In line with the theme “post-graduate education and sustainable development" of this issue of the Brazilian Journal of PostGraduate Education, the article indicates the commitment of the Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio) to sustainable development. It highlights actions already taken in response to recommendations of the United Nations Conferences on the environment and sustainable development (1972, 80, 92 e 2012) and of the “Global Colloquium of University Chancellors" (New York University, 1987), attended by rectors of leading universities in the world. Aware of its responsibility, PUC-Rio oriented its commitment to environmental ethics toward the transformation of anthropocentric culture in order to better integrate the human being into processes of biodiversity and environmental preservation. In the context of an integrated action of the university, the article discusses the consolidation of the pillar sustainability in its Postgraduate Programme in Metrology for Quality and Innovation.