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TU Dresden – Sustainability Strategy

Vision

The greatest global challenges of our time are anthropogenic climate change and the progressive
loss of biological diversity. Environmental pollution has a considerable impact on society and causes
high costs. These costs manifest themselves, for example, in environmental damage to health and
materials, crop failures, or damage to ecosystems. The resulting devastating dangers also threaten
the existence of human life and economic activity, and are therefore also a trigger for global migra-
tion movements.

Only the responsible use of available resources and the sustainable development of our society can
safeguard the livelihoods of present and future generations. The guidelines for this development
process are described in the 2030 Agenda and the associated Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
of the United Nations. TU Dresden is explicitly addressing both the synergies and the conflicting
goals in achieving this at institutional, regional, and global levels.

Any ambitious action, including that of TU Dresden, has a positive impact on society by helping
to limit climate change and damage to ecosystems and reduce the associated costs. TU Dresden
has set itself the goal of making innovative contributions to solving global challenges. In research
and teaching, it directly addresses these challenges, such as climate change and the use of natural
resources. Environmental and climate protection, as well as ecological sustainability, are therefore of
great importance at TU Dresden. The university community assumes social responsibility for a sus-
tainable transformation of mankind’s relationship with nature. Locally based and globally oriented,
TU Dresden aims to become an excellent role model as an ecologically responsible and sustainable
institution.

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