy was published in June 2026 to sit alongside King’s Strategy 2030.

Alliums on the Strand in sunlight

“King’s will take an inclusive, collaborative and innovative approach to addressing the climate and ecological crises, embedding sustainability in everything we do.”

King's vision, Sustainability Strategy 2026-30

Our key strategic targets

  1. Increase the number of Undergraduate and Postgraduate modules that relate to at least one UN Sustainable Development Goal every year.
  2. Yearly improvements to our students’ responses to NSS/PTES question on whether their course has encouraged them to think about environmental sustainability.
  3. Grow our external climate and sustainability research awards to £25 million per year by 2030.
  4. Achieve net zero emissions by 2045 for Scope 1 and 2, and by 2050 for Scope 3.
  5. Yearly decrease in Scope 1 and 2 emissions per full-time staff & student.

Contact us

Get in touch if you would like to learn more about sustainability and climate action at King's, have a question or would like to collaborate.

sustainability@kcl.ac.uk

Our most recent reports

Our previous sustainability reports and plans

More about King's Climate & Sustainability

Operations

Building sustainability into King’s actions and operations.

Take action

Learn more about how you can join in King's sustainability activities.