Miljøfyrtårn or Eco-lighthouse is Norway’s most widely used environmental certification scheme It is an EU-recognised system, like EMAS and ISO 14001. With Eco-lighthouse we work to create more environmentally friendly operations, sustainability education, and a safer work environment beyond our legal requirements. In 2021 we can look back at being certified for 10 years through Eco-Lighthouse and we just got successfully audited and recertified for the next 3 years in the frameworks of the constantly revised and tightened requirements.
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UWC Sustainability Webpage Launch
On UWC Day, on the banks of our beautiful Norwegian fjord, celebrating the UN International Day of Peace, we came together as a community to host our patron, Her Majesty Queen Sonja of [...]
Her Majesty Queen Sonja’s Visit on UWC Day: Honoring 28 Years of Patronage
As we celebrated UWC Day 2023 under the theme "Shaping a Sustainable Future," we were honoured to welcome Her Majesty Queen Sonja, Queen of Norway, to our campus. Her visit not only marked a [...]
Red Cross Training: Meeting Point to Include Everyone
Two Red Cross instructors spent two days on campus last week, and as a result, we have an eager group of first-year students with valuable training to do voluntary work. "UWC Red Cross [...]