Preparation of Sustainability Reports in compliance with the Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) and the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), demonstrating how an institution or corporation is committed to ESG principles and covering all aspects of its sustainability work.

Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” is the first higher education institution in Bulgaria. Its history embodies and continues the centuries-old cultural and educational traditions of the Bulgarian nation. Today, it stands as the largest and most prestigious university in the country. The University’s mission is closely linked to its leadership in educational policy, innovation, technology transfer, entrepreneurial skill development, digitalization, and academic and research connectivity.

All of these efforts focus not only on educating students at the bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral levels but also on developing and embedding models of ecological institutional responsibility across research, applied practice, and community engagement.

Within the Master’s program “Responsible and Sustainable Governance” at the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, under the leadership of Assoc. Prof. Dr. Marina Stefanova, Director of the program, a Sustainability Report of Sofia University was prepared for the period 2022–2023.
(ENG Sustainability Report 2022–2023)

This is the third Sustainability Report of the University, which also fulfills its commitments as a member of the United Nations Global Compact, joined in 2016. The document reviews the institution’s results, objectives, and achievements, as well as quantitative data and non-financial information for the period January 1, 2022 – December 31, 2023.
Sofia University is the first university in Bulgaria to publish a report measuring its progress in implementing the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and to participate in the prestigious UN THE Impact Rankings. The report covers 17 thematic areas related to social issues, healthcare, education, and the environment—including carbon emissions, ecology, climate, and water.

The Impact Rankings assess universities’ performance in achieving the UN SDGs. Sofia University has been ranked in 11 out of the 17 Goals, showing significant improvement in its position despite the growing number of participating institutions worldwide.