Sustainability and biodiversity - Achieving net zero

The Governing Body of the College has agreed to adopt 2035 as its target date for achieving net zero carbon and biodiversity net gain in the College and across the College estates.

The Governing Body has also created a Sustainability Working-Group to help develop initiatives and meet the challenges as it moves towards its targets.

Chaired by the Warden, Professor Jennifer Payne, and reporting to the Governing Body, the Working-Group brings together fellows, students, alumni, and staff of the College, with expert input from around the University and beyond. The Working-Group met during Hilary and Trinity Terms 2023 to identify priorities and is scheduled to meet regularly throughout the coming academic year.

The Working-Group is looking at all aspects of the College’s sustainability planning both in Oxford, in its investment portfolio, and in the College’s rural estates, and will be building on what has already been achieved and planned by the College in promoting sustainability and biodiversity.