In the international context, the university also showed improvement. Compared to the previous year, UFSM advanced 227 positions and reached 545th place among the institutions of higher education evaluated worldwide.
For the Director of Environmental Management at UFSM, Josita Soares Monteiro, the result also represents an opportunity to evaluate the actions developed by the institution in the area of sustainability. "It reflects our commitment to continuous improvement, in addition to allowing us to analyze our sustainability practices and which areas deserve more attention and investment," she highlights.
GreenMetric evaluates environmental practices.
Created in 2010 by Universitas Indonesia, the ranking seeks to measure the efforts of universities around the world in sustainability actions, analyzing the conditions and policies implemented to build a sustainable campus.
In the 2026 edition, 2,016 universities from 110 countries were evaluated using indicators distributed across seven categories: Environment and Infrastructure; Energy and Climate Change; Waste; Water; Mobility; Education and Research; and Governance and Digitalization.
The complete results can be found at UI GreenMetric World University Rankings 2026.
Text: Giovanna Felkl, with information from the Directorate of Environmental Management
Art: Daniel de Carli