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Sustainability

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Business Team Project - Brief

The University of Manchester Carbon Management Plan states that the university has a target to reduce carbon emissions by 3% annually. The UoM Sustainability Steering Group has identified a number of priority areas and actions for emissions savings.

Working in teams your task is to analyse the carbon profile of the University using different technologies to collect, search, analyse and report on relevant information.

Ideally, you should think about the carbon footprint and other data of the University and make recommendations on what actions need to be taken to improve the University profile.

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Why?• Involving students that otherwise will have no

contact with sustainability issues

• Development of business cases and proposed solutions from the students

• Disseminating information between the university stakeholders (especially IT and Estates)

• Awareness and behaviour change

• Enhancing student problem solving and engagement skills

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What?• Two semesters

– Input from stakeholders, develop initial ideas, collect data, evaluate– Set up test cases, evaluate, develop business case

• Wicked Problem– right information?– different views (process, people)– change is the only constant (technology)– not right or wrong solution

• Output– Data Collection– SWOT Analysis– Risk Analysis– Implementation Plan– Financial analysis

• Payback Period• Net Present Value (NPV)

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Examples Projects - I

• 2009-10– Server Virtualisation– Green PCs (VeryPC)– Switch on/off (Labstats)

• 2010-11– cycle hire scheme– Timetabling– Green IT (labs, procurement)– Green Library (IT related)

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Examples Projects - II• 2011-12

– Water Hippo,tap aerator – Car park pay schemes– Incentivised Recycling Scheme– Green Loyalty Card– Halls of Residence Energy Dashboard

• 2012-13– Keycard Switch for Halls– Water Harvesting– Sustainability Award– Biko Bikes

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• INGRiD Information Dashboard

– collection, management and analysis of • building profile and usage data• energy consumption data, • room booking and timetabling data• IT data • financial data

– improve the financial and environmental decision making processes of UoM through the use of business intelligence

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