{"id":19361,"date":"2026-02-23T11:24:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T08:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/merit.edu.eg\/main\/?page_id=19361"},"modified":"2026-05-17T14:36:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T11:36:38","slug":"sustainability-at-merit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/merit.edu.eg\/main\/en\/sustainability-at-merit\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainability at Merit"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"19361\" class=\"elementor elementor-19361\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c00ee3d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c00ee3d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3065709 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"3065709\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><!DOCTYPE html>\n<html lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<head>\n    <meta charset=\"UTF-8\">\n    <meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0\">\n    <title>Merit University - Sustainability<\/title>\n    \n    <link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Cairo:wght@400;600;700&family=Montserrat:wght@400;600;700;800&display=swap\" rel=\"stylesheet\">\n    <link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/cdnjs.cloudflare.com\/ajax\/libs\/font-awesome\/6.0.0-beta3\/css\/all.min.css\">\n\n    <style>\n        :root {\n            --merit-red: #581013;\n            --merit-gold: #C2A35D;\n            --bg-light: #f8f9fa;\n            --white: #ffffff;\n        }\n\n        * {\n            margin: 0;\n            padding: 0;\n            box-sizing: border-box;\n        }\n\n        body {\n            font-family: 'Montserrat', 'Cairo', sans-serif;\n            background-color: var(--bg-light);\n            color: #333;\n            line-height: 1.6;\n        }\n\n        \/* --- Hero Section --- *\/\n        .hero-section {\n            background: linear-gradient(rgba(88, 16, 19, 0.92), rgba(88, 16, 19, 0.95)), \n                        url('https:\/\/www.transparenttextures.com\/patterns\/cubes.png');\n            background-color: var(--merit-red);\n            color: var(--white);\n            padding: 100px 20px 140px;\n            text-align: center;\n            border-bottom: 6px solid var(--merit-gold);\n        }\n\n        .hero-title {\n            color: var(--white) !important;\n            font-size: 3.5rem;\n            font-weight: 800;\n            margin-bottom: 25px;\n            text-shadow: 2px 4px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);\n            letter-spacing: -1px;\n        }\n\n        .hero-text-box {\n            max-width: 850px;\n            margin: 0 auto;\n            background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.07);\n            backdrop-filter: blur(8px);\n            padding: 30px;\n            border-radius: 25px;\n            border: 1px solid rgba(194, 163, 93, 0.4);\n            color: #f1f1f1;\n            font-size: 1.1rem;\n            font-weight: 500;\n        }\n\n        \/* --- Stats Cards --- *\/\n        .stats-container {\n            max-width: 1200px;\n            margin: -60px auto 60px;\n            padding: 0 20px;\n            display: grid;\n            grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(240px, 1fr));\n            gap: 25px;\n        }\n\n        .stat-card {\n            background: var(--white);\n            padding: 35px 20px;\n            border-radius: 20px;\n            text-align: center;\n            box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(0,0,0,0.08);\n            border-top: 5px solid var(--merit-gold);\n            transition: 0.3s ease;\n        }\n\n        .stat-card:hover {\n            transform: translateY(-10px);\n        }\n\n        .stat-icon-wrapper {\n            width: 80px;\n            height: 80px;\n            background: #fdfaf2;\n            border-radius: 50%;\n            display: flex;\n            align-items: center;\n            justify-content: center;\n            margin: 0 auto 20px;\n            font-size: 2.2rem;\n            box-shadow: inset 0 0 15px rgba(194, 163, 93, 0.1);\n        }\n\n        \/* Stats Icon Colors *\/\n        .icon-tree { color: #2d6a4f; 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}\n            .stats-container { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }\n        }\n    <\/style>\n<\/head>\n<body>\n\n    <header class=\"hero-section\">\n        <h1 class=\"hero-title\">Sustainable Merit University<\/h1>\n        <div class=\"hero-text-box\">\n\nSustainability is becoming an increasingly important topic for students when researching where to study, and universities are making quick changes to further their green credentials and demonstrate why they're a great study destination\nAccording to   green office movement, a sustainable university is an educational institution that educates global citizens for sustainable development, offers relevant insights on urgent societal challenges and reduces the environmental and social footprints of its campus operations, empowers students and staff to act, and makes sustainability a central priority.\n(https:\/\/www.greenofficemovement.org\/ \n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/header>\n\n    <section class=\"stats-container\">\n        <div class=\"stat-card\">\n            <div class=\"stat-icon-wrapper icon-tree\">\n                <i class=\"fas fa-tree\"><\/i>\n            <\/div>\n            <span class=\"stat-number\">1000+<\/span>\n            <span class=\"stat-label\">Planted Trees<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"stat-card\">\n            <div class=\"stat-icon-wrapper icon-energy\">\n                <i class=\"fas fa-bolt\"><\/i>\n            <\/div>\n            <span class=\"stat-number\">20%<\/span>\n            <span class=\"stat-label\">Clean Energy<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"stat-card\">\n            <div class=\"stat-icon-wrapper icon-water\">\n                <i class=\"fas fa-faucet-drip\"><\/i>\n            <\/div>\n            <span class=\"stat-number\">30%<\/span>\n            <span class=\"stat-label\">Water Efficiency<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"stat-card\">\n            <div class=\"stat-icon-wrapper icon-recycle\">\n                <i class=\"fas fa-recycle\"><\/i>\n            <\/div>\n            <span class=\"stat-number\">60%<\/span>\n            <span class=\"stat-label\">Recycling Rate<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n    <main class=\"main-content\">\n        <div class=\"section-header\">\n            <h2>Sustainable Development Goals<\/h2>\n            <div class=\"badge-info\">Active Contributions by Merit University<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"sdg-grid\">\n            <a href=\"#\" class=\"sdg-card-link\">\n                <div class=\"sdg-card\">\n                    <div class=\"sdg-icon g3\"><i class=\"fas fa-heartbeat\"><\/i><\/div>\n                    <h3>Good Health and Well-being<\/h3>\n                    <span class=\"sdg-tag\">Goal 3<\/span>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/a>\n            <a href=\"#\" class=\"sdg-card-link\">\n                <div class=\"sdg-card\">\n                    <div class=\"sdg-icon g4\"><i class=\"fas fa-graduation-cap\"><\/i><\/div>\n                    <h3>Quality Education<\/h3>\n                    <span class=\"sdg-tag\">Goal 4<\/span>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/a>\n            <a href=\"#\" class=\"sdg-card-link\">\n                <div class=\"sdg-card\">\n                    <div class=\"sdg-icon g5\"><i class=\"fas fa-venus-mars\"><\/i><\/div>\n                    <h3>Gender Equality<\/h3>\n                    <span class=\"sdg-tag\">Goal 5<\/span>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/a>\n            <a href=\"#\" class=\"sdg-card-link\">\n                <div class=\"sdg-card\">\n                    <div class=\"sdg-icon g10\"><i class=\"fas fa-scale-balanced\"><\/i><\/div>\n                    <h3>Reduced Inequalities<\/h3>\n                    <span class=\"sdg-tag\">Goal 10<\/span>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/a>\n            <a href=\"#\" class=\"sdg-card-link\">\n                <div class=\"sdg-card\">\n                    <div class=\"sdg-icon g13\"><i class=\"fas fa-earth-africa\"><\/i><\/div>\n                    <h3>Climate Action<\/h3>\n                    <span class=\"sdg-tag\">Goal 13<\/span>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/a>\n            <a href=\"#\" class=\"sdg-card-link\">\n                <div class=\"sdg-card\">\n                    <div class=\"sdg-icon g17\"><i class=\"fas fa-handshake\"><\/i><\/div>\n                    <h3>Partnerships for the Goals<\/h3>\n                    <span class=\"sdg-tag\">Goal 17<\/span>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/main>\n\n    <footer>\n        <p>&copy; 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