Hokkaido University established the “Institute for the Advancement of Sustainability” headed by the Executive Vice President, which includes the three divisions, “Campus Management Division” to promote building a sustainable campus, “SDGs Initiative Division” to promote education, research, social collaboration, and public relations related to the SDGs, and “Carbon Neutrality Initiative Division” (newly established in June 2024) to solve the issues of climate change and biodiversity, are integrated to engage with internal and external stakeholders to coordinate to promote sustainability at the University.