Policies

Environmental Sustainability Policy

Our ‌Environmental Sustainability Policy 2023 was approved by:

• Environment and Sustainability Committee on 5 April 2023
• University Executive Board on 25 May 2021
• Council on 12 July 2021

Policy contents

Our Environmental Sustainability policy informs colleagues, students and interested parties of our commitment to continual improvement in environmental performance. The policy is in line with our ISO 14001 Environmental Management System (EMS).

The policy outlines our headline commitment of protecting the environment and preventing pollution (including marine pollution) by reducing emissions and discharges.

The policy includes further commitments in a number of key impact areas, for example:

Adopting circular economy principles in our approach to waste and resource management- maximising reuse and recycling and reducing waste to landfill.

This applies to all waste types produced on campus (including hazardous waste) and is achieved through implementation a number of actions including:

• implementation of laboratory waste segregation
• minimisation of single use items (especially plastic)
• campaigns to inform and engage on recycling

We have procedures, aligned with the Policy, that detail the process for handling hazardous and non-hazardous waste.

Preserving and enhancing biodiversity.

This applies across our estate. Measures towards delivery of this commitment include:

• Preservation of any protected species on our campus sites
• Conservation of green spaces
• Elimination of any alien species
• Increase in wildflower planting on the estate

Enabling Sustainable Water Use

Through this commitment we minimise the amount of water that is used across the estate. We do this through:

• Leak monitoring and detection
• Installation of water efficient fixtures and fittings

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