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Sustainable development is at the centre of many issues in society today. The concerning changes documented by scientific research, both regarding the climate and the living world and biodiversity, require strong mobilization to respond to them. As a university focused on humanities and social sciences, Jean Moulin Lyon 3 University, building on the institution’s historical strengths such as its multidisciplinary approach and its long-standing expertise in environmental humanities, has included these issues among the priorities of its institutional project.

The university’s sustainable development commitment is based, on the one hand, on several degree programs dedicated to different aspects of sustainability, with a growing number of programs over the years, and on the other hand on active research laboratories working on these topics. Many theses and publications contribute to this body of knowledge and expertise.
This commitment to action has led the university to organize its approach around several main areas of action.

Through its commitment to obtaining the DD&RS label (which stands for Label for Sustainable Development and Social Responsibility in French), Jean Moulin Lyon 3 University aims to promote its sustainable development and social responsibility initiatives both nationally and internationally.

• Training executive education participants, staff and partners about sustainable development issues, and developing research
• Research: Jean Moulin Lyon 3 University is developing ambitious research, especially by exploring an original approach connecting open science, science with and for society, and environmental transition.
• Creation of the Graduate School of Sustainability Transitions for which aims to coordinate and highlight the dedicated academic programs and research activities, while also supporting their development.

• Decarbonisation - Carbon assessment
• Mobility plan
• Public procurement
• Biodiversity

These actions (mobility, heating, vegetation, but also taking heatwaves into account during very hot periods) also aim to increase the quality of life and work conditions, as much as possible, for staff and students within the spaces dedicated to them.

To move forward in sustainable development Jean Moulin Lyon 3 University works with many partners, and developing international partnerships is one of its main priorities.