University of Bradford

Ecoversity Programme

Student Records

Ecoversity Programme

• Institution wide programme

• Built into Corporate objectives and plans

• Aims to tackle 4 themes of sustainability:– Environment– Social – linking with community and wellbeing– Economic – linking with local business– Curriculum

Structure of Ecoversity Programme

• Task Groups pull together relevant and interested parties to focus on single issues

• Overseen by the Action Group and Scrutiny Board

• Feed into University Council and Senior Management Meetings

How Can People Get involved in Ecoversity

• Become members of the task groups

• Set up local actions – fund available

• Become an academic pioneer

• For students 3 levels of involvement: intern, ambassador or volunteer

Waste Task Group Actions

• Full installation of recycling system now diverting around 70% waste from landfill

• Managing 10% paper reduction project

• Setting up formal mechanisms for re-using furniture and electronics in house and domestically

Travel Task Group Actions

• Helping initiate Free City Bus in Bradford

• Setting up Sustainable Business Travel Framework

• Incentivised Car Sharing and Network

• Package of financial savings for non car drivers

• Green Travel Awareness Weeks

Energy and Carbon Group Actions

• Verified utility data and setting up full management picture of utilities

• Preparing for CRC Scheme

• Installed Biomass Boiler saving 500 Tonnes CO2 annually

• Carried out energy awareness activities

• Took part in Earth Hour

Food and Drink

• Lug A Mug – discounts on re-usable mugs

• Moved to make sandwiches on site

• Rocket composter installed to deal with food waste

• Negotiating catering contracts

• Planning to install water fountains

Sustainable Purchasing Actions

• Produced Green Buyers guide which now needs training of purchasing staff

• Reviewed PQQ to include sustainability questions• Using National Procuring the Future flexible

framework for measuring progress• Reviewing investment policy to look at ethics• Reduced deliveries from Office Depot to 3 per week

Education for Sustainable Development

• Established network of pioneers in each of schools

• Every course now taught must include relevant sustainable development ideas and principles

• 18 months into 5 year rolling programme to build sustainability into all courses

Local Action Group

• Been difficult to define

• Local sustainability fund for staff and students to apply to for local action e.g. computer project

• Trying to provide a network for different local actions

Exercise

• Split into Pairs / Threes

• Take a card

• Discuss the topic on the card

• Think of around 3 ways you could make that process / function more sustainable

• How would you implement these and make sure they happen

What’s happened at in our Student Records?

• Paper Reduction of around 40% -paperless re-enrolment, electronic comms with overseas students, less printed media

• Improved webpages and self service options• Moving to electronic prospectus• Sunray computers and automatic light

sensors

Continued

• Installing water coolers rather than bottles and discounts on coffee for reused mugs

• Switching to reconditioned toner cartridges• Installing new system called Digitry which

integrates student records functions with bank letters, council tax, CAS and other functions

• Have had to try and wean employers off paper statements of results