How to improve environmental condition of an University ???

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How to improve the environmental

condition of North South University?

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North South University is located at Bashundhara Residential Area, Baridhara, Dhaka which is

surrounded by several buildings of offices and residents, roads, biodiversity (trees and plants) and

people. In establishing an Environmental Policy for North South University, the University

recognizes that its use of resources has an impact on the environment (socio-economic and

physical). As a University that strives to meet internationally acceptable standards, North South

University should play a leading role in respect of environmental issues.

Photo : Campus of North South University

To improve the environmental conditions of North South University, the BOG (Board of

governors) must take necessary steps regarding this in the perspective of goal, aims and objectives.

Goal :The University will actively pursue a policy of environmental best practice in order toassist in creating an environmentally sustainable future.

Aims :1. To include and improve the environmental components of curricula.

2. To provide opportunities for students to study campus and local environmental issues.

3. To conduct a campus environmental audit.

4. To implement an environmentally responsible purchasing and campus stores policy.

5. To reduce campus waste.

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6. To improve hazardous waste identification and management on campus.

7. To maximize campus energy efficiency.

8. To encourage the planning of indigenous flora on campus.

9. To optimize and control the use of water on campus.

Objectives :

Educational :

a) Curricula :North South University intends to enhance (increase and improve) the

environmental content of curricula offered in all faculties at North South University by:

1. Improving awareness amongst teaching staff around the environmental content of

courses.

2. The inclusion of environmental issues in curricula, where appropriate.

3. Promoting the environmental orientation of NSU for raising awareness and fundpurposes by producing suitable publicity.

b) Research: The University will commit itself to encouraging environmental research by:

1. Encouraging students and staff to conduct environmental research on campus and in

local areas (communities). Environmental audits could highlight possible environmental

research issues.

2. Ensuring that research carried out at NSU is ethically and environmentally sound.

3. To establish a set of guidelines for research that could have a possible impact on the

environment.

Resource use :

Waste : The University will aim to improve its management of both general and

hazardous waste produced on campus by:

1. Minimizing (reducing and /or recycling) wherever possible its solid and liquid

waste streams at all discharge points on campus.

2. Using recycled products wherever feasible.

3. Adopting a purchasing policy sensitive to environmental concerns.

4. Identifying and minimizing hazardous wastes on campus.5. Ensuring satisfactory disposal of wastes (hazardous and general) that cannot be

re-used or recycled.

6. Conducting a regular waste audit to assess improvement of waste management

strategies on campus and to communicate these results to the concerned.

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implementation, maintenance and assessment of the environmental policy by:

1. Increasing the ways in which students can participate in the policy

implementation i.e. through research.

2. Ensuring policy implementation is fed back to the students via relevant media.

3. Reporting annually on how students have been involved in implementing the

policy and assessing environmental issues on campus.

Management Involvement

The University management will:

1. Incorporate the environmental responsibility into its mission statement.

2. Continue to uphold the University's responsibilities towards a sustainableenvironmental management.

3. Ensure the implementation and monitoring of the environmental policy.

4. Ensure that the University community is aware of the policy and to communicate

the results of the monitoring process.5. Maintain an environment which is conducive to good scholarship and provides

good working conditions.

Environmental Aspects

The purpose of this procedure is to identify the environmental aspects of NSUs

activities, processes or services in order to determine those which may have a

significant impact on the environment. The NSU Environmental aspects to be

considered in this EMS are only those Environmental Aspects it has, or should have,some involvement in, or control over.

NSUs management decisions will be based on knowledge about theenvironmental aspects and significant environmental impacts associated with NSUs

activities. The identification of the environmental aspects is an ongoing process that

is determined by past, current and potential impacts (positive or negative) of NSUon the environment. This process includes the identification of the potential

environmental regulatory, legal, and business exposures, as well as the identification of

health, safety, and environmental impacts. NSU should be committed to identifying any

current and potential environmentally harmful aspects of its activities, processes, services

or purchases which it can control and over which it can be expected to have an influence.This procedure will help to determine the realistic impacts from aspects of NSU

operations, and to prioritize their importance. In addition, this procedure provides forplanned and continuous awareness and improvement for the future. Those significant

aspects identified through this procedure are to be considered in the setting of

environmental objectives.

The relationship between environmental aspects and environmental impacts is one

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of cause and effect. An environmental aspect refers to an element of NSUs

activities which can have a beneficial or adverse impact on the environment (such as a

discharge, an emission, consumption or, reuse of a material, or noise). An environmentalimpact refers to the change that takes place in the environment as a result of the aspect

(such as pollution or contamination of air, or the depletion of a natural resource).

Photos : (Clock-Wise) (1) Building Maintenance, (2) Diesel Fuel Storage, (3) Regulated

Waste Management and (4) Emergency Power

The Table below shows the aspects, unit and category of the NSUs environmental issues:

Table:List of NSUs Environmental Aspects

Number Environmental Aspect Organizational

Unit

Environmental

Category

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