University bans on big oil firms at recruitment fairs rise by 30%

Survey finds post-1992 universities leading the way on sustainability and ethics

More universities are banning fossil fuel companies from recruitment fairs in a sign of the sector’s shrinking social licence among young people.

The annual survey of sustainability and ethics in higher education found there has been a 30% rise in the number of institutions stopping fossil fuel companies taking part in graduate fairs this year.

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