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University of Warwick awarded 2:2 class in the People & Planet Green League 2012

Scorecard

So how did University of Warwick score against the 13 Policy & Performance criteria in the People & Planet Green League 2012? Full breakdown below.

Policy & Management Section

Excellent performance1. Environmental Policy

Total Score: 5/5 points.

Criteria

Score

Does University of Warwick have a publicly available environmental policy? Yes: www2.warwick.ac.uk/about/environment/university/envpolicy/.

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?:

  • Transport: Yes
  • Biodiversity: Yes
  • Community involvement: Yes
  • Construction and refurbishment: Yes
  • Emissions and discharges: Yes
  • Sustainable procurement: Yes
  • Waste: Yes
  • Water: Yes

2

Could do better2. Environmental Management Staff FTE

Total Score: 6/8 points.

University of Warwick has 1.17 staff dedicated to environmental management per 5000 students (capped at 15,000 students), giving a score of 6 out of 8 points.

Poor performance3. Environmental Auditing and Management Systems

Total Score: 2.5/8 points.

Criteria

Score

University of Warwick has audited its environmental impacts in the following areas within the last five years (0.5 points for each area):

  • Biodiversity: Yes
  • Construction and refurbishment: No
  • Emissions and discharges: No
  • Energy: Yes
  • Sustainable procurement: No
  • Transport: Yes
  • Waste: Yes
  • Water: Yes

2.5

Does University of Warwick operate an externally audited Environmental Management System (e.g. ISO14001, EMAS, Ecocampus, Green Dragon, IEMA Acorn Scheme [BS8885])?

0

Could do better4. Ethical Investment

Total Score: 2/3 points.

Criteria

Score

Does University of Warwick have a publicly available ethical investment policy? Yes: www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/finance/resources/socially_responsible_investment_policy

1

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? Yes

1

Has University of Warwick, 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

Excellent performance5. Carbon Management

Total Score: 6/7 points.

Criteria

Score

Does University of Warwick have a publicly available Carbon Management Plan which meets the Carbon Trust and Capital Investment Framework requirements? www2.warwick.ac.uk/about/environment/energy/2020cmp/

2

How ambitious is University of Warwick’s average annual % carbon reduction target (calculated from an institution’s short-term targets from a 2005 baseline)

2

The scope of University of Warwick’s carbon management plan baseline & targets includes emissions from the following areas:

  • Procurement : No
  • Staff and student business trips e.g. flights to conferences and field trips: Yes
  • Staff and students commuting to university on a daily basis: Yes
  • Carbon emissions associated with the travel between students’ homes and the university at the start and end of term (including international students’ travel to and from their home country) : Yes

2

Could do better6. Fairtrade & Ethical Procurement

Total Score: 1/2 points.

Criteria

Score

Is University of Warwick an accredited Fairtrade University with the Fairtrade Foundation. Yes

1

Does University of Warwick 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 University of Warwick 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

no data7. Sustainable Food

Total Score: 0/2 points.

Criteria

Score

Does University of Warwick 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

University of Warwick is implementing the following sustainable food practices or is working towards Soil Association Food for Life catering mark:

  • only purchasing/using free-range eggs No

  • only purchasing/using sustainable fish No

  • Menus change with the availability of seasonal produce No

  • not selling bottled water through its hospitaility services No

  • purchasing 100% organic milk No

  • less and better meat No

  • working towards Food for Life accreditation with the Soil Association No

0

Excellent performance8. Staff & Student Engagement

Total Score: 3/3 points.

The following activities to engage students and staff in sustainability issues are taking place at University of Warwick:

  • 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 No

  • Student representation on all university committees concerned with estates, planning, finance and resource allocation. Yes

  • Environmental awareness-raising campaigns that reach all students and staff No

  • 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. Yes

  • 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

no data9. Curriculum

Total Score: 0/2 points.

The following activities to integrate sustainability issues throughout the curriculum are taking place at University of Warwick:

  • Is there a commitment to integrate sustainability into the curriculum in their Corporate or Strategic Plan? No
  • Is there a commitment to integrate sustainability into the curriculum in their Teaching and Learning Strategy? No
  • 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? No
  • Is there a review and reporting process in place to monitor the integration of sustainability into the curriculum? No

Performance Section

Poor performance10. Renewable Energy

Total Score: 2/6

Criteria

Score

University of Warwick purchases 0.00% of its electricity from renewable sources.

0/3

University of Warwick generates 67613568 kWh of its energy by Combined Heat and Power (CHP).

1/1

University of Warwick generates 0.01% energy on-site from Low or Zero-Carbon energy sources.

1/2

no data11. Waste & Recycling

Total Score: 2/8

Note: Construction waste has been removed from the figures in the waste data below.

Criteria

Score

University of Warwick recycles 34.44% of its total waste.

1/4

University of Warwick produces 126.64 kg of waste per head

1/4

no data12. Carbon Reduction

Total Score: 0/10

Criteria

Score

University of Warwick's average carbon emissions per head is 2145.90kg CO2eq

0/6

University of Warwick has increased its emissions since 2005 by 3.57%

0/4

Poor performance13: Water Consumption

Total Score: 1/6

Criteria

Score

University of Warwick uses 27.25kl water per head.

0/4

0.0016% of University of Warwick's water comes from grey or rain water sources.

1/2

Their proudest green achievement this year

Renewable Energy Project

The University was highly commended at this year’s Green Gown Awards, thanks to the work of the student engineering society Engineers Without Borders, supported, and partially funded, by Estates Office staff.

The team designed, constructed, and installed a 1kW wind turbine, and connected it to the grid so that it could help power an Estates maintenance building, reducing Warwick’s carbon emissions.

The turbine provided the students with a technological challenge, taught them about real-world issues like planning permissions and health and safety regulations, and created something that the Engineering Department can use to drive their research into renewable energy technologies.

The judging panel praised the project as an example of how students can work with their University’s Estates team to complete beneficial projects.

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