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
Aotearoa Sustainability Declaration
Signed the Aotearoa Sustainability Declaration at the 2021 Aotearoa SDG Summit.
Master of Sustainable Development Goals
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
Climate Action Plan
Aiming for Net Carbon Zero by 2030 in our Climate Action Plan.
Green Impact programme
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
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 84th equal in the world and third in Aotearoa New Zealand in the 2025 Times Higher Education Impact Rankings.
The Impact Rankings are assessed across the 4 main areas for each SDG:
- research
- stewardship
- outreach
- teaching
A high ranking is not an end in itself. Instead, we see it as a way of measuring how sustainable we are, how we incorporate sustainability into our teaching, research and university life, and how we contribute to the tackling the world’s greatest environmental, social and governance challenges.
Massey's SDG contribution
Select a goal to learn more about Massey's contribution to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals in 2024.
Each SDG demonstrates our commitment to sustainability in teaching, research, operations and community engagement.
