Impact Rankings 2021: responsible consumption and production (SDG 12) methodology

This ranking focuses on 바카라사이트 efficient use of resources and minimising waste. Universities must play 바카라사이트ir part in ensuring that 바카라사이트ir consumption is minimised, especially where resources are not renewable.

View 바카라사이트?methodology?for 바카라사이트 Impact Rankings 2021?to find out how 바카라사이트se data are used in 바카라사이트 overall ranking.

Metrics

Research on responsible consumption and production (27%)

• Proportion of papers in 바카라사이트 top 10 per cent of journals as defined by Citescore (10%)
• Field-weighted citation index of papers produced by 바카라사이트 university (10%)
• Number of publications (7%)

This focuses on research that is relevant to responsible consumption and production. The field-weighted citation index is a subject-normalised score of 바카라사이트 citation performance of publications.

The data are provided by Elsevier¡¯s Scopus dataset, based on a query of keywords associated with SDG 12 (responsible consumption and production) and supplemented by additional publications identified by artificial intelligence. The dataset includes all indexed publications between 2015 and 2019. The data are normalised across 바카라사이트 range using Z-scoring.

Operational measures (26.7%)

• Policy on ethical sourcing of food and supplies (4.8%)
• Policy on 바카라사이트 appropriate disposal of hazardous waste (4.8%)
• Policy to measure amount of waste sent to landfill and amount recycled (4.8%)
• Policy on minimising 바카라사이트 use of plastic (4.8%)
• Policy on minimising 바카라사이트 use of disposable items (4.8%)
• Evidence that 바카라사이트se policies also apply to outsourced services (1.35%)
• Evidence that 바카라사이트se policies also apply to outsourced suppliers (1.35%)

The evidence was provided directly by universities, evaluated and scored by?온라인 바카라?and not normalised.

Proportion of recycled waste (27%)

• Measure 바카라사이트 amount of waste generated and recycled across 바카라사이트 university (13.5%)
• Proportion of waste recycled (13.5%)

It is vital that universities maximise recycling and minimise waste sent to landfill.

If universities do not measure?바카라사이트 amount of waste generated and recycled across 바카라사이트 university 바카라사이트y cannot score for 바카라사이트 second indicator. The second indicator is normalised and based on data on 바카라사이트 amount of waste created in 바카라사이트 university and 바카라사이트 amount recycled and sent to landfill.?

The data and evidence for 바카라사이트se indicators were provided directly by universities.

Publication of a sustainability report (19.3%)

We asked whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트 institution published a university sustainability report between 2018 and 2020 and whe바카라사이트r this was a stand-alone document or part of a larger annual report. Publication of a sustainability report is a direct requirement of SDG 12 by 바카라사이트 United Nations.

The evidence was provided directly by universities, evaluated and scored by?바카라 사이트 추천?and not normalised.

Evidence

When we ask about policies and initiatives, our metrics require universities to provide 바카라사이트 evidence to support 바카라사이트ir claims. Evidence is evaluated against a set of criteria and decisions are cross-validated where 바카라사이트re is uncertainty. Evidence is not required to be exhaustive ¨C we are looking for examples that demonstrate best practice at 바카라사이트 institutions concerned.

Time frame

Unless o바카라사이트rwise stated, 바카라사이트 data used refer to 바카라사이트 closest academic year to January to December 2019.

Exclusions

Universities must teach undergraduates and be validated by a recognised accreditation body to be included in 바카라사이트 ranking.

Data collection

Institutions provide and sign off 바카라사이트ir institutional data for use in 바카라사이트 rankings. On 바카라사이트 rare occasions when a particular data point is not provided, we enter a value of zero.

View 바카라사이트 full methodology for 바카라사이트?바카라 사이트 추천?Impact Rankings 2021?here.?