UKRI Concordat Consultation Review (Virtual Meeting)

This meeting is open to EAUC educational members and we welcome those responsible for research oversight within institutions as well as researchers.

In July 2019, the UK government committed to achieving ‘net zero’ by 2050. 
The UK Research and Innovation (R&I) sector delivers cutting-edge research and innovation essential to meeting this target and understanding and tackling the environmental challenges that we face.  

While we must continue to support the UK’s researchers and innovators to solve today’s most pressing challenges and develop next-generation solutions, we recognise need to support this activity in an environmentally responsible way. 

UKRI’s 2020 environmental sustainability strategy commits to taking a lead in our own operations to be ‘net zero’ by 2040 at the latest, by embedding sustainability in our operations and investment decisions, while driving continual environmental improvement in the R&I sector. 

To support this UKRI has played a leading role alongside stakeholders from across the R&I sector to develop a draft environmental sustainability concordat. 

This aims to gain agreement from all organisations involved in research or innovation activities on immediate and consistent long-term action to reduce and eliminate environmental impacts and emissions associated with R&I.  

This will ensure research and innovation continues to play a critical part in understanding how our planet is changing, while helping us to act responsibly to protect and promote our environment. 


Draft Agenda

• Review the content of the UKRI concordat consultation
• Share and discussion early thinking
• Share insights and responses.

The Concordat for Environmental Sustainability of Research and Innovation Practice can be found here