University and environmental health: Green advancement at the University of Florence revealed by UI GreenMetric ranking.

Abstract The University of Florence (UniFi) started participating in the UI GreenMetric ranking 2018 to measure its commitments toward sustainability. Since then, several actions have been adopted make advancements six categories ranking, spanning from high-quality classroom environment for well-being students. UniFi considers sustainability a transversal discipline addressed by all schools different aspects (e.g. well-being, building structure, energy efficiency, climate change responsibility, waste management, and saving water resources). In particular, cutting edge is represented education sector. total number courses regarding 17 Sustainable Development Goals 2020/21 increasing, covering now 26% academic offerings. These offerings give our students many opportunities grow with their awareness current difficulties, providing instruments address future. This possible also thanks cultural events that promotes every year, despite difficulties raised COVID-19. Moreover, an average ~3700 scholarly papers related has published each last three years, outcome excellent work researchers. Thanks start-ups, expertise on taken outside industrial