Sustainability

King Saud University is keen to highlight its interest in environmental aspects, preserving the environment, and fighting pollution by giving priority to environmental awareness activities and sustainability factors for all natural resources. The University aspires to present its constructive role in creating a healthy environment for all its students, employees, and visitors at KSU campus and its various locations. The university has formed a permanent committee that undertakes all matters of sustainability, environmental preservation, and renewable energy. It spreads awareness among employees on all environmental measurements related to pollution, carbon leakage, and encourages green projects and preservation of the university’s natural resources.

• Committee Mission
• Committee Goals
• Reports
• Events & Training
• KSU Campus Projects

• Demonstrating the Universitys efforts to preserve the environment and sustainability requirements.
• Guiding KSU to ensure its consistent work with the requirements of environmental preservation.
• Monitoring and recommending better consumption of natural resources
• Providing required environmental statistics.
• Providing data for sustainability related ranking criteria, such as:

• QS Sustainability Ranking
• University Impact for Times Higher Education Ranking
• SDG Goals

• Presenting KSU efforts in dealing with weather fluctuations and preserving open areas and green spaces.
• Highlighting the subjects taught at the University on environmental sustainability and awareness activities on environmental preservation.
• Highlighting the University’s activities in achieving the international Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
• Encouraging KSU activities through clean and sustainable energy methods.
• Providing required environmental measurements from socialists in KSU aligned with Saudi Arabia environmental targets.
• Monitoring the university’s consumption rate of natural resources, water and energy, to reach the desired target.
• Recommending better energy consumption means, moving towards an ecologically friendly work environment, and providing green buildings.

• 2030 Agenda and SDG.
• Energy Consumption 2023
• KSU SDG UN
• Greenhouse Gas (CO2) Equivalencies for- King Saud University (2023-2024)has context menu
• SDG_Report (3) 2024

Examples of Activities, Lecture and Training Courses targeting Awareness and Preserving the Environment

• Volunteering in the Environmental Field and Sustainable Development Event
• Course training in “Community Work Governance”
• Saudi Social Responsibility Day
• Using Technology in Family Therapy and Counseling
• Stimulate Creativity and Embrace Digital Innovation
• Planting Campaign : (1)  , (2) ,  (3) , (4)
• Planting Event “Let’s Make it Green”
• NCG Next Generation Chromatography (BIO-RAD)
• Introductory on Life and the Environment
• MENA Climate Week
• Introductory on Migratory Birds : (1)  , (2)
• Several trips to Wadi Hanifa to learn about the vegetation in the area : (1)  , (2) , (3)
• Raising Awareness and training on fighting environmental threats
• “A World Viewed through a Microscope”
• Visiting 'Environmental Green Horizon Society'
• World Ozone Day
• World Hygiene Day
• A visit to Afaq Organization
• Organizing a 'Life and Environment' exhibition
• “Climate Change and its Impact on the Ecosystem” Lecture
• 'Environmental Awareness' lecture
• "Arabian Tiger Day"
• Visiting the Animal Society
• Visiting 'Lakes Park'
• Training and Courses in KSU for Sustainability and Environment Undergraduate Graduate College of Engineering

• King Saud University sustainabilty office collaboration with Green Riyadh Project