Manipal University (MU) endeavours to promote community welfare and environmental protection to a level of performance that moves “beyond compliance”. It is always striving to set a benchmark on a national and International level for education, healthcare and environmental management. The University is committed to a cleaner and greener Manipal. To realise this vision, the University commits to:

• Institutionalise best practices; comply with applicable environmental laws, regulations and standards and where practicable exceed them.
• Preventing pollution through continually monitoring and improving its environmental performance.
• Establish environmental management systems to minimise harmful effects on environment, human healthand safety.
• Promote use of clean and safe technologies in order to utilise natural resources efficiently.
• Encourage transparency and communication of its commitment to sustainable development; simultaneously increasing environmental awareness amongst its stakeholders as well as the community at large.
• Foster education, research and information exchange on environmental protection and development to move toward global sustainability.

Key Focus Areas

• Solid waste management:
• Waste water management:
•  Rain water harvesting:
  • Feasibility study for potential roof top areas to be used for rainwater harvesting
• Lung spaces:
  • Open spaces to be converted into lung spaces by improving vegetation cover using trees, shrubs, creepers, turf etc.
• Energy conservation:
  • Reduction in electricity consumption and exploring ways to use renewable sources of energy like solar energy