The sustainability working group consists of a team of FHNW Library employees who plan events and projects around the topic of sustainability.
Sustainability at the FHNW Library
The mandate of the FHNW Library Sustainability working group is derived from the FHNW Sustainability Strategy 2035. This defines the understanding of sustainability, areas of action and goals for the FHNW. The responsible use of resources with a focus on sustainability is one of the values we strive for.
Decisions made by the FHNW Library should always be made with ecological, economic and social sustainability in mind. The team began its work in 2022 and consists of several colleagues from the FHNW Library.
Previous and future projects
Previous projects
- 2023 & 2024 sustainability weeks were organised at various FHNW locations. The FHNW Library took part through various activities and exhibitions.
- A more sustainable printer solution was introduced: reducing paper consumption and switching to recycled paper
- Communicating and raising awareness of the topic of ‘sustainability and libraries’: Workshop for employees
- Networking within the FHNW with other sustainability groups
Future projects
- Sustainability Week 2025
- Digital Cleanup Day 2025
Ideas for a more sustainable library
You can deposit your ideas & feedback for a more sustainable library in our Padlet.
Padlet nachhaltige Bibliothek
Useful links
The 17 sustainable development goals of the United Nations and the FHNW Library
Our library….
- provides access to a core range of media, information and knowledge
- provides free use of media and infrastructure on site
- offers personalised advice on media research
- creates awareness on the topics of the 17 UN goals through its media selection and communication
- creates jobs and trains learners
- provides new technologies to try out and borrow (e.g. learning robots)
- participates in the universities' open access strategy
- preserves, communicates and digitises the cultural heritage of Northwestern Switzerland
- assumes a role model function in the use of resources and consumables
- provides data, research results and knowledge on the topic and supports research and opinion-forming in civil society, e.g. on the topic of climate change
- supports lifelong learning
FHNW Library is member of Netzwerk Grüne Bibliothek since 2026.
