DLSU is one of the world‘s leading sustainable higher education institutions for the fifth consecutive year

DE La Salle University remains to be among the world’s leading HEIS or higher education institutions according to the Times Higher Education (THE) for successful delivery of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS).

DLSU retains its standing in the 2023 THE Impact Rankings, placing in the 401 to 600 bracket.

The University was ranked in four SDGS: Clean Water and Sanitation (Top 45), Responsible Consumption and Production (101 to 200), Life Below Water (101 to 200), and Partnership for the Goals (201 to 300).

La Salle improved its ranking in the Clean Water and Sanitation category (SGD 6) through its various efforts on improving waste management, sewage treatment plants, and other initiatives led by the Campus Sustainability Office.

In its continuous pursuit of SGD 12 or Responsible Consumption and Production, DLSU was able to improve its global standing this year. It has consistently implemented the ban on single use of plastics on all its campuses. It also regularly sponsors seminars and workshops to raise the academic community’s awareness on the said topic.

For the Life Below Water category, or SDG 14, the University spearheads numerous programs including research projects, community engagement and training. Among these is the Br. Alfred Shields Ocean Research Center or SHORE’S Pasig River Communities Against Plastic Pollution project supported by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in the Philippines and the City Government of Pasig.

In addressing SDG 17 or Partnership for the Goals, DLSU also bolstered its ranking through its collaborations with local government units as well as various local and international NGOS. The DLSU Research Congress in 2021 centered on UN SDGS to tackle pandemics. Likewise, the University-hosted Asia-oceania Five Universities Alliance Summer Camp focused on UN SDGS.

The SDGS were established by UN member nations in 2015 to navigate global action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure global peace and prosperity by 2030.

The rankings analyze universities across research, stewardship, outreach, and teaching. The 2023 Impact Rankings assessed 1,591 universities from 112 countries.