Sustainability

St Hilda’s is one of the most beautiful and biodiverse colleges in Oxford, with the highest number of bees and the second highest number of insect species. Our new satellite properties have added more green spaces, and we even manage our own woodland for public use. Many of our academics, students, and alumnae are also leading research on global sustainability.

We are committed to the University’s goal of achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2035 and have made good progress towards this. However, energy costs still take up a quarter of our student fee income, and we face some big challenges.

We need your help to establish a £10 million Sustainability Fund that, combined with College resources, will help us to:

• Modernise our historic buildings.
• Improve insulation, especially by upgrading old and draughty windows.
• Install new, more efficient energy systems.
• Maximise waste management.
• Research and measure our impact on biodiversity across our college sites and supply chains.