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8/7/2019 Green League Guide 2011 Revised
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Driving UK universities transition to
a fair and sustainable future
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Foreword 3
Timeline2011 4
KeyChanges 5
PointChanges 6
2011Methodology 71. Publicly Available Environmental Policy 72. Environmental Management Staf FTE 83. Environmental Auditing & Management Systems 94. Ethical Investment Policy 105. Carbon Management 116. Ethical Procurement & Fairtrade 127. Sustainable Food 138. Staf and Student Engagement 149. Curriculum 1510. Energy sources 1611. Waste 1712. Carbon Reduction 1713. Water Consumption 18Grades 18Which universities are assessed? 18How has the inormation been collected? 19
2011Questionnaire 201. Environmental Policy 202. Environmental Staf FTE 223. Environmental Auditing & Management Systems 234. Ethical Investment 255. Carbon Management 266. Ethical Procurement & Fairtrade 287. Sustainable Food 298. Staf and student engagement 319. Curriculum 3410. Energy Sources 35
ConsultationProcess 36
ConsultationOutcomes 37Process Suggestions 37Methodology Suggestions 41
8/7/2019 Green League Guide 2011 Revised
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ThePeople&PlanetGreenLeague2011representsanimportant
milestoneintheHigherEducation(HE)sectorsjourneytowardssus-
tainability.Afterfiveconsecutiveyearsofclosescrutinyandmedia
exposure,theGreenLeaguehasclearlyforcedtheissueofclimate
changeuptheagendaforthemajorityofUKuniversities.
Themethodologybehindthis5theditionoftheGreenLeagueisde-
signedtotesteachuniversityscommitmenttoandactualperform-
anceinitstransitiontowardsafair and sustainable future.
Asweleavethehottestyearonrecordbehindandwitnesstheincreasingfrequencyandseverityoffloodsanddroughtsacrosstheglobe,theGreenLeaguekeepsitsspotlightfirmlyonprogresstowardscarbon
reduction.MeetingtheUKstargetsforreducingemissionsiskeytohaltingrisingglobaltemperaturesand
universitieswillhavetoplaytheirpart.Howeverwealsointensifyourfocusonthesocialdimensionsof
sustainability,forexample,lookingatuniversityscommitmentstoworkersrightsandhumanrightsthrough
procurementandinvestmentpractices.
ThehighereducationsectorshouldbeleadingtheUKstransitiontoalow-carboneconomyandintegrating
learningfromworld-classresearchintoitsownoperationsandteachingpractices.Forthefirsttimeeverwe
introduceaCurriculumsectionassessinghowfaruniversitiesareintegratingsustainabilityintotheircore
activities.
Inayearofsavagecutstothesectorandunprecedentedlevelsofstudentactivism,wehopethisyearsGreenLeaguewillprovideaccessibleinformationthatwillassistbothstudentsandstafftoidentifykey
areasforimprovementandengageinlocalcampaigningandtargetedprojectsforgoinggreen.
People&Planethasdevotedconsiderabletimeandeffortthisyeartodevelopingaconsultationprocess
andmethodologywhichrespondstothecritiquesandexpectationsofourvariedstakeholders.Indoingso
weaimedtomeetthefollowingcommitments:
fulltransparency&accountability
independence
recognisingdiversity
celebratingbestpractice
uniformmetricsanddata
therighttoappeal
Welcome to the Green League Guide
Ibelievewerecloserthanevertomeetingthosecommitmentstoyouandthisdocumentsetsoutanumber
ofchangestoprocessandmethodologywhichhavebeendirectlyinfluencedbystakeholderengagement
andtheabovepriorities.Wehopewevegotthebalancerightandlookforwardtohearingyourfeedback.
Louise Hazan GreenLeagueManager,People&Planet [email protected]
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Universitiesreceive
initialscorecard.
Appeal Process
opens
Closeofappeals
process
14 February
GreenLeague
2011SurveyLive
8 April
22 April14 March
Deadlinetocomplete
GreenLeague2011
Survey
May 2011
Publicationof
GreenLeague2011.
(Exactdatetobeconfirmed.)
TheabovetimelineexplainsthekeydatesandphasesfortheGreenLeague2011.
Ifyouhaveanyquestionsorconcernsabouttheabovepleasecontactus:
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Overview
ThroughouttheconsultationphasePeople&Planetreceivedsuggestionsforimprovingtheprocess
esfor2011andasaresultwehaveintroducedanumberofchanges.Wehopethesewillnotonly
improvetherigouroftheGreenLeaguebutalsosignificantlyreducecapacitydemandsonthose
completingthequestionnaireandprovidegreatertransparency.
Wehavealsointroducedimportantchangestothemethodology,includingtheintroductionofanew
CurriculumCriteriatotesthowEducationforSustainableDevelopmentisbeingpromotedacross
thesector.
Process Changes
Green League Guide:thisbrandnewguideaimstoincreasetransparencyandhelpestatesstaff
understandtheprocessesfortheGreenLeague2011.
Introduction of Appeals Process:Afterinitialscoringuniversitieswillreceivescorecards(Manage
ment&Policycriteriaonly)toseehowwehavemarkedsubmissions.Therewillbeashortwindow
forchallenginganyperceivedscoringerrorsandprovidingadditionalevidenceifnecessary.
Pre-filled questionnaires: completingtheGreenLeaguequestionnairewillbelesstime-consuming
asonlineformswillbepre-filledwithanswersfromthepreviousyearincludinguploadeddocuments
whereappropriate.Online survey:TheGreenLeague2011questionnairewillbesplitintosmallersectionstomake
navigatingthequestionnaireeasier.Wewillonlyacceptonlinesubmissionsthisyear.
More time:weareextendingtheGreenLeague2011submissionperiod,allowing6working
weeksforfullcompletion.
More info, earlier: Themethodologyisbeingpublishedwellaheadofthequestionnairebeing
sentouttoallowstafftoprepareforsubmission.
Celebrating best practice:Universitieswillbeabletosubmitshortcasestudiesthatwillbepub-
lishedalongsidetheGreenleaguetohighlighttheirgreenbestpracticeareas.
Key Methodology changes NewCurriculumcriteriaintroduced SustainableProcurementandFairtradecriteriawillbesplitintoaSustainableFoodcriteria
andEthicalProcurement&Fairtradecriteria.
Thenumberofpointsallocatedtocarbonemissionreductionintheperformancesectionhas
beenincreasedfrom4to6
Thenumberofpointsallocatedforgrey/rainwaterharvestinghasbeenreducedfrom4to2
MoregranulaltioninthescoringavailableforEnvironmentalManagementSystems.
Fordetailsoffurtherchanges,pleaseconsultthefullmethodologybelow.
Key Changes
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Criteria 2010Points
2011Points
Major Changes
Management and Policy Criteria
1.PubliclyAvailableEnvironmentalpolicy
6 5 Pointsavailableforhavinganenvironmentalpolicyhavebeenreducedfrom2to1.
2.Environmentalmanagementstaff
8 8 Nomajorchanges.
3.EnvironmentalAuditing&ManagementSystems
8 8 UniversitieswithanEMSthatcoverslessthan50%ofthegrossinternalareaoftheestatecannowscoreamaximumof2pointsforhavinganexternallyauditedenvironmentalmanagementsystem.Scoringgridupdated.
4.Ethicalinvestment 4 3 Removed1pointthatwasawardedtouniversitieswithethicalinvestmentpoliciesthatmadespecificreferencetotakingactionduetoenvironmentalconsiderations.
5.Carbonmanagement
8 7 Pointsavailableforthe%time-boundcarbonreductiontargethavebeenreducedfrom3to2,duetoincreasedfocusonawardingpointsforactualcarbonreductionsintheperformancesection.
6.EthicalProcurementand
Fairtrade
3 2 RenamedfromlastyearsSustainableProcurementandFairtradecriteria.Expandedtoincludewiderelementsofethicalprocurement.
PointsavailableforFairtradestatushavebeenreducedfrom1.5to1.
7.SustainableFood N/A 2 NewcriteriathatincorporateselementsfromtheGreenLeague2010SustainableProcurementandFairtradecriteria.
8.Staff&StudentEngagement
3 3 Pointsavailableunchangedbutmoreengagementactivitiesarerequiredtoachievesamenumberofpoints.
9.Curriculum N/A 2 Newcriteria.
Performance Criteria
10.Energysources 6 6 Nochanges.
11.Waste 8 8 Nochanges.
12Carbonreduction 8 10 Pointsavailableforcarbonemissionsreductionshavebeenincreasedfrom4to6.
13.Water 8 6 Pointsavailablefor%totalwaterfromgreyorrainwaterreducedfrom4to2.
TOTAL 70 70
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1. Publicly Available Environmental Policy
Anenvironmentalpolicyprovidesaformal,publicandpermanentdemonstrationofintentregard-
ingperformance.Itiscrucialinensuringthereissustained,strategicimprovementinenvironmental
performance.People&PlanetsGreenLeague2010revealedthat91%ofinstitutionnowhavesome
formofenvironmentalpolicybutthesevariedwidelyinstrengthandthebreadthofenvironmental
impactstheycovered.
Policies,targetsandreportingarekeydriversofperformanceimprovementacrossthesector,and
theGreenLeagueawardspointsforthosewithstrongenvironmentalpoliciesandassociatedactions
plans.Universitiesshouldhavepoliciesandactionplanswhichsetspecificandtimeboundtargetsorperformanceindicatorscoveringallmajoraspectsofenvironmentalmanagement.Universitiesare
onlyawardedmaximumpointsinthissectioniftheirpolicycoversall eight key areasofenvironmen-
talmanagementincludingspecificactionplansandtargets.
Theinstitutionhasapubliclyavailableenvironmentalpolicypublishedinthelastfiveyears
Theinstitutionreportsontheenvironmentalpolicyannuallyataseniorlevelofuniversityadministra-
tion
TheinstitutionsetstargetstoreduceenvironmentalimpactinALLofthefollowingareas
Note
Wastemanagement
Transport
SustainableProcurement
Water
PointAllocation5Points
2Points
2Points
1Poin
People&PlanetsGreenLeaguetakesadualapproachtoenvironmentalmanagement-looking
bothatuniversitiescommitmenttosystemicimprovementandattheiractualperformance.We
seebothasbeingessentialindicatorsofuniversitiescommitmenttoandactualtransitiontowards
alow-carbon,post-oilfuturewhichwillrequireresilienceandinnovationfromallsectorsofsociety.
ThefirstsectionsManagementandPolicycriteriademonstratewhetheraninstitutionhasasys-
tematicmeansofimprovingitsperformance.Theperformanceindicatorsinthesecondsectionre-
vealhowwellaninstitutionisactuallyperformingonthegroundincomparisontootherinstitutions.
Construction&Refurbishment
Emissions&Discharges
Communityinvolvement
Biodiversity
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2. Environmental Management Staf FTE
Withouttheexpertiseandchampioningofprofessionalstaffdedicatedtoenvironmentalmanage-
ment,ithasbeenrepeatedlydemonstratedthatgreeninitiativesinuniversitiesareunlikelytobe
systematic,well-coordinatedandresourced,orhavesignificant,sustainablesuccess.Environmen-
talManagersdevelopobjectivesandsetprioritieswithsignificant,time-boundtargetsandcan
co-ordinatetheworktofulfillthem.
Tohelpensurethiscategoryisfairtoallinstitutionslarge&smallpointsareawardedtoinstitu-
tionsbasedonthenumberoffull-timeequivalent(FTE)postsper5,000FTEstudents.Whilelarger
institutionsrequiremorestaff,researchandconsultationhasdemonstratedthateconomiesof
scaleenableuniversitiestomanagetheirenvironmentalimpactseffectivelywithlessstaffper
5,000students.Torecognisethiswehaveintroducedanupperlimitof15,000whencountingthe
numberofstudentsaninstitutionhas.
FullpointsareonlyawardedwhereaninstitutioncanshowthatthereareatleasttwoFTEmem-
bersofstaffper5000withoverallresponsibilityforstrategyandimplementationofenvironmental
managementpolicy(wheretheseresponsibilitiesformatleast50%oftheirjobdescription).
Theinstitutioncanqualifyforpointsforeitheri),ii)ORiii).
i) Less than one full time equivalent dedicated staff member
Institutionhasatleast0.5FTEmemberofstaffper5000students,uptoamaximumof15,000
students,withfullresponsibilityfordevelopingandimplementingenvironmentalmanagement
plans.
Note:Astaffmemberhaspart-responsibilityfordevelopingandimplementingenvironmental
managementplansiftheyareworkingononlyoneaspectofenvironmentalmanagement,orhave
othernon-environmentalmanagementresponsibilities.
ii) At least one full time equivalent dedicated staff member
Institutionhasatleastonefulltimeequivalentmemberofstaffwithfullresponsibilityfordevelop-
ingandimplementingenvironmentalmanagementplansper5,000students,uptoamaximumof
15,000students.Forexample,onefulltimememberofstaffwithatleast50%responsibilityfor
environmentalmanagementplusatleast0.5FTEmembersofstaffworkingononlyoneaspectof
environmentalmanagement(eg.wastemanager).
iii) At least two full time equivalent dedicated staff members
Institutionhas2ormoreFTEmembersofstaffper5,000students,uptoamaximumof15,000
students.Atleast1FTEhasfullresponsibilityfordevelopingandimplementingenvironmental
managementplansplusadditionalpartorfulltimestaffwithresponsibilityfordevelopingand
implementingenvironmentalmanagementplans.
PointAllocation8Points
4Points
6Points
8Points
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3. Environmental Auditing & Management Systems
Onlybyanalysingandregularlyauditingthevarietyofdifferentenvironmentalimpacts-from
energytopurchasingandbiodiversity-canauniversitysettargets,assessprioritiesandmonitor
performanceimprovements.Thisisakeyelementofanyexternally-accreditedEnvironmentalMan-
agementSystem,suchasISO14001,EMAS,GreenDragonandEcoCampus.
TheGreenLeague2011awardspointsforinstitutionsthathaveauditedavarietyofdifferentenvi-
ronmentalimpacts.
Inrecognitionoftherigourandaccuracyofexternalenvironmentalmanagementsystems,the
GreenLeague2011alsoawardspointstothoseuniversitiesthathaveopenedthemselvesupto
theexternalscrutinyofsuchschemes.Inrecognitionoftheincrementalnatureofaccreditation
fortheseschemes,weawarddifferentlevelsofpointsaccordingtoprogresstowardsthehighest
achievablestandardineachscheme.
Itisimportantthatuniversitiesimplementenvironmentalmanagementsystemsacrossthema-
jorityoftheuniversityestateandnotsimplyononecampus.ThisyeartheGreenLeagueawardsdifferentlevelsofpointsdependingonwhethertheEMScoversmoreorlessthan50%oftheuni-
versityestateasmeasuredbyGrossInternalArea.Thiswillprovideamoregranulatedmeasureof
theextenttowhichauniversityisgainingtheenvironmentalbenefitsofsuchascheme.
Institution has audited environmental impacts in the following areas in the last ve years
Wastemanagement(point)
Transport(point)
SustainableProcurement(point)
Energy(point)
Water(point)
Construction&Refurbishment(point)
Emissions&Discharges(point)
Biodiversity(point)
Institution operates an externally audited environmental management system (e.g.
ISO14001, EMAS, Ecocampus, Green Dragon, IEMA Acorn Scheme [BS8885]) 4Points*
*Iftheenvironmentalmanagementsystemcoverslessthan50%ofuniversitiesgrossinternal
areaamaximumof2pointsareavailable.
PointAllocation8Points
4Points
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Note:
InstitutionswillneedtoprovideevidenceoftheirlevelofachievementthroughelectroniccopiesofvalidEMScertificatestobeawardedpoints.
InstitutionswillalsoneedtoprovideevidenceandassurancethattheEMScovers50%or
moreofthegrossinternalareaoftheuniversityestate.
Institutionscanscoreamaximumof4pointsandcannotscorepointsformorethan1
EMS.
4. Ethical Investment Policy
Astrongethicalinvestmentpolicyensuresauniversitysinvestmentsandbankingpracticesare
conductedtransparentlyandinaneconomically-viable,socially-responsiblemanner,notblindto
widersocial,environmentalandhumanitarianconcerns.Ethicalinvestmentpoliciesarenotonly
necessarytodirectdecision-makingaroundtheinvestmentofextraneousfunds.Theyinform
decisionsaboutallareasofinvestmentconductedbyauniversity,includingbutnotlimitedtopen-
sionfundinvestments,equitiesinvestmentandbankingproviders.
Ifanethicalinvestmentpolicyisntputintopracticethenitisnotworththepaperitsprintedon.
TheGreenLeague2011onlyawardsfullpointsifthereisaclearprocessforregularreview,with
ongoingopportunitiesforstaff,studentsandotherstakeholderstoengagewiththepolicy.
PointAllocation3Points
Institution has a publicly available ethical investment policy 1Point
Institution has a publicly available ethical investment policy which is reported on annually
and/or there are ongoing opportunities for staff, students and other stakeholders to en-
gage with the policy
Institution has, on ethical grounds: a) divested, b) invested, c) engaged with companies as a
shareholder, or d) changed banking provider
1Point
1Point
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5. Carbon Management
Asteepandannualreductioninglobalcarbonemissionsisrequiredtoavertcatastrophicglobal
climatedestabilisationandkeepglobalwarmingincreasestobelow2degrees.Thisrequiresthat
countriesliketheUKwhichhashistoricalresponsibilityforcreatingthemajorityofemissionsre-
duceourcarbonemissionsbyatleast40%by2020and90%by2050.
TheUKGovernmentexpectsallsectorsofsocietytocontributetothe80%reductionsby2050enshrinedintheClimateChangeAct(2008)andClimateChange(Scotland)Act(2009).Carbon
managementisthereforecentraltothefutureofenvironmentalmanagementinuniversities,as
recognisedbythejointpublicationbyHefce,UniversitiesUKandGuildHEsofaCarbonReduction
Strategy(2010)whichsetasector-widecarbonreductiontargetforthefirsttime.Althoughthis
strategyappliesonlytoEnglishinstitutions,similarrequirementsareinplaceforinstitutionsin
NorthernIreland,ScotlandandWales,forexamplethroughtheUniversitiesandCollegesClimate
ChangeCommitmentforScotland(UCCCfS)andtheHigherEducationFundingCouncilforWales
(Hefcw).
TheGreenLeague2011awardspointstothoseinstitutionswhichhavecreatedstrongcarbon
managementplanswithtargetsbroadlyinlinewiththesector-widereductiontargetssetbytheHefce2010strategy.Itrewardsthoseuniversitieswithambitiousshort-termtargetsasthese
arecrucialtoreducingtheimpactofcumulativeemissionsandgettinganinstitutionontrackfora
longer-termtransitiontolow-carbonoperations.TheGreenLeaguealsocontinuestoawardpoints
forinstitutionstakingaholisticapproachtocarbonmanagementbyincludingthefullscopeof
theiremissionsinthereductiontargetstheysetthemselves.Transport,wasteandprocurement
activitiesaresaidtoaccountforupto50%ofaninstitutionscarbonfootprintsoitisvitalthatall
institutionsstartincludingtheseintheircarbonmanagementplanbaselinesandtargetsassoon
aspossible.
ThiscriteriahasbeendevelopedinconsultationwithandapprovedbyTheCarbonTrust.
PointAllocation7Points
Institution has a publicly available carbon management plan which meets the Carbon Trust
and Capital Investment Framework requirements 2Points
Yearly average % carbon reduction target (taken from an institutions short-term targets
from a 2005 baseline) 2Points
0 points: 2% or less
1 point: 2.01 - 2.5%
2 points: Over 2.5%
TheCarbonTrustandHefcesCapitalInvestmentFramework2setouta
seriesofrequirementsforeffectiveHEcarbonmanagementplans.People
&Planetusesthesamerequirementstoassesswhetheraninstitutions
CMPmeetthiscriteriaandreceivesthefulltwopointsavailable.
Tim Pryce, Public Sector Manager, Carbon Trust
http://peopleandplanet.org/ext/http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2008/ukpga_20080027_en_1http://peopleandplanet.org/ext/http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Environment/climatechange/scotlands-action/climatechangeacthttp://peopleandplanet.org/ext/http://www.hefce.ac.uk/pubs/hefce/2010/10_01/http://peopleandplanet.org/ext/http://www.hefce.ac.uk/pubs/hefce/2010/10_01/http://peopleandplanet.org/ext/http://www.eauc.org.uk/scotlands_principals_climate_commitmenthttp://peopleandplanet.org/ext/http://www.eauc.org.uk/scotlands_principals_climate_commitmenthttp://www.hefcw.ac.uk/http://www.hefcw.ac.uk/http://www.hefcw.ac.uk/http://www.hefcw.ac.uk/http://peopleandplanet.org/ext/http://www.eauc.org.uk/scotlands_principals_climate_commitmenthttp://peopleandplanet.org/ext/http://www.eauc.org.uk/scotlands_principals_climate_commitmenthttp://peopleandplanet.org/ext/http://www.hefce.ac.uk/pubs/hefce/2010/10_01/http://peopleandplanet.org/ext/http://www.hefce.ac.uk/pubs/hefce/2010/10_01/http://peopleandplanet.org/ext/http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Environment/climatechange/scotlands-action/climatechangeacthttp://peopleandplanet.org/ext/http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2008/ukpga_20080027_en_18/7/2019 Green League Guide 2011 Revised
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The scope of the carbon management plan baseline includes the following areas
Procurement
Staff and student business trips e.g. ights to conferences and eld trips
Staff and students commuting to university on a daily basis
Carbon emissions associated with the travel between students homes and the uni-
versity at the start and end of term (including international students travel to and from
their home country)
6. Ethical Procurement & Fairtrade
FairtradeUniversitycertificationisanobjectivestandard,accreditedbytheFairtradeFoundation,
forprogressiveFairtradepurchasinginuniversities.Asustainableuniversitywillconsideritsim-
pactsnotjustintheUKbutalsoonthewiderworldparticularlythroughitspurchasingpolicies.Be-
inganaccreditedFairtradeUniversitydemonstratesthattheuniversityis,atleastinpart,consid-
eringthis.
People&Planetbelievesitisimportantforuniversitiestoconsiderthesustainabilityoftheir
wholesupplychains(acrossthebroadrangeofproductsandservicestheyprocure)andrecognise
theinterconnectionsbetweensocialandenvironmentalfactors.Thiscriteriahasbeenstrength-enedtorecognisethebroadersocialandeconomicimpactsofprocurementandPeople&Planet
gavealluniversitiesadvancenoticeofthischangeaheadoftheGreenLeague2010.
GarmentsandIThavebeenrepeatedlycitedasindustriesinwhichserioushuman,genderand
labourrightsabusesarecommon.Forthisreason,theGreenLeague2011measureswhetheror
notauniversity(ortheirpurchasingconsortium)hasaffiliatedtotheWorkerRightsConsortiumin
ordertoreducethissustainabilityriskinitspurchasingdecisions.
Institution is an accredited Fairtrade University with the Fairtrade Foundation. 1Point
Institution has a joint staff/student steering group with the remit of increasing the sustain-
ability - including environmental, social and economic standards - of all procurement cat-
egories. 0.5Points
Institution is afliated to the Worker Rights Consortium, in order to monitor the suppli-
ers and parts of its garment supply chains that are not covered by Fairtrade certication
0.5Points
1Point
1Point
0.5Points
0.5Points
PointAllocation2Points
Example:
An institution that has a short term target to reduce carbon emissions by 20% by
2015, compared to a 2005 baseline, would be awarded 0 points as this is equivalent to
a 2% yearly average reduction over 10 years.
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7. Sustainable Food
Thefoodweconsumeaccountsforaround30%oftheUKscarbonfootprintaccordingtoSustain,
WWFandtheFoodClimateResearchNetwork.Universitieshaveasignificantroletoplayinthe
foodchainbothasprocurersandprovidersoffoodtoover2millionstudentseachyear.People&
Planetbelieveuniversitieshavearesponsibilitytoaddressthesustainabilityandcarbonintensity
oftheirfoodsupplychains,whetheritisprovidedinternallyorthroughcontractors.
TheGreenLeague2011awardspointsspecificallyforuniversitiesthathavemadeahigh-level
policycommitmenttoimprovingperformancearoundsustainablefood,settingagoodexample
forstudents.Whilstcontractcaterersmayoperatesustainablyandhavesustainabilitypoliciesin
placewe(andtheleadingsectorbody-Sustain)believeitisvitalthatuniversitiesadopttheirown
clearpolicytodemonstratetheyrecognisetheimportanceoffoodandtakeseriouslythewellbe-
ingoftheirstaffandstudentsandthesustainabilityimpactsoffood.Atemplatesustainablefood
policycanbedownloadedfromtheSustainwebsite.
TheGreenLeaguealsoawardspointstouniversitiesthatcanshowtheyarealreadytakingsim-ple,concretestepstoimprovethesustainabilityofthefoodtheyofferstaffandstudents.These
includeeasyactionssuchasonlypurchasing/serving100%free-rangeeggs,sourcingsustain-
ablefish,servingseasonalfruit&vegetablesandnotofferingbottledwater.TheGreenLeague
rewardsuniversitiestakingarangeoftheaboveactions(whetherornottheyareprovidingcater-
ingthemselvesorrequiringtheircontractcatererstofullfilthem)oralternatively,forachievinga
certainstandardintheSoilAssociationsFoodforLifecertificationscheme.
Infutureyears,theGreenLeaguewillstrengthenthiscriteriabyincludingadditionalactionsand
makingtheseinitialactionscompulsoryforachievingfullpoints.
Institution has a publicly-available sustainable food policy which sets specic timebound
targets for improvements
Institutional sustainable food policy is reported on annually at a senior level
Institution is implementing some or all of the following sustainable food practices:
increasing purchase/sale of free-range eggs
increasing purchase/sale of sustainable sh
increasing seasonal variation
reducing sale of bottled water
* Point Allocation:
0pointsifdoinglessthan2oftheabove
0.5pointsifdoing2or3(orconfirmationfromSoilAssociationthatworkingtowardsFoodforLife
Bronzeaccreditation)
1pointifdoingall4(orcertifiedtoFoodforLifeBronzestandardorhigher)
PointAllocation2Points
0.5Points
0.5Points
0-1*Po
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8. Staf and Student Engagement
Aninstitutionstransitiontowardsenvironmentalsustainabilitycannotbeachievedwithoutthe
engagementandsupportoftheentireuniversitycommunityincludingstudentsandstaffatall
levels.Whilstuniversitiesaredirectlyresponsibleformanyenvironmentalimpactsthroughtheir
operations,theuniversitycommunityalsocontributessignificantlytoitsoverallfootprintthrough
itsbehaviour-forexample,consumptionofelectricityortravel/recyclinghabits.
Universitiesthatplayanactiveroleinencouragingandengagingstudentsandstaffinsustainable
behaviourchangewillbeabletomaketheirtransitiontoalow-carbon,lower-energyfuturemuch
moresmoothly,cheaplyandquickly.
Fromtheexampletheysettostudentstothephenomenalamountofwasteglasstheygenerate,
StudentsUnionsandStudentsAssociationsalsohaveahugeenvironmentalresponsibility.In
additiontosomeuniversitiesowningandmanagingStudentsUnionproperties,alluniversities
canshareexpertiseonenvironmentalmanagementwiththeirstudentunionsorassociations,as
wellasprovidingresources(suchastimeorgrants)forenvironmentalinitiativesbytheirstaffandstudents.
0 points if doing none or less than 3 of the below
1 point if doing 3-4 of the below
2 points if doing 5-7 the below
3 points if doing 8 or more of the below
Students Union or Students Association associated to the institution has achieved a
Bronze, Silver or Gold Award in this years Green Impact Union Awards (or similar)
University actively supports an annual Go Green Weekor Environment Week
Staff engagement scheme to involve staff in improving the environmental performance
of the university- for eg. Green Impact Universities or departmental eco-champions
Initiatives to increase energy saving behaviour of all students in halls of residence (eg.
Student Switch Off)
Initiatives to increase recycling behaviour of all students in halls of residence
Student representation on all university committees concerned with estates, planning,
nance and resource allocation.
Environmental awareness-raising campaigns that reach all students and staff
Coursework linked to sustainability projects within the university/estates department. Availability of university funds for student or staff-led practical sustainability projects
(eg. campus allotments, recycling schemes etc)
Oversight and involvement of students and staff in the development and ongoing moni-
toring of Carbon Management Plan.
Provision of space for student / staff food-growing projects
All staff inductions cover sustainability policy and issues
Trade Union climate action groups (eg. GreenReps) or time off to participate in Union-
linked sustainability initiatives.
PointAllocation3Points
http://www.nus.org.uk/en/Campaigns/Green-Zone/Green-Impact-Unions/http://peopleandplanet.org/gogreenweekhttp://www.eauc.org.uk/green_impacthttp://peopleandplanet.org/ext/http://www.studentswitchoff.org/http://peopleandplanet.org/ext/http://www.studentswitchoff.org/http://www.eauc.org.uk/green_impacthttp://peopleandplanet.org/gogreenweekhttp://www.nus.org.uk/en/Campaigns/Green-Zone/Green-Impact-Unions/8/7/2019 Green League Guide 2011 Revised
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9. Curriculum
EducationforSustainableDevelopmentwillbecrucialtoensuringoursocietyhasgraduatesthat
areabletounderstandandtackletheinterlinkedsocialandenvironmentalproblemsthatweface
overthenextcentury.TheHEsectorcouldandshouldbemajorcontributortosocietyseffortsto
makethetransitiontoalow-carboneconomy-throughtheskillsandknowledgethatitsgraduates
learnandputintopractice.
AnumberofuniversitieshavebeenpioneeringwaystopromoteofEducationforSustainableDe-
velopmentthroughoutthecurriculum,insubjectsasdiverseasengineeringandmusic.Forfirst
timethisyeartheGreenLeaguerewardsuniversitiestakingkeystepstointegratesustainability
intotheircoreactivitiesofteachingandresearch.
InrecognitionthatthereareanumberofdifferentbutequallyvalidwaystopromoteEducationfor
SustainableDevelopment,universitiescanscorepointsfromusingawiderangeofapproaches.
PointAllocation2Points
0 points if doing none or only one of the below
1 point if doing 2-3 of the below
2 points if doing 4 or more of the below.
Strategic or Corporate Plan commits to promoting education for sustainable develop-
ment through the curriculum
Teaching and Learning strategy explicitly mentions education for sustainable develop-
ment in the curriculum
Environmental policy explicitly mentions promoting education for sustainable develop-
ment through the curriculum
Institution makes available support or training to help all academic staff integrate edu-
cation for sustainable development into the curriculum
Institution has a mechanism for reviewing and reporting on progress on the integration
of education for sustainable development into the curriculum
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ThePeople&PlanetGreenLeague2011awardsatotalof30pointsbasedonuniversitiesper-
formanceinanumberofkeyareasofenvironmentalimpact.Inthissection,asabove,thebig-
gestemphasisisoncarbonreductionandwehaveincreasedthepointallocationforthiscriteria.
AllpointsinthissectionarebasedonEstatesManagementStatisticsdataprovidedtoPeople&PlanetbytheHigherEducationStatisticsAgencywhichtookoverresponsibilityfordatacollection
fromHefcein2010.
10. Energy sources
Universitieshaveaclearresponsibilitytorapidlyreducetheiremissionsofgreenhousegasesin
ordertohelppreventfurtherclimaticdestabilisation.Whilstimprovingenergyefficiencyisabso-
lutelycrucial,carbonreductionswillnotbeachievedbyenergyconservationmeasuresaloneand
itisthereforevitalforuniversitiestoinvestinrenewableanddecentralisedenergytechnologies.
Peakoilandenergysecurityarealsoimportantconsiderationsforanyinstitutiontointegrateintotheirplanning,policiesandmanagement.Asfiniteresourcesdwindleonaplanetwithever-growing
globaldemandforenergy,thedomesticproductionofclean,renewableenergywillbekeyfactors
intheHEsectorssustainabilityandtransitiontoalow-carbonfuture.
InrecognitionoftheimportanceofonsitepowergenerationtheGreenLeagueawardspointsfor
thepercentageofenergybeingproducedonsitebyuniversitiesandtothoseuniversitieswith
onsiteCombinedHeatandPower(CHP)plants.
Percentage total energy from renewable energy sources subject to LECs
*Pointallocationiscalculatedbycomparingpercentagewithotherinstitutions
Institution has an onsite Combined Heat and Power Plant (CHP)
Percentage of total energy generated on-site from Low and Zero-Carbon (LZC)
technologies
*Pointallocationiscalculatedbycomparingpercentagewithotherinstitutions
PointAllocation6Points
0-3*Points*
0-2*Points*
1Point
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11. Waste
Bynotrecycling,universitiesareburyingandburningresourcesunnecessarily,wastingmoneyon
landfilltaxesaswellascontributingtopollutionandclimatechange.Thereiscurrentlynofirm
recyclingtargetforthehighereducationsector,butevidencefrompreviousGreenLeagueshows
thatmanyinstitutionscanachieveatleast70%recyclingrates.TheGreenLeague2011ranks
institutionsaccordingtotheproportionoftotalwastemasstheyrecycle,ascomparedtotherest
ofthesector,althoughnoinstitutionrecyclinglessthan25%oftheirwastewillreceivepointsin
thiscategory.
Recognisingthatreducingwasteisenvironmentallysuperiortorecyclingwaste,theGreenLeague
2011awardsuptofourpointsforwastemassperheadproducedbyinstitutions,ascomparedto
otherinstitutions.
Percentage of waste an institution recycles*Pointallocationiscalculatedbycomparingpercentagewithotherinstitutions
Waste mass per head
*Pointallocationiscalculatedbycomparingwastemassperheadwithotherinstitutions
12. Carbon Reduction
AswellasmonitoringuniversitiescarbonmanagementplansandtargetstheGreenLeaguealso
aimstotrackactualperformanceinreducingemissionsandrecognisethoseuniversitieswhose
low-carbontransitionpathwayindicatestheyaredeliveringcarbonreductionsinlinewiththesector-widecutsrequired(ie.43%cutsby2020froma2005baseline).Theallocationofpoints
forthiscriteriaisbasedontwodifferentmeasurementsofuniversitiescarbonemissionsusing
datafromtheEstatesManagementStatistics:carbondioxideemissionsperheadforeachuniver-
sity,aswellasthetotalemissionsfromtheinstitution.
Carbonemissionsperheadisameasurementof,thetotalkgofCO2equivalentemittedfrom
energyuse(oil,coal,gas,gridelectricity,steam/hotwater)dividedbythepopulationoftheuniver-
sity.Populationiscalculatedaccordingtoafulltimeequivalentmeasurement,forbothstaffand
students.Fortheinstitutionstotalemissions,thisistakendirectlyfromEMSdatafortotalenergy
emissions.
Thecriteriaonlyquantifiesdirectemissionsfromenergy,heatingandelectricity.Itexcludessignifi-
cantotherindirectemissions,forexamplefromprocurement,travelorflying.Anditdoesnottake
accountofvaryingcircumstancesoncampussuchastheageofbuildings,moreenergy-intensive
research,howmanyanimalsarekeptonsiteortheextentofcampus-providedaccommodation.
AlternativeindicatorssuchasCO2permetresquaredofbuildingspaceorperpoundspentare
equallyopentosuchcriticism.
PointAllocation8Points
0-4*Points*
0-4*Points*
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Forthesecondyearinarow,theGreenLeagueawardspointsaccordingtohowcloselyanindivid-
ualuniversityscarbonreductiontrajectoryistothelineartrajectorythataninstitutionwouldneed
totaketoreduceemissionsby43%by2020,froma2005baseline.
Institutions carbon emissions per head
*Pointallocationiscalculatedbycomparingcarbonemissionsperheadwithotherinstitutions
Institutional carbon emissions reductions compared to sector-wide carbon reduction tar-
gets from 2005 baseline
13. Water Consumption
EachpersonintheUKcurrentlyusesabout150litresofwatereveryday.Ourconsumptionlevelhasbeenrisingby1%eachyearsince1930whichisunsustainableinthelong-term.Oncurrent
trends,overthenext20yearshumanswilluse40%morewaterthantheydonow.
Someuniversitiesarebeginningtotakestepstoreducetheirwaterconsumptionby,forexample,
installinggreywaterorrainwatersystems.Weapplaudtheseinitialeffortsandencourageother
institutionstofollowsuit.
Water consumption per head
*Pointallocationiscalculatedbycomparingwaterconsumptionperheadwithotherinstitutions
Percentage total water from grey or rain water
*Pointallocationiscalculatedbycomparingpercentagewithotherinstitutions
Grades
Gradeboundarieswillbesetafterthescoresarecollated.
Which universities are assessed?
People&PlanetwillassessalleligibleUKuniversitiesforwhichappropriatedataisavailable
throughEMS.
PointAllocation10Points
PointAllocation6Points
0-4Points
0-6points*
0-4Points*
0-2Points*
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How has the inormation been collected?
Research for criteria 1-10
Informationforcriteria1-10willbegatheredbytheGreenLeague2011questionnairewhichis
submittedtouniversitiesasarequestforinformationundertheFreedomofInformationAct/Envi-
ronmentalInformationRegulations.Theresponsestothisquestionnaireareanalysedbyateamof
trainedvolunteerresearchersandPeople&Planetstaff.
Data for criteria 6
FairtradeUniversityaccreditationinformationissupplieddirectlybytheFairtradeFoundation.
Research for criteria 7
TheassessmentofevidenceandscoringofthiscriteriawillbecoordinatedbySustain-thealli-
anceforbetterFoodandFarming,incollaborationwithCityUniversitysMScinFoodPolicy.They
willworkcloselytogetherwithandreceivefulltrainingfromPeople&Planet.
DataaboutwhichinstitutionsareworkingtowardsorhaveachievedtheSoilAssociationsFoodfor
LifeaccreditationwillbeprovidedbytheSoilAssociation.
Research for criteria 10-13.
Theremainingcriteriarelatetoon-the-groundenvironmentalperformanceoutcomes.Thisinforma-
tioncomeslargelyfromthemostrecentEstateManagementStatistics(EMS)whicharenowbeing
collectedannuallybytheHigherEducationStatisticsAgency(HESA)ratherthanHefce.People&
Planetacquiresthisdatathroughafreedomofinformationrequestbutthefulldatasetisalso
availablepubliclythroughtheHESAwebsite.
AnumberofinstitutionshaveraisedconcernsaboutPeople&PlanetsuseofEMSinthecompi-
lationoftheGreenLeagueranking,duetotheiroutdatednature(statisticsrefertotheprevious
academicyear)andconcernsoverthequalityofreportingacrossthesector.EstatesManagement
StatisticsaretheonlystatisticsoftheirkindcoveringallUKuniversities.
Assuch,People&Planethasconcludedthattheyremainthebestsourceofdataavailableupon
whichtobasetheperformance-relatedindicatorsusedincompilingtheGreenLeague.Further-
more,HESAisundertakingathoroughreviewofdataitemsanddefinitionsandwewillbeactively
engagingwithHESAtoimprovethescope,accuracyofreportingandtimingofEMSinrelationto
futurePeople&PlanetGreenLeagues.
GuidancetoassistuniversitiesinreportingtheirdataaccuratelyisprovidedontheHESAwebsite.
IncaseswhereinformationismissingfromthefinalEMSdatafor2009-2010whichPeople&
PlanetusestocalculateitsGreenLeagueranking,wehavetakenthemostrecentlyavailabledata
(ie.fromthepreviousyear),ratherthanawarding0points.Whilstthismaynotnecessarilyreflect
anyincreasesordecreasesinenvironmentalperformancein2009-2010,webelievethistobethe
fairestapproachavailabletous.IncaseswhereinformationhasnotbeensubmittedtoHESAfor
the2008-2010EMSandnodataisavailablefromthepreviousyear,institutionswillautomatically
receive0pointsforthatcategory.
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1. Environmental Policy
1 a) Does your institution have a publicly available environmental policy?
Clarications: Complyingwithenvironmentallegislationisinsufficient.
Nopointsawardedifpolicyisdraftversion.
Nopointsifpolicyisnotpubliclyavailableie.weblinkprovided.
Nopointsifnotsignedoffatseniorlevel.
Evidence required: Provideaweblinktothepolicy.
1 b) Has the environmental policy been reported on since 1 April 2010?
Clarications: Pointscanbeawardedevenifauniversityhasadraftpolicyaslongastheyhaveaclearly
laidoutfuturereportingstructure.
Pointsawardedifpolicyisreviewedannually. Nopointsifpolicyisreviewedevery2yearsormore.
Nopointsifevidencenotprovided
Evidence required: Statementfromresponsiblepartyaboutthereportingstructureinplace,includingthestaff
member(jobtitle)orcommitteetowhichthereportwasmadeorwillbemadeifpolicylessthana
yearold.
Attachevidenceofreportingeg.apublishedreport,committeemeetingminutesetc.
5Points
2Points
1Point
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1 c) Does the policy and / or accompanying action plans or separate policies cov-
er the following areas, setting specic, time bound targets for reducing environ-
mental impact? (Waste management, Transport, Sustainable Procurement, Water,
Construction & Refurbishment, Emissions & Discharges, Community Involvement,
Biodiversity)
Clarications: NopointsifnotyoudosetSMARTtargetsorspecific-timeboundtargetsinALL8impact
areas.
Nopointsfordraftenvironmentalpolicies
Nopointsareawardedifpolicyoractionplansdontcurrentlyexist.Wedonotcount
creationofapolicyasatimeboundtarget.
Nopointsifpolicyoractionplansdonotincludetimeboundtargetsoractions/activi-
ties(eg.reduceximpactbyx%byspecificdate)
Further detail on point allocation for each key impact area:
Water, waste, transport: mustincludespecific,time-boundtargetstoreduceimpacts
(eg.reduceimpactsfromxformoftransportbyx%by20xx,and/orincreaseno.ofpassengers
usingyformoftransportbyzby20xx).
Biodiversity: mustidentifyspecifictime-boundactionstoimprovebiodiversityorreduce
negativeenvironmentalimpacts.
Sustainable Procurement policy: mustcovergeneralpurchasingandnotasingleentity
(eg.paper).Itmustshowclearevidencethatthereareplanstotakeactiontoreduceenviron-
mentalimpactsofprocurementsmorelenientonthesebeingtime-boundornot.Wearealso
lookingforspecificevidenceofawhole-lifecostingapproachtoprocurement.
Construction and refurbishment:settingnumericaltargetsisnotessentialeg.atar-
getforALLnewbuildingstoreachacertainBREEAMstandardisacceptable.However,westillrequiretime-boundtargetstobeinevidence.
Community Involvement: settingnumericaltargetsisnotessentialinthisareabutwe
doexpecttoseeevidenceofspecifictime-boundactionpointsortargetsforengagementof
localcommunityand/orstudentsandstaffinmanagingenvironmentalimpacts.
Emissions & Discharges:Wewillacceptevidenceshowingthatanauditconcludedthat
thisareaisnotappropriateforsettingtargets.Pointswillnotbeawardedifyousimplystate
thatemissionsanddischargestargetsarenotapplicablewithoutfurtherexplanation.
Evidence required: Environmentalpolicyand/oraccompanyingactionplans/policiesforeachimpactarea YouMUSTSPECIFYtherelevantsection,pageortaboftheenvironmentalpolicyandof
anyadditionalpolicyoractionplandocumentslinkedtooruploaded.
2Points
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2. Environmental Staf FTE
2 a) Does the university have any part time staff whose sole job purpose is de-
veloping and implementing environmental management plans (eg. Sustainability
Manager)?
PleasestatethetotalFTEforthesepart-timestaffmembersanduploadjobdescriptions.
2 b) Does the university have any full time staff who have responsibility for devel-
oping and implementing environmental management plans in one specic area
of sustainability (e.g. Waste Manager, Carbon Manager, Travel Plan Co-ordinator,
Energy Manager etc.)?
PleasestatethetotalFTEforthesefull-timestaffmembersanduploadjobdescriptions.
2 c) Does the university have any full time staff who have responsibiiity for de-
veloping and implementing environmental management plans alongside other
responsibilities (e.g. Health, Safety and Environment Manager)?
PleasestatethetotalFTEforthesestaff,takingintoaccountthepercentageoftimededicated
toenvironmentalmanagementanduploadjobdescriptions.Donotincludestaffwherethis
formslessthan50%oftheirrole.
2 d) Does the university have any full time staff whose sole job purpose is devel-
oping and implementing environmental management plans?
PleasestatethetotalFTEforthesefull-timestaffmembersanduploadjobdescriptions.
8Points
Example1FTEEnvironmentandEnergyManager(50%onEnvironmentalManagement)=0.5FTE
0.6FTEWasteManager(50%environmentalmanagement)=0.3FTE1FTECarbonManager(100%environmentalmanagement)
1FTEDirectorofEstates(10%onenvironmentalmanagement)=0FTEasbelowthe50%
threshold
Total:1.8FTE
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Clarications: Nopointsforfailuretoattachrelevantjobdescriptionorrelatedlink.
Nopointsforjobdescriptionswhichdonotclearlyshowresponsibilityfordeveloping,
implementingandmonitoringenvironmentalmanagementplans
NopointsforFTEswherejobdescriptiondoesnotclearlyshowthatenvironmentalman-
agementresponsibilitiesmakeupatleast50%oftherole.
Nopointsawardedforenvironmentalchampionsthesearerewardedinsection8. Nopointsforjobslikejanitors,CourseLeadersorVice-Chancellorsetcunlessjobde-
scriptionsclearlyshowover50%oftimespentondevelopingandimplementingenvironment
managementplansorsystems.
Section2brefersonlytostaffdedicatedspecificallytothedevelopmentandimplemen-
tationofenvironmentalmanagementplans(orspecificareaplanssuchascarbonmanage-
mentplans,wastemanagementplans).Forexample,awastemanagerwithresponsibility
fordevelopingawastereductionstrategy/targetsandcoordinatingitsimplementationwillbe
counted,whereastheestatespersonnelresponsiblefortheday-to-daycollectionandrecycling
ofthewastewouldnot.Labtechniciansresponsibleforthesafedisposalofchemicalsand
otherdischargesarenoteligibleforpoints.
Evidence required: Jobdescriptionorweblinktojobdescription
Ifnojobdescriptionisavailable,pleaseprovideastatementoutliningtheroleholders
responsibilitiesandconfirmingthattheyformatleast50%oftheirrole.Thisstatementmust
includeanaffirmationbyaresponsiblepartythatthesubmittedinformationisaccurateand
theresponsiblepartyscontactdetails.
3. Environmental Auditing & Management Systems 8Points
3. a) For which of the following areas has the institution carried out a comprehen-
sive audit of environmental impacts in the last ve years? (Waste management,
Transport, Sustainable Procurement, Energy, Water, Construction & Refurbish-
ment, Emissions & Discharges, Biodiversity)
0.5 points for each area audited.
Clarications: Nopointsawardedfordocumentsfailingtoincludebaselinefigures.
Auditdoesnthavetocovereverysquareinchofcampusbutifitisnotofwholecam-
pusthenitmustclearlydemonstratethattheimpactsinthatareaarebeingeffectivelymoni-
toredandmanaged.
Evidence required:
InstitutionswillalsoneedtoprovideevidenceandassurancethattheEMScovers50%or
moreofthegrossinternalareaoftheuniversityestate.
Reportsoftheauditforeachimpactareaand/orminutesofanymeetinginwhichthe
auditwasreportedon.
Evidenceshowingwheneachauditwascarriedout.
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3. b) Is your institution part of an external environmental management system
(e.g. ISO14001, EMAS, Ecocampus, Green Dragon, BS8885 etc.)?
IfYes,whatstage/phase/levelhaveyouachievedinthescheme?
IfYes,whatcampusesandotherpartsoftheestatedoesthiscover?
IntotaldoesthephysicalareathatiscoveredbytheEMSamountto50%ormoreoftheuni-
versityestate?
Clarications: Universitiescannotscorepointsforhavingmorethan1EMSinplace.Pleaseonlysub-
mitevidenceforyourhighestscoringEMS(seescoringgridbelow).
NopointsunlesstheEnvironmentalManagementSystemcovers50%ormoreofthe
institutionsestatewhichisjudgedbythegrossinternalareacoveredratherthantheactivities
e.g.teaching
Onlythoseschemesexplicitlyinthescoringgridbelowareeligibletoreceivepoints.
ForEMASandISO14001nopointsunlessfullcertificationachieved.
Evidence Required: Certificationdocumentsorweblinktoexternalcertifierswebsiteclearlysettingourthe
stage/level/awardyourinstitutionhasachieved.
Documentsthatdemonstratewhichpartsoftheuniversityestateareincludedinthe
externalenvironmentalmanagementsysteme.g.auditdocuments
Statementfromtheresponsiblepartyconfirmingthatthephysicalareacoveredbythe
externalenvironmentalmanagementsystemamountsto50%ormoreoftheuniversitycampus
4Points
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4. Ethical Investment
4 a) Does the institution have a publicly available ethical investment policy?
Clarications: Anethicalinvestmentpolicyshouldbecomprehensive,sonopointsawardedifauniver-
sityjustsaysitwonttakemoneyoffoneparticularindustry(e.gtobaccoindustry)thisdoesntcount.
Nopointsawardedforuniversitieswhoincludedlimitedinformationwithinanexisting
investmentPolicy.
Nopointsforsimplystatingthattheuniversityhasnofundstoinvestthereforedoesnt
requireanethicalinvestmentpolicy.Suchpoliciesarenecessaryinconsideringtheenviron-
mentalandethicalimplicationsofarangeoffinancialdecisions,forexample,selectionof
bankingproviders.
WedonotagreewithALLdefinitionsofethicalinvestmentsustainableprocurement
(e.gbuyingproductsandservices)doesnotcount
Apolicythatdoesnotcommitauniversitytogoingbeyondfinancialincentives(i.e.unis
whowillonlyinvestethicallyiftheresnopricedifference)donotcount.
Evidence required: EthicalInvestmentpolicydocument
Weblinktopublicly-availablepolicyor(ifnotontheweb)signedstatementfromrespon-
siblepartyconfirmingthatthepolicyispublicly-availableandcontactdetailsoftheresponsible
party.
4. b) Is the ethical investment policy reported on annually?
Clarications: Nopointsforfailuretoincludeminutesofreportsorotherproofdescribinghowthe
policyisreportedon.
Evidence required: Weblinktoevidenceofthereportingoruploadeddocumentseg.minutesfromafi-
nancecommitteeinwhichthepolicywasreportedon
Ifthepolicyisnew,provideashort,signedstatementfromresponsiblepartyconfirming
theintendedreportingstructureandcontactdetailsoftheresponsibleparty
4 c) Are there ongoing opportunities for staff, students and other stakeholders toengage with the ethical investment policy?
Clarications: Nopointsforfailuretoincludeminutesofreportsorotherproofdescribinghowstake-
holdersengagewiththepolicy.
1Pointfor4band/or4c
3Points
1Poin
1Pointfor4band/or4c
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4 d) Has your university taken investment , divestment action or switched baking
providers on ethical grounds?
Clarications: Nopointsforfailuretoincludeminutesofmeetingsorproofofaction.
Evidence required:
Uploadevidencethatsuchactionhasbeentaken.e.g.minutesfromUniversityCouncilinwhichitwasdiscussedorsignedstatementfromstaffANDstudentrepresentativesthatsuchop-
portunitiesexist(includingtheircontactdetails)
5. Carbon Management
5 a) Does the institution have a publicly available carbon management plan which
meets the Carbon Trust and Capital Investment Framework requirements?
TheCarbonTrustandHefcesCapitalInvestmentFramework2setoutaseriesofrequirements
foreffectiveHEcarbonmanagementplans.People&Planetusesthesamerequirementstoas-sesswhetheraninstitutionsCMPmeetthiscriteriaandreceivesthefulltwopointsavailable.
Tim Pryce, Public Sector Manager, Carbon Trust
Clarications:
No points:
Ifthecarbonmanagementplanisnot/doesnot:
publicly-available
includeacarbonbaselinefor2005whichcoversallscope1and2emissions,andsetan
aspirationalcarbonreductiontargetfor2020againstthisbaseline*
setaSMARTcarbonreductiontargetthatisarealisticmilestonetowardsthe2020target,coveringscope1&2asminimum**
includeanimplementationplantoachievetheSMARTcarbonemissionreductiontargetin-
cludingestimatedcarbonsavings,timescalesandresources.Theseshouldcovercapitalprojects
andactionstoembedcarbonmanagementwithintheinstitution,forexample,throughcorporate
strategy,communicationandtraining.Thereshouldalsobeconsiderationofhowtomeasureand
reducescope3emissions.
StatetheestimatedinvestmentneededtoachievetheSMARTtarget,andtheenergyandmainte-
nancecostsavingsthatresult
Clearresponsibilitiesforcarbonmanagement.
Acommitmenttomonitorprogresstowardstargetsregularlyandtoreportpubliclyannually.
besignedoffbytheinstitutionsgoverningbody.
*NonEnglishinstitutionsarenotcoveredbyCIF2andcanthereforesetabaselineandatarget
fordatesotherthan2005and2020iftheywish
**ThisisinlinewiththeUKClimateChangeActwhichtargetsfor2020and2050.
Evidence required: Linktopublicly-availableCarbonManagementPlanorsimilardocument
Mustmeetalltheaboverequiredtoqualifyforpoints.
Forquestions5b,c,d,e,f,gpleasespecifyrelevantpagenumberonthedocumentsup-
loaded/linkedtoconfirmingyoumeetthecriteria(eg.Baselinefiguresappearonp.26)
7Points
2Points
1Point
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5. b) What are your institutions short term carbon reduction targets?
Pleaseincludebaselineyear.
0 points: 2.4% or less
1 point: between 2.4% and 2.85%
2 points: more than 2.85%
Clarications:0-2pointsdependentonhowyearlyaverage%reductiontargetcomparestosector-widetargets9.iewhetherinlinewithsector-wide2012,2017or2020milestones/targets.
PointscanbeawardedifnoCMPexists.Targetsneedtobereferenced,however,inaprevious
environmentalpolicyorsimilardocumentsignedoffatseniorlevelandpublicly-available.
5 d) Does the carbon management plan include procurement in the baseline?
Clarications: ProcurementemissionsneedtobeincludedinCMPbaseline
Areviewofprocurementemissionsaloneisnotacceptable-wearelookingforevidencethat
thesefiguresareincludedinbaselineandtargetsofCMP.
5 e) Does the carbon management plan include staff and student business trips in
the baseline?
Clarications: StaffandstudenttravelemissionsneedtobeincludedinCMPbaselineandnotjustrefer-
encedorinanindependenttravelplan.
5 f) Does the carbon management plan include emissions from staff and student
commuting to university on a daily basis in the baseline?
Clarications: StaffandstudenttravelneedstobeincludedinCMPbaselineandnotjustreferencedinan
independenttravelplan.
0pointsforCarbonManagementPlanthatisstillbeingdeveloped.
5 g) Does the carbon management plan include carbon emissions associated with the
travel between students homes and the university at the start and end of term in the
baseline (including international students travel to and from their home country)?
Clarications: StaffandstudenttravelneedstobeincludedinCMPbaselineandnotjustreferencedinan
independenttravelplan.
1Point
0.5Points
0.5Points
2Points
1Point
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6. Ethical Procurement & Fairtrade
6a) Fairtrade status
InformationforthiscriteriaisprovideddirectlybytheFairtradeFoundationandpointswillbe
awardedtoallinstitutionsawardedFairtradeUniversitystatusby1April2011.
6b) Does your institution have a joint staff/student steering group with the remit of
increasing the sustainability, including environmental, social and economic stan-
dards, of all procurement categories?
Clarications: NopointsunlessseparatesteeringgrouporworkinggroupswithinanexistingFairtrade
steeringgroupwithspecificremit.
Nopointsunlessthesteeringgroupincludesatleastoneseniorprocurementmanagerand
studentrepresentative
Thisremitshouldincludeoneormoreofthefollowing
ExpandingprocurementofFairtradeproductsbeyondexistingcategories(eg.garments)
Reducingviolationsoflabourrightsininternationalsupplychains
IntroducingrecommendationsofEAUCPromotingPovertyAwareProcurementonCampus
SeetheEAUCprojectPromotingPovertyAwareProcurementonCampusinformationsheetsfor
procurementcategoriessteeringgroupshouldcover.
Evidence required: Uploadtermsofreferenceofsteeringgrouporminutesfromrelevantsteeringgroupclearly
highlightingitsremit.
Statementfromresponsiblepartyconfirmingremitandmake-upofjointstudentandstaffsteeringgroup/workinggroupincludingcontactdetailsforresponsible
6c) Is your university afliated to the Worker Rights Consortium, in order to monitor
the suppliers and parts of its supply chains that are not covered by Fairtrade certi-
cation?
Clarications: Nopointsifevidencenotprovided
Pointscanbeawardediftheuniversityispartofapurchasingconsortiumwhichisaffili-
atedtotheWorkerRightsConsortium
Evidence required: Certificateofaffiliationorminutesofthemeetingatwhichaffiliationwasapprovedatse-
niorlevel.
StatementfromresponsiblepartyconfirmingaffiliationtotheWorkerRightsConsortium,
includingdateofaffiliationandcontactdetailsfortheresponsibleparty.
1Point
2Points
0.5Points
0.5Points
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7. Sustainable Food
7a) Does your institution have a publicly-available sustainable food policy (or a Sus-
tainable Procurement Policy which integrates sustainability criteria for food) which
sets specic timebound targets for improvements?
Clarications:
0.5pointswillonlybeawardedifPolicymeetsthefollowingcriteria:
Publicly-availableie.Providealinktowherethispolicycanbeviewedbystaff/studentsor
explainhowitcanbeaccessedpublicly
signedoffatseniormanagementlevel
statesexplicitlythatitcoversallfoodoutletsandfoodservedbytheuniversity(itmayex-
cludevendingmachines,andstudentunion,forwhichuniversitydoesnothaveresponsibility)
Iftheinstitutionhasoutsourcesitscatering,policiesprovidedbycontractcaterersreflect-
ingtheirprinciplesarenotacceptablehere.Thepolicymustbeauthoredbytheuniversityitself
andreflecttheinstitutionsaims,objectivesandprincipleswithregardstohealthy,sustainable
food. includestime-bound,measurableorspecifictargetsforimprovementsinatleast4ofthe
followingareas:
increasingseasonalfruit&vegetables
increasinghigherwelfaremeat&dairy
reducingmeat&dairyconsumption
increasingpurchase/salesofsustainablefish(asdefinedbyMCS)
purchasing100%organicmilk
increasingpurchase/salesoffree-rangeeggs
sustainable,localsourcing
increasingpurchase/salesoffairtradegoods
reducinguseofartificialadditives
removingbottledwaterforsale
reducingfoodwaste
reducingwater&energyusage
Evidence required:Pleaseprovideaweblinktothepolicyoruploadquestionnaireasanattachment.
7.b) Is the sustainable food policy been reported on annually at a senior level?
Clarications: Nopointsunlessevidenceprovidedthatpolicyhasbeenreportedagainstsince1April
2010.
Nopointsunlessevidenceprovidedthatpolicywasreportedonataseniorlevel.
Evidence required:Acopyoftheannualreport,relevantcommitteemeetingminutesorevidenceofreportingstruc-
tureifpolicyislessthanayearold.
Specifythestaffmember(jobtitle)/committeetowhichthereportwasmade.
0.5Points
2Points
0.5Points
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7.c) Which of the following sustainable food practices are being implemented at your
institition?
Clarications:0pointsifdoinglessthan2ofthebelow,orifadequateevidencenotprovided.
0.5pointsifdoing2or3(orconfirmationfromSoilAssociationthatworkingtowardsFoodforLife
Bronzeaccreditation-TBC)
1pointifdoingall4(orcertifiedtoFoodforLifebronzestandardorhigher-TBC)NB:pointsareavailableregardlessofwhetheryoureceivepointsfor7aor7b.
a) Free-range Eggs
Doestheuniversityensurethatonanongoingbasisallwhole/liquid/driedeggsarepurchased
fromafree-rangeproductionsystemandanyproductspurchasedcontainingeggstatethatthe
eggsarefromafree-rangeproductionsystem?
Yes/No
Evidence required:
3randominvoicesclearlyhighlightedtoshowthepurchaseof100%free-rangeeggsandeggproducts(orhighlightedextractfromcateringcontractconfirmingthesame)
writtenconfirmationfromresponsiblestaffmemberthatthisisthecase,includingstaff
memberscontactdetails.
b) Sustainable Fish
HastheuniversityeliminatedanyfishfromthemenuwhichappearontheMarineConservation
Society(MCS)redlistorIUCNredlistanddoestheuniversityseekstoserveMSCcertifiedfish
andmaximiseuseoffishontheMCSfishtoeatlist)?
Yes/No
Evidence required: 3randominvoicesclearlyhighlightedtoshowthepurchaseoffishandfishproductswith
MSCcertificationorappearingontheMCSfishtoeatlist(orhighlightedextractfromcateringcon-
tractconfirmingthesame)NB:nopointawardediffishappearoneitherredlist
writtenconfirmationfromresponsiblestaffmemberthatthisisthecase,includingstaff
memberscontactdetails.
c) Seasonal variation.
Doallmenuschangewiththeavailabilityofseasonalproducewithatleast2(major)itemsper
maindishservedintheseasonitisnaturallyabundant?
Yes/No
Evidence required: Atleast3datedmenusfromacrosstheacademicyearwhichmakeuseofandhighlighta
numberofseasonalfruitandvegetables
Menuscanuseabroadspecificationlikeseasonalvegetablesorstateclearlythatfruit
andvegetablesaresubjecttoseasonalvariation.
Writtenconfirmationfromresponsiblestaffmemberthatthisisthecase,includingstaff
memberscontactdetails.
1Point
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d) Bottled Water
Hastheuniversityhasstoppedofferingpurchasedbottledwaterinitshospitalityservice(NB:
thisdoesnotapplytowaterbottledonsitefromthemains)?
Evidence required: Writtenconfirmationfromresponsiblestaffmemberthatthisisthecase,including
staffmemberscontactdetails.
e) Food for life certication - DRAFT QUESTION TBC
IstheinstitutionworkingtowardsFoodforLifeaccreditationwiththeSoilAssociation?
Evidence required: CopyofFoodforLifecertificationcoveringmorethanoneoutletconfirmationfromSoil
Associationand/orevidenceofcertificationofmorethanoneoutlet)(0.5or1pointequiva-
lent)
ConfirmationwillbesoughtdirectlyfromtheSoilAssociationthattheinstitutionisac-
tivelyworkingtowardstoFoodforLifecertification.
8. Staf and student engagement
8. Do any of the following activities take place at your university?
Point allocation:0 points if doing 0 - 2 of the following
1 point if doing 3-4 of the following
2 points if doing 5-7 the following
3 points if doing 8 or more of the following
a) Students Union or Students Association associated to the institution has achieved aBronze, Silver or Gold Award in this years Green Impact Union Awards (or similar)
Clarications: IfStudentsUnionorStudentsAssociationispartoftheGreenImpactschemethen
noevidenceisrequiredasevidenceofGreenImpactUnionAwardwillbeprovideddirectlyby
GreenImpactUnions.
IfnotaffiliatedtoNUS,pleaseaskstudentunion/associationtoprovideevidenceof
comparablelevelofactivitytotheGreenImpactUnionsBronzeAwardorhigher.
b) University actively supports an annual Go Green Weekor Environment Week
Clarications: Universitymustprovideresourcesand/orhelporganisetheweektoqualifyforpoints
Theinitiativesmustgobeyondawarenessraising(eg.Postercampaigns)
Iftheuniversityhasnohallsofresidence,wewillconsiderevidenceofenergy-saving
initiativesacrossasignificantproportionofthewiderstudentbody.
Evidence required: Evidenceoftheseactivitiesisneededintheformofminutesfrommeetingswhereproj-
ectsareformallyagreedtoorprogrammeofactivitiesorweblinktorelevantmediacoverage.
3Points
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8. Staf and student engagement (continued)
c) Staff engagement scheme to involve staff in improving the environmental performance of
the university eg. Green Impact Universities or departmental eco-champions
Clarications: Ifrunbyexternalorganisation(eg.EAUCsGreenImpactUniversitiesscheme)evidencewillbe
requesteddirectlyfromthem.
Evidence required: Evidenceoftheseactivitiesisneededintheformofminutesfrommeetingswhereprojectsare
formallyagreedtoand/orlinktoinformationonwebsite.
d) Initiatives to increase energy saving behaviour of all students in halls of residence
eg. Student Switch Off
Clarications: Theinitiativesmustgobeyondawarenessraising(eg.Postercampaigns)
Iftheuniversityhasnohallsofresidence,wewillconsiderevidenceofenergy-savinginitiatives
acrossasignificantproportionofthewiderstudentbody.
Evidence required: Ifrunbyexternalorganisation(eg.StudentSwitchOff)evidenceofinvolvementwillbeprovided
directlyfromthem.
Briefoutlineofthereachandresultsofactivitiescarriedouttoincreaseenergy-savingbehav-
iour
Minutesfrommeetingswhereprojectsareformallyagreedtoand/orlinkstowebsitesrelating
totheinitiatives.
e) Initiatives to increase recycling behaviour of all students in halls of residence
Clarications:
Theinitiativesmustgobeyondawarenessraising(eg.Postercampaigns) Wheretheuniversityhasnohallsofresidence,wewillconsiderevidenceofinitiativestoin-
creaserecyclingbyasignificantproportionofthewiderstudentbody.
Evidence required: Briefoutlineofthereachandresultsofactivitiescarriedouttoincreaserecyclingbehaviour.
Minutesfrommeetingswhereprojectsareformallyagreedtoand/orlinkstowebsitesrelating
totheinitiatives.
f) Student representation on all university committees concerned with estates, planning, -
nance and resource allocation
Clarications: Nopointsunlessevidencefromstudentrepresentativeconfirmsthisisthecase.
Evidence required: Statementfromaresponsiblepartyinthestudentsunionexecutiveconfirmingthatstudents
haverepresentationonalluniversitycommitteesconcernedwithestates,planning,financeandre-
sourceallocation,includingcontactdetailsofrelevantparty.
g) Environmental awareness-raising campaigns that reach all students and staff
Clarications: Nopointsunlessthecampaignscoverallcampusesordepartments.
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Evidence required: Minutesfrommeetingswhereprojectsareformallyagreedtoand/orsignedoffcommunica-
tionsplansclearlyhighlightingenvironmentalawareness-raisinginitiatives.
Pleaseattachevidenceandprovideabriefstatementfromaresponsiblepartyconfirminghow
thecampaignwasdesignedandresourcedtoreachallstaffandstudents(eg.photos,university
newsletter,screenshotsofintranetpagesetc)
h) Coursework linked to sustainability projects within the university/estates department.
Clarications: Thecourseworkmustbepartofanacademiccoursewithintheuniversity.
Thecourseworkmaybefromanydepartmentwithintheuniversity.
Evidence required: Evidenceoftheseactivitiesisneededintheformofthecourseoutlinedocumentsorsimilar.
i) Availability of university funds for student or staff-led practical sustainability projects (eg.
campus allotments, recycling schemes etc)
Clarications: Thefundsmustbefromtheuniversitydirectlyandnotfromstudentunionfunds
Thiscriteriadoesnotrefertocapitalfundingforlarge-scalesustainabilityprojectscarriedoutbyuniversitystaff.
Evidence required: Pleaseprovideevidenceoftheaboveintheformofminutesfrommeetingswhereprojectsor
fundingareformallyagreedto.
Uploadorprovidelinkstoevidenceoftheprojectsstartedwithfundingisrequired.
j) Oversight and involvement of students and staff in the development and ongoing monitoring
of Carbon Management Plan.
Clarications:
TheinvolvementmustbeindevelopingandmonitoringoftheCarbonManagementPlanandnotsimplyasmallerpartoftheplan(e.g.monitoringenergyuseinadepartment)
Nopointsforinvolvingstaff/studentsindevelopmentphaseofCMPbutnotintheongoingover
sightandmonitoringofitsimplementation
Evidence required: Pleaseprovideevidenceintheformofminutesfrommeetingsortermsofreferenceforacar-
bonmanagementcommittees,orsteeringgroupclearlyhighlightingstudentandstaffrepresentatives.
k) Provision of space for student / staff food-growing projects
Clarications: Roofgardensandraisedbedsareacceptable
Evidence required: Pleaseprovideevidenceintheformofminutesfrommeetingswhereprojectsareagreedorof-
ficialagreementdocumentsbetweenuniversityandstaff/studentsforuseofspaceforfoodgrowing.
Eithermaporphotoevidenceofthefoodgrowingsiteandbriefdescriptionofhowstudentsand
staffcangetinvolved/accessthespace.
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8. Staf and student engagement (continued)
l) All staff inductions cover sustainability policy and issues
Evidence required: Relevantpartsofstafftraininghandbook,inductioncourseoutlineorsimilar.
m) Trade Union climate action groups (eg. GreenReps) or time off to participate in Union-
linked sustainability initiatives.
Evidence required: Statementfromresponsiblepartyfromthestaffunion(eg.GreenRep)confirmingthat
thisisthecase,includingcontactdetailsoftheresponsibleparty.
Minutesfrommeetingswheretheaboveisformallyagreedtoand/orlinkstowebsites
relatingtotheinitiatives.
9. Curriculum
Which of the following applies to your institution?
0 points if doing none or only one of the below
1 point if doing 2-3 of the below
2 points if doing 4 or more of the below.
a) University Strategic Plan commits to promoting education for sustainable develop-
ment within the curriculum.
Evidence required: CopyofStrategicPlan,corporateplan,missionstatementorequivalentdocument.
Thedocumentprovidedinevidencedoesnthavetousethespecificphraseeduca-
tionforsustainabledevelopmentbutthedescriptionmustbeofaneducationforsustainable
developmentapproach.
b) University Teaching and Learning Strategy explicitly mentions education for sustain-
able development in the curriculum.
Evidence required: PleaseattachandspecificrelevantpageoftheTeachingandLearningStrategycovering
thewholeinstitution.
c) University environmental/sustainability policy explicitly mentions promoting educa-
tion for sustainable development through the curriculum.
Evidence required: Copyofappropriatepolicydocumenthighlightingrelevantsection
2Points
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9. Curriculum (continued)d) University makes available support or training to help all academic staff integrate
education for sustainable development into the curriculum.
Clarications: ThesupportortrainingmustbemadeavailabletoALLacademicstaff.
Byacademicstaffwedonotincludestaffmemberswhohaveapurelyadministrative
role.
Evidence required:Acopyofoneofthefollowing:
Evidenceofofferofsupport.
Trainingprogrammeormentoringplan.
Evidenceoftrainingormentoringoutcomes.
Jobdescriptionofpersonwhoseroleistoprovidesupport/traininginEducationforSus-
tainableDevelopment.
InadditionwewillrequireastatementfromtheresponsiblepartyconfirmingthattrainingorsupportisavailabletoALLstaffalongwiththeircontactdetailsofresponsibleparty.
e) University has a mechanism for reviewing and reporting on progress on the integra-
tion of education for sustainable development into the curriculum.
Evidence required:Acopyofoneofthefollowing:
Briefdescriptionandevidenceofreportingstructure.
Termsofreferenceforthecommitteeorsteeringgroupwhichhasresponsibilityfor
reportingonprogress.
Copyofjobdescriptionoftheindividualresponsibleforreporting,includingexplanation
ofdutiesandcontactdetailsfortheindividual.
10. Energy Sources
What % total energy from renewable energy sources subject to LECs, does your institu-
tion use?
Clarications: Nopointsunlessrelevantevidenceprovided
Nopointsifevidenceprovideddoesnotclearlystatethatenergyisfromsourcessub-
jecttoLECs.
Evidence required: Pleaseprovideacopyofyourenergycontracthighlightingtheproportionfromrenew-
ablesandconfirmingthattheenergycomesfromrenewablessourcessubjecttoLECs
TheGreenLeague2011questionnairewillalsoprovidespaceforinstitutionstodescribethe
sustainabilityinitiativeordevelopmenttheyaremostproudofin2010/11.(250words+im-
ages).People&Planetreservestherighttoamendthisquestionnairebeforeitsofficialre-
leaseinFebruary.Wemayalsoincludesomenon-scoringquestionswhichwillbeoptional.
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June 2010GreenLeague
2010Published
September Green LeagueConsultation Event
WeheldaGreenLeague2010review
meetingwithstakeholderson16Sep-
tember2010.Particiantsfromover50
institutionsprovidedawiderangeof
feedbackandadviceandwriteupsfrom
thiseventcanbefoundonourwebsite.
November - January 2011
Green League Oversight Group
People&PlanetestablishedaGreenLeagueOver-sightGroup(GLOG)comprisingstakeholderswithin
theHigherEducationsectortoprovideadviceandex-
pertiseonthemethodologyandcriteriareviewproc-
ess.Throughaseriesofpapers&conferencecalls
coveringallaspectsoftheprocessandmethodology,
theGLOGscrutinisedPeople&Planetsdecision
makingandprovidedinputtoensurealldecisions
wereinformedbytheexpertiseofthesector.Mem-
bershipoftheGreenLeagueOversightGroupwas
opentoallandwasrepresentativeofawiderangeof
institutions.Furtherdetails.
Ongoing Email and Phone Feedback
SincethepublicationofGreenLeague2010wehavereceivedemail&phonefeedbackonmany
aspectsofthemethodologyandprocesses.Thiswasrecordedandreviewedwhendeveloping
relevantaspectsoftheGreenLeague2011.
Toallowanotheropportunityfor
input,particularlytothoseun-
abletoattendtheGreenLeague
ConsultationEvent,wehostedan
onlineconsultationprocess.
Asummaryofalldecisionsmad
includinginputfromGLOGis
publishedinthisguide.Furthe
detailsisavailableonrequest
andintheStakeholderArea
October 2010 Online Consultation Green League Guide publica-
IndevelopingthemethodologyfortheGreenLeague2011People&Planethasusedthemostexten-
siveconsultationprocesstodateandhasbenefitedfromtheexpertiseofalargerangeofstakehold-
erswhohavegenerouslydonatedtheirtime.
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Response 1
SincethefirstGreenLeatgue,People&Planethasconsultedwithleadingorganisationsinthede-
velopmentandrevisionoftheGreenLeaguemethodology.Weremainaskeenasevertogetinput
fromorganisationsandindividualswithrelevantexpertisetoensurethemethodologyandmark-
ingoftheGreenLeagueiscompletedtothehighestpossiblestandard.Thisyearwehaveworked
closelywitharangeoforganisationstogetexpertinputonthemethodologyandtoprovidespot-
checkingonthemarkingtoensureitiscompletedinanaccurateanduniformway.Theseinclude
theCarbonTrust,Sustain-theallianceforbetterfoodandfarming,FriendsoftheEarth,EAUC,
ASSHEandmanymore.
Response 2
People&PlanetwillintroduceasAppealsProcessallowinguniversitiestoseehowtheyhave
beenmarkedbeforepublicationandtoprovidemoreevidenceforcertainquestionsifnecessary.
Suggestion 1People&PlanetcouldimprovetherigourandreputationoftheGreenLeaguebydevelopingthe
methodologyandprocessesfortheGreenLeaguewiththirdpartyexperts.
Suggestion 2People&Planetshouldintroduceacloseout/appealsprocesstoallowuniversitiestocheckforer-
rorsandprovidemoreevidenceifnecessarybeforethefinalGreenLeagueresultsarepublished.
EveryyearPeople&Planetreceivesalargenumberofsuggestionsforhowwecanimprovethe
processesandmethodologyoftheGreenLeague.Thesearecarefullyreviewedinternallyandwe
haveimplementedanumberofchangesandimprovementsasaresultofstakeholderfeedback.In
responsetocallsfromthesectortomakethisinternalreviewprocessmoretransparentwehave
openeduptheprocessthisyear.WeformedaGreenLeagueOversightGroup(GLOG)madeupofa
rangeofstakeholdersrepresentingawidevarietyofinstitutionsandroleswithinthoseinstitutions
tooffertheirexpertiseandperspectivesthroughoutthereviewprocess.Aftercompilingallofthe
suggestedchangesreceivedthroughtheconsultationprocessweprepareddiscussionpapersand
heldaseriesofGLOGconferencecallstoreviewtheseandreachconsensuswithPeople&Planet.
ThefollowingisacompilationofallthesuggestionsmadewithPeople&PlanetsresponsetothemandthecommentsthatGLOGmembersmade.Thesuggestionsarenotnecessarilyrepresentative
ofPeople&Planetsposition.
Process Suggestions
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Response 3
In2011People&Planetwillusethepreviousyearssubmitterasprimarycontactpointandin-
cludeofficialFOIofficerasasecondarycontact.WewillcontactuniversitiestoconfirmthesearethecorrectcontactsbeforesendingouttheGreenLeaguequestionnaire.Wealsoaimtoconfirm
receiptofallquestionnaireswithin1stweekofsendingthemout.
TheGLOGsuggestedthattheFOIrequestbesenttoatleastonestaffmemberthatwasntre-
sponsiblefortheGreenLeaguelastyearandpointedouttheneedtoclarifythattheFOIrequest
mustbereturnedwithin21daysORthedeadlinegivenbyPeople&Planet.
Response 4
TheGreenLeague2011questionnairewillbepre-filledwithanswerssubmittedfortheGreen
League2010includinguploadeddocumentswhereappropriate.
TheGLOGwelcomedthischange.
Response 5
People&PlanetwillbesplittingtheGreenLeague2011questionnaireintosmallersectionsto
allowforeasiernavigation.
TheGLOGwelcomedthischange.
Suggestion 3ToensurethatFreedomofInformationrequestsreachtherelevantstaffmemberintimePeo-
ple&PlanetshouldsendtheFOIrequesttoatleast2contactsforeachUniversity.
Suggestion 4
TomakecompletionoftheGreenLeague2011easierPeople&Planetshouldpre-populatethequestionnairewiththeanswerssubmittedfortheGreenLeague2010.
Suggestion 5
Duetothelargesizeofthequestionnairenavigationcanbecumbersome.
Response 2 continued
TherewasaconsensusfromtheGLOGthatthiswasanimportantchange.GLOGmemberssug-
gestedthatallowingamaximumof10workingdaysfortheAppealsprocesswouldbeideal.
AGLOGmemberexpressedaworrythatinstitutionsmightseethisasachancetohaveasecond
biteofthecherryandusethisasanopportunitytoimprovetheirGreenLeaguescores.People
&Planethasconsideredthisandfeelsthatinpracticeourcriteria,pointallocationandevidence
requirementarestrongenoughtoensurethatthereareonlylimitedcircumstanceswhereuniver-
sitiescan/wouldwishtosubmitfurtherevidence.Itwillbeworththeextracapacityrequired.
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Response 5
ThisGreenLeague2011GuideprovidesdetailedguidanceandclarificationabouthowPeople&
Planetawardspointsandthespecificpiecesofevidencewearelookingfor.
TheGLOGwelcomedthischange.
Response 6TheGreenLeague2011willallowmoretimetocompletethequestionnaire(seeTimeline).The
methodologyhasalsobeepublishedbeforethesurveyismadelivetoallowstafftopreparefor
submission.
AGLOGmembersuggestedthatgivenboththeacademictimetable,thefinancialyearandother
datesrelevanttoestatesandfacilitiesstaffsubmissioninDecemberwouldbemoreappropriate.
AnotherGLOGmemberpointedoutthatpublicationoftheGreenLeaguedependsontheEMS
databeingreleasedandthisonlyhappensinApril2011.People&PlanetandtheGLOGmem-
bersagreedthatitwouldbepreferableifHESApublishedEMSdataearlierintheyearandwill
worktogethertopushforthis,atwhichpointGreenLeaguequestionnairetimingcanbereviewed.
Response 7
TheGreenLeague2011websitewillprovideevenmoredetailedinformationonthebreakdownof
howuniversitieshavescoredineacharea.Wealsointendtoprovidemoredetailsshowingex-
actlyhowuniversitieshaveperformedintheperformancesection.
TheGLOGwelcomedthischange
Suggestion 5People&Planetshouldprovidemoredetailedguidancetohelpthosecompletingthequestion-
naire.
Suggestion 6People&PlanetshouldallowmoretimeforuniversitystafftocompleteandreturntheGreen
Leaguequestionnaire.
Suggestion 7People&Planetshouldprovideamoredetailedbreakdownofhowuniversitieshavescoredin
eachcriteriaoftheGreenLeague.
Suggestion 8People&Planetshouldallowuniversitiestosubmitshortcasestudytext.
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Response 8
Thisyearwewillenableuniversitiestosubmitshortcasestudieshighlightingthegreenaction
theyhavetaken.
TheGLOGapprovedofthischangeandpointedoutthiswouldhelpthosefurtherdowntheleague
tableshowcasetheirgoodefforts.OneGLOGmembersuggestedhavingawordlimitbutallowing
universitiestoprovidealinktotheirownwebpages.ThischangewasapprovedbytheGLOG.
Response 9
IndevelopingthemethodologyfortheGreenLeague2011People&Planethasusedthemost
extensiveconsultationprocesstodateincluding:aconsultationeventinSeptember,anonline
consultationandtheformationoftheGreenLeagueOversightGroup.Toensuretransparencyof
howPeople&Planethastakenonboardthesesuggestionswearepublishingthisfulllistofthe
majorsuggestionsthatcameoutoftheconsultation,howwehaveacteduponthemandjustifica-
tionifwehaventmadethesuggestedchanges.
TheGLOGwelcomedthischange.
Response 10
FortheGreenLeague2010and2011People&PlanetcreatedaStakeholderAreaontheweb-
siteandhasgonetogreatlengthstoensureasmanystakeholdershavebeeninvolvedinthe
consultationprocessaspossible.Participationlevelshavebeenthehighestever.
TheGLOGwelcomedthischange.
Suggestion 9People&Planetshouldpublishmoredetailedinformationonhowithastakenonboardsug-
gestionsmadethroughthevariousconsultationprocesses.
Suggestion 10People&Planetshouldpromotetheconsultationprocessinamoreobviousway.
Suggestion 11ThemethodologyoftheGreenLeagueisnotanentirelylevelplayingfieldbecauseuniversities
finditeasierorhardertoscorepointsbasedonthesize,typeandlocationofinstitution.
Response 11
Inresponsetothisfeedbackinpreviousyears,wehavemadeanumberofchangestometh-
odologytoensurefairnessacrossabroadrangeofinstitutionalfactorssuchassize,typeand
location.Ofparticularnote,lastyearwechangedthepointsallocationsystemforenvironmen-
talstafftotakeintoaccountthesizeoftheinstitution,movingtoameasureofFTEstaffper
institutionratherthanabsolutenumbersofstaff.
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TheGreenLeaguecoversallUKuniversitiesandwhilstitisdifficulttofindperfectone-sizefits
allcriteriawhichmeasuresustainabilityperformancefairlyacrossawiderangeofinstitutions,
wefeelthecurrentandevolvingmethodologyoftheGreenLeaguedoesthisinasfairawayas
possible.Forexample,whilsttheformulationofonecriteriamightbefavourabletosmallerinsti-
tutions,latercriteriamightbalancethisoutbybeingfavourabletolargerinstitutions.
WeintendtoproducemoredetailedanalysisoftheGreenLeagueresultsin2011whichwill
providecomparisonbetweensimilartypesofinstitutionseg.small,large,rural,urban,research-intensiveetc.
TheGLOGacceptedthatitwasdifficulttomaketheGreenLeagueanentirelylevelplayingfield
giventhediversityofthesectorbutrecognisedthestepsbeingtakentominimizethiseffect.
Response 12
Alltheareasmentionedintheenvironmentalpolicyquestionareimportantandhavebeeninthe
GreenLeaguequestionnaireforatleast3years.Settingspecifictime-boundtargetstoimprove
theseisessentialtoensuringongoingimprovementsinperformance.Wefeelthatbytheyear
2011itisnotunreasonabletoexpectalluniversitiestobeaddressingthesekeyareasofenvi-
ronmentalimpactandsettingSMARTtargetstoachieveimprovements.
OneGLOGmembercommentedthatwhilePeople&Planetspositionisntunreasonable,itdoes
seemalittleunfaironuniversitiesthataredoing7ofthe8butgetnopoints.Anothermember
suggestedthatallpolicyareasincludingethicalinvestmentshouldbeincludedinthisarea.
AGLOGmembercommentedthatbecausehavinganEMSrequirescreatingpoliciesintheareas
coveredbytheenvironmentalpolicysectionincludingthemseparatelycouldbeseenasdouble
counting.AnotherrespondedthathavingapolicyisonlyonesmallpartofanEMS.
SomeGLOGmembersfeltthatbyrequiringnotonlyapolicybuttargetsoranactionplanbehind
thepolicyPeople&Planetwasntacknowledgingthatsomeuniversitiesdidntneedactionplansinallarease.g.citycentrebasedcampusesarelesslikelytoneedabiodiversityactionplan.
People&Planetmaintainsthatitisimportantforalluniversitiestohavebiodiversityactionplans
(whetherrelatingtoaruralcampusorsimplyroofgardens)andthatallpolicyareasshouldbe
backedupbytargetsoranactionplantoensuretheyareimplementedandmonitoredregularly.
Suggestion 12IntheGreenLeague2010environmentalpolicysection,People&Planetonlyawardedpoints
ifauniversityspolicyhadtargetstoreduceenvironmentalimpactsinall8areas.Thisisoverly
harshonuniversitieswhichincludesomebutnotallofthoseareascoveredintheirpolicy.
Methodology Suggestions
1. Publicly Available Environmental Policy
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Response 13People&PlanetsresearchandanalysisofpreviousGreenLeagueshaveshownthatwithoutthe
expertiseandchampioningofprofessionalstaffdedicatedtoenvironmentalmanagement,green
initiativesinuniversitiesareunlikelytobesystematic,well-coordinatedandresourced,orhave
significant,sustainablesuccess.
People&Planetrecognisesthatembeddingsustainabilityintowiderstaffrolesisavalidap-
proachandhasthereforeintrod