On 30.11. and 01.12.2020, the TU Dresden successfully completed the audit of the environmental management system according to EMAS. Due to the special situation the audit was held as a video conference. All appointments, e.g. with the persons responsible for the environmental management system in Directorate 4, the Vice Rector for University Culture, the student environmental Initiative tuuwi or the management of the Botanical Garden, took place virtually. The reviewers appreciated the activities for the continuous improvement of the environmental performance and could not detect any deviations according to EMAS so far. A number of recommendations have been identified, which will be reviewed and implemented if necessary. However, the audit has not yet been completed. The prescribed on-site visits are expected to be carried out in March 2021. After that, the validity declaration will be issued by the auditors.

The preliminary environmental report for this year with the current key figures, but still without the validation statement of the auditors, is published on the Environmental Reporting website (in German).