London South Bank University awarded 2:1 class in the People & Planet Green League 2012
- Ranked 68th with a score of 36.0 out of 70 (25 for policy, 11 for performance)
Read about London South Bank University’s proudest green achievement this year
Scorecard
So how did London South Bank University score against the 13 Policy & Performance criteria in the People & Planet Green League 2012? Full breakdown below.
Policy & Management Section
1. Environmental Policy
Total Score: 5/5 points.
Criteria |
Score |
|---|---|
Does London South Bank University have a publicly available environmental policy? Yes: www.lsbu.ac.uk/sustainability/sustainabilityplans.shtml |
1 |
Is it reported on annually at a senior level? Yes |
2 |
Does it set SMART targets reduce environmental impacts in all the following areas?:
|
2 |
2. Environmental Management Staff FTE
Total Score: 4/8 points.
London South Bank University has 0.70 staff dedicated to environmental management per 5000 students (capped at 15,000 students), giving a score of 4 out of 8 points.
3. Environmental Auditing and Management Systems
Total Score: 8/8 points.
Criteria |
Score |
|---|---|
London South Bank University has audited its environmental impacts in the following areas within the last five years (0.5 points for each area):
|
4 |
Does London South Bank University operate an externally audited Environmental Management System (e.g. ISO14001, EMAS, Ecocampus, Green Dragon, IEMA Acorn Scheme [BS8885])? |
4 |
4. Ethical Investment
Total Score: 0/3 points.
Criteria |
Score |
|---|---|
Does London South Bank University have a publicly available ethical investment policy? No |
0 |
Is the publicly available ethical investment policy reported on annually and/or are there ongoing opportunities for staff, students and other stakeholders to engage with the policy? No |
0 |
Has London South Bank University, on ethical grounds: a) divested, b) invested, c) engaged with companies as a shareholder, or d) changed banking provider in the last year? No |
0 |
5. Carbon Management
Total Score: 3/7 points.
Criteria |
Score |
|---|---|
Does London South Bank University have a publicly available Carbon Management Plan which meets the Carbon Trust and Capital Investment Framework requirements? www.lsbu.ac.uk/sustainability/sustainabilityplans.shtml |
2 |
How ambitious is London South Bank University’s average annual % carbon reduction target (calculated from an institution’s short-term targets from a 2005 baseline) |
1 |
The scope of London South Bank University’s carbon management plan baseline & targets includes emissions from the following areas:
|
0 |
6. Fairtrade & Ethical Procurement
Total Score: 0/2 points.
Criteria |
Score |
|---|---|
Is London South Bank University an accredited Fairtrade University with the Fairtrade Foundation. No |
0 |
Does London South Bank University have a joint staff/student steering group with the remit of going beyond Fairtrade and increasing the sustainability of all procurement categories? No |
0 |
Is London South Bank University affiliated to the Worker Rights Consortium, in order to monitor the suppliers and parts of its garment supply chains that are not covered by Fairtrade certification? No |
0 |
7. Sustainable Food
Total Score: 0/2 points.
Criteria |
Score |
|---|---|
Does London South Bank University have a publicly available Sustainable Food policy which sets specific timebound targets for improvements? |
0 |
Is the sustainable food policy reported on annually at a senior level? No |
0 |
London South Bank University is implementing the following sustainable food practices or is working towards Soil Association Food for Life catering mark:
|
0 |
8. Staff & Student Engagement
Total Score: 3/3 points.
The following activities to engage students and staff in sustainability issues are taking place at London South Bank University:
Students’ Union or Students’ Association associated to the institution has achieved a Bronze, Silver or Gold Award in this year’s Green Impact Union Awards (or similar) Yes
University actively supports an annual Go Green Week or Environment Week Yes
Staff engagement scheme to involve staff in improving the environmental performance of the university- for eg. Green Impact Universities or departmental eco-champions Yes
Initiatives to increase energy saving behaviour of all students in halls of residence (eg. Student Switch Off) Yes
Initiatives to increase recycling behaviour of all students in halls of residence Yes
Student representation on all university committees concerned with estates, planning, finance and resource allocation. No
Environmental awareness-raising campaigns that reach all students and staff Yes
Coursework linked to sustainability projects within the university/estates department. Yes
Availability of university funds for student or staff-led practical sustainability projects (eg. campus allotments, recycling schemes etc) No
Oversight and involvement of students and staff in the development and ongoing moni- toring of Carbon Management Plan. No
Provision of space for student / staff food-growing projects Yes
All staff inductions cover sustainability policy and issues Yes
Trade Union climate action groups (eg. GreenReps) or time off to participate in Union- linked sustainability initiatives. No
9. Curriculum
Total Score: 2/2 points.
The following activities to integrate sustainability issues throughout the curriculum are taking place at London South Bank University:
- Is there a commitment to integrate sustainability into the curriculum in their Corporate or Strategic Plan? Yes
- Is there a commitment to integrate sustainability into the curriculum in their Teaching and Learning Strategy? Yes
- Is there a commitment to integrate sustainability into the curriculum in the Environmental Policy? Yes
- Is support or training made available to all staff to help them integrate sustainability into the curriculum? Yes
- Is there a review and reporting process in place to monitor the integration of sustainability into the curriculum? Yes
Performance Section
10. Renewable Energy
Total Score: 0/6
Criteria |
Score |
|---|---|
London South Bank University purchases 0.00% of its electricity from renewable sources. |
0/3 |
London South Bank University generates 0 kWh of its energy by Combined Heat and Power (CHP). |
0/1 |
London South Bank University generates 0.00% energy on-site from Low or Zero-Carbon energy sources. |
0/2 |
11. Waste & Recycling
Total Score: 5/8
Note: Construction waste has been removed from the figures in the waste data below.
Criteria |
Score |
|---|---|
London South Bank University recycles 54.89% of its total waste. |
3/4 |
London South Bank University produces 79.56 kg of waste per head |
2/4 |
12. Carbon Reduction
Total Score: 4/10
Criteria |
Score |
|---|---|
London South Bank University's average carbon emissions per head is 697.97kg CO2eq |
4/6 |
London South Bank University has increased its emissions since 2005 by 1.76% |
0/4 |
13: Water Consumption
Total Score: 2/6
Criteria |
Score |
|---|---|
London South Bank University uses 9.52kl water per head. |
2/4 |
0.0000% of London South Bank University's water comes from grey or rain water sources. |
0/2 |
Their proudest green achievement this year
London South Bank University is among the few universities across the UK who publishes an annual Environment Report. Since the University’s Environmental Team was set up in 2009 the university has adopted a holistic approach to embed sustainability at all levels within the university.
Our second annual environment report, published in October 2011, provides an overview of our operational environmental performance and initiatives undertaken during the 2010/11 academic year. In line with our environmental ethos, only 50 copies of this report were printed.
We are really pleased to present the university’s environment report. This publicly available report not only reflects on the impacts we have on the environment but also demonstrates our commitment to provide a sustainable estate and achieve operational environmental excellence within LSBU. A copy of the report can be found here.









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