The Blue Community / Blue University of Bern, the capital of Switzerland, communicates new rules for tap water and catering:
The University of Bern is committed to ensuring that tap water is drunk instead of bottled water and that water services remain in the public sector.
- For students and staff, the University of Bern applies the principle of “bring your own drinking bottle”; this can be filled with fresh tap water at any tap or drinking fountain.
- All canteens and cafeterias at the University of Bern have a water station in the public area where fresh drinking water in glasses can be obtained free of charge. In addition, the gastronomy partner ZFV offers low-cost carbonated drinking water on tap at various locations.
- Blue University drinking fountain map (PDF, 1.3 MB)
Also for the university catering there are innovative new rules:
- Carafes with an engraved “Blue University Bern” logo are available for employees at meetings and in conferences at the University of Bern. The carafes can be ordered from the University of Bern webshop.
- For catering events and events for up to 100 people, the gastronomy partner ZFV offers both sparkling and non-sparkling drinking water on tap in liter bottles. This pre-filled water can be ordered one working day in advance for orders of up to 50 people and two working days in advance for orders of 51 to 100 people via the ZFV catering webshop.
Also the website of the Blue University got a face-lifting. Here they state:
Water – especially clean water – is in short supply. Therefore, it is vital that society searches for solutions. The scientific community has a significant part to play in this. These solutions fall within the scope of sustainable development – a key strategic area of the University of Bern in its Strategy 2030.
Eleven years ago, in September 2013, the University of Bern was the first university in the world to become a Blue Community – together with the City of Bern and the Protestant Church. Since then, many universities have joined the Blue Community network, forming their own cluster and meeting twice a year to discuss the implementation of Blue Community principles in their daily work. The next exchange between the Blue Universities is scheduled for 17 October.
Information about the University of Bern as a Blue Community
