Commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals tackle global challenges, including poverty, inequality, climate change, environmental degradation, peace, and justice. Massey University is strongly committed to the achievement of these goals and shows this in many ways.
Aotearoa Sustainability Declaration
Signed the Aotearoa Sustainability Declaration at the 2021 Aotearoa SDG Summit.
Master of Sustainable Development Goals
Launched Australasia’s first Master of Sustainable Development Goals in 2020.
Learn more about the Master of Sustainable Development Goals
Climate Action Plan
Aiming for Net Carbon Zero by 2030 in our Climate Action Plan.
Green Impact programme
Actively participating in the Green Impact programme – an award-winning UN program promoting environmentally and socially sustainable practices.
Researching ways to advance the SDGs
Issue 4 of Massey’s biennial magazine Rangahau features over 30 academics and teams actively working on the goals.
Read about Massey academics who are progressing toward the SDGs
This multifaceted commitment highlights Massey's proactive role in addressing global challenges, aligning the university’s actions with the principles and objectives of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
SDGs and Times Higher Education Impact Rankings
Massey University is actively integrating the SDGs into its research, learning and teaching, and sustainability strategies. These sustainability initiatives led to an Impact Ranking of 86th equal in the world in the 2023 Times Higher Education Impact Rankings. The Impact Rankings are based directly on SDGs across the four main areas:
- research
- stewardship
- outreach
- teaching
A high ranking is not an end in itself. Instead, we see it as one way of measuring how we're doing and showing it to people outside the university.
In 2023, Massey is in the top 35 in the world for both SDG5 Gender Equality and SDG8 Decent Work and Economic Growth. The university is also in the top 100 for SDG11 Sustainable Cities and Communities (79th equal) and SDG15 Life on Land (94th). These results were from assessing the university's achievements in the 2021 calendar year.
Massey's SDG contribution
Select a goal to learn more about Massey's contribution to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals in 2022.
