Sustainable Campus

Porto Business School is firmly committed to operational sustainability, implementing solutions to reduce its ecological footprint and promote resource efficiency.

LEED GOLD Certification – The first Portuguese business school to achieve this recognition, ensuring high standards of energy efficiency and sustainability across its operations.
Largest Urban Garden in Portugal, fostering biodiversity, thermal efficiency, and carbon absorption.
Installation of 300 solar panels, significantly increasing renewable energy production and reducing reliance on conventional energy sources.
Efficient waste management, with separation into six distinct streams and ongoing recycling and plastic reduction programs.

Porto Climate Pact – Commitment to a 60% reduction in carbon emissions by 2030, covering all of the School’s operations.
Porto Climate Contract – Targeting an 85% reduction in emissions by 2030, compared to 2019 levels.
Annual carbon footprint audits, ensuring close monitoring of emission trends and the effectiveness of implemented measures.

Reforestation and green area regeneration, contributing to biodiversity and carbon offsetting.
Expansion of renewable energy production, through the installation of solar panels and improved building energy efficiency.
Reduction in water and paper consumption, supported by digital management systems and water-saving measures.