The Library for Sustainability

Goal 17: Partnership for the Goals

• Collaboration with the schools of the II, III and IV Municipalities of Rome
• ENGAGE.EU members' publications platform related to SDGs and Societal Changes
• Chinese Collection

Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production

Digital ecological footprint

• User training on digital ecological footprint and the conscious use of electronic resources and Artificial Intelligence tools, focusing on energy consumption and environmental impact.

Dematerialization

• Digital acquisition policies for monographs and periodicals
• Print newspapers replaced with the digital edition
• Digital-only reproduction service
• Dematerialization of user forms
• Promotion of guidelines for sustainable printing of theses and documents
• Dematerialization of administrative documentation

Waste management and recycling

• Recycling of volumes not included in the collection with free gifts to users
• Separate waste collection for paper, plastic, plastic caps, glass, batteries, and unsorted waste
• Computer vision device in the Refreshment Area that recognizes objects in real time and displays the correct bin to use (unsorted, recyclable, organic, or special streams); transforms waste management using feedback, gamification, and visual displays to educate, motivate, and measure change
• Smoking points for cigarette butt recycling

Water efficiency and resource conservation

• Air hand dryers
• Faucets with atomizers that save 85% of water resources

Eco-sustainable purchasing and refreshment services

• Use of recycled paper for printing
• Eco-sustainable toilet consumables
• Vending machines with recycling materials
• Vending machines with biodegradable plastic bottles and aluminum cans

Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being

• Equipped green areas available to users
• Presence in all rooms of the LockBox device, an application that encourages "disconnecting" in favor of a greater connection with real life
• Drinking water fountains freely available to users
• Vending machines with healthy snacks, suitable for different diet regimes

Goal 5: Gender Equality

• Adoption of inclusive language in documentation and digital channels
• A red bench in the garden symbolizing the commitment against gender-based violence, featuring the emergency hotline number for anti-violence and stalking
• Availability of a gender-neutral restroom equipped with dedicated inclusive signage

Goal 4: Quality Education

• Inclusive Services
• Information literacy initiatives for primary and secondary schools
• Promotion of bibliografical research paths related to the 2030 Agenda
• Contemporary art collection in the Library’s Rooms

Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy

• LED-type lighting fixtures
• Automatic night-time shutdown of PCs
• Wall tablets with power-saving setting
• Motorized compact shelving system with on/off automatic lighting
• Automatic on/off sensors for toilet lighting
• Energy-saving air hand dryers

Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

• Automated drop boxes for library returns located across Campuses to reduce travel between sites
• Car-sharing service for students and staff
• Bike parking

Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Target 16.10 Ensure public access to information

• Promotion of open access through institutional repositories and the signing of transformative agreements
• Collection and promotion of open access institutional and bibliographic resources related to the Agenda 2030
• Searching for open access resources through the Luiss Library Discovery

Goal 13: Climate Action

• Heat pump air-conditioning system
• Double-glazed fixtures for better thermal insulation