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KyAMK's first Annual Responsibility Report

This is the first Annual Responsibility Report published by Kymenlaakson ammattikorkeakoulu, University of Applied Sciences (KyAMK), covering KyAMK’s activities in 2007. Kymenlaak¬son ammattikorkeakoulu, University of Applied Sciences decided to start publishing Annual Responsibility Reports, because universities of applied sciences undertake significant social responsibility when carrying out the obligations laid down in the Polytechnics Act: teaching, research and development and regional development.

This Annual Responsibility Report discusses last year’s operations from three perspectives: social responsibility, environmental responsibility and financial responsibility. This way, Kymenlaakson ammattikorkeakoulu, University of Applied Sciences implements the principle of sustainable development that encompasses, respectively, social and cultural sustainability, ecological sustainability and financial sustainability.

All the areas of sustainable development are now included in one report, published in Finnish and English. The Annual Responsibility Report replaces KyAMK’s Annual Report. The Annual Responsibility Report is based on the information in KyAMK’s environmental report (ecological sustainability), human resources report (social and cultural sustainability) and the annual report of the limited company Kymenlaakson Ammattikorkeakoulu Oy (financial sustainability). In accordance with the values of sustainable development, this report is published in electronic form on the internet only.

Initiation of annual responsibility reporting is part of KyAMK’s strategic development. At strategic level, Kymenlaakson ammattikorkeakoulu, University of Applied Sciences has chosen sustainable development as one of the central themes, or veins, that pass through all of KyAMK’s activities.

Sustainable development will be integrated into KyAMK’s quality assurance system. The quality assurance system conforms to the EFQM (European Foundation for Quality Management) model, and performance is measured using the Balanced Scorecard (BSC). For most part, the information produced by these systems is in line with the international GRI (Global Reporting Initiative) guidelines. Kymenlaakson ammattikorkeakoulu, University of Applied Sciences aims to apply the GRI guidelines to its annual responsibility reporting from the very beginning. Statistical information included in the Annual Responsibility Report is obtained, for example, from the information provided by the BSC metrics.

The principles and procedures of environmental management at Kymenlaakson ammatti¬korkeakoulu, University of Applied Sciences are recorded in the sustainable development programme published in 2003. The programme is based on ISO 14001 and the EMAS (Eco-Management and Audit Scheme) decree. According to the programme, Kymenlaakson ammatti¬korkeakoulu, University of Applied Sciences is committed to sustainable development in all its activities and encourages its personnel and students to support measures that help to minimise the environmental burden resulting from the activities. Furthermore, Kymenlaakson ammatti¬korkeakoulu, University of Applied Sciences conforms to the principles of the international Cre Copernicus declaration, according to which the principles of sustainable development are implemented in everyday activities including teaching and R&D which are developed in a more sustainable direction. Kymenlaakson ammattikorkeakoulu, University of Applied Sciences is engaged in domestic and international networks of universities and other institutions of higher education to promote sustainable development.

Modified: 14.8.2008 12:07

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