The Executive Team provides strategic leadership for sustainability, aligning with the University’s overall direction. Through Executive Team meetings and reporting to the Board, they oversee the delivery of plans, approve resources, and support initiatives across Estates, Teaching, Operations, and Research. 

The Provost, Pro Vice Chancellors, and the Executive Deans of Schools are responsible for delivering academic sustainability priorities. This includes sustainability and the United Nations Sustainability Development Goals within curricula, research activity, and student outcomes.

This work is supported by the Suffolk Sustainability Institute, which provides academic leadership, research, and subject-area expertise, and regional partnerships to advance sustainability knowledge and impact. Together, they ensure that the University's academic activity contributes meaningfully to global sustainability challenges and delivers measurable progress. More information on the Suffolk Sustainability Institute can be found here (Suffolk Sustainability Institute (SSI) | University of Suffolk).

Our Professional Services Teams play a critical role in embedding sustainability across governance and operations. Functions including Estates, Finance, Digital and IT, Human Resources, Marketing and Communications, and Governance and Compliance, integrating sustainability into decision-making, risk management, and institutional processes.

This coordinated approach ensures strong financial oversight, compliance, effective communication, and responsible management of people, resources, and infrastructure, enabling continuous improvement against sustainability objectives.

Our last external audit requested by our Audit and Risk Committee was in 2023 and focused on carbon management and sustainability. We achieved good assurance, with no recommendations given.