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University for the Creative Arts FAILED the People & Planet Green League 2012
- Ranked 133rd with a score of 21.0 out of 70 (14 for policy, 7 for performance)
Read about University for the Creative Arts’s proudest green achievement this year
Scorecard
So how did University for the Creative Arts 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: 3/5 points.
Criteria |
Score |
|---|---|
Does University for the Creative Arts have a publicly available environmental policy? Yes: community.ucreative.ac.uk/article/31010/Policies |
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?:
|
0 |
2. Environmental Management Staff FTE
Total Score: 4/8 points.
University for the Creative Arts has 0.78 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: 2/8 points.
Criteria |
Score |
|---|---|
University for the Creative Arts has audited its environmental impacts in the following areas within the last five years (0.5 points for each area):
|
2 |
Does University for the Creative Arts operate an externally audited Environmental Management System (e.g. ISO14001, EMAS, Ecocampus, Green Dragon, IEMA Acorn Scheme [BS8885])? |
0 |
4. Ethical Investment
Total Score: 0/3 points.
Criteria |
Score |
|---|---|
Does University for the Creative Arts 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 University for the Creative Arts, 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: 4/7 points.
Criteria |
Score |
|---|---|
Does University for the Creative Arts have a publicly available Carbon Management Plan which meets the Carbon Trust and Capital Investment Framework requirements? community.ucreative.ac.uk/article/31010/Policies |
2 |
How ambitious is University for the Creative Arts’s average annual % carbon reduction target (calculated from an institution’s short-term targets from a 2005 baseline) |
2 |
The scope of University for the Creative Arts’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 University for the Creative Arts an accredited Fairtrade University with the Fairtrade Foundation. No |
0 |
Does University for the Creative Arts 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 for the Creative Arts 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 University for the Creative Arts 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 for the Creative Arts 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: 1/3 points.
The following activities to engage students and staff in sustainability issues are taking place at University for the Creative Arts:
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 No
Initiatives to increase energy saving behaviour of all students in halls of residence (eg. Student Switch Off) No
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. No
Environmental awareness-raising campaigns that reach all students and staff Yes
Coursework linked to sustainability projects within the university/estates department. No
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 No
All staff inductions cover sustainability policy and issues No
Trade Union climate action groups (eg. GreenReps) or time off to participate in Union- linked sustainability initiatives. No
9. Curriculum
Total Score: 0/2 points.
The following activities to integrate sustainability issues throughout the curriculum are taking place at University for the Creative Arts:
- 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
10. Renewable Energy
Total Score: 0/6
Criteria |
Score |
|---|---|
University for the Creative Arts purchases 0.00% of its electricity from renewable sources. |
0/3 |
University for the Creative Arts generates 0 kWh of its energy by Combined Heat and Power (CHP). |
0/1 |
University for the Creative Arts generates 0.00% energy on-site from Low or Zero-Carbon energy sources. |
0/2 |
11. Waste & Recycling
Total Score: 0/8
Note: Construction waste has been removed from the figures in the waste data below.
Criteria |
Score |
|---|---|
University for the Creative Arts recycles 24.59% of its total waste. |
0/4 |
University for the Creative Arts produces 276.33 kg of waste per head |
0/4 |
12. Carbon Reduction
Total Score: 4/10
Criteria |
Score |
|---|---|
University for the Creative Arts's average carbon emissions per head is 772.44kg CO2eq |
4/6 |
University for the Creative Arts has increased its emissions since 2005 by 25.53% |
0/4 |
13: Water Consumption
Total Score: 3/6
Criteria |
Score |
|---|---|
University for the Creative Arts uses 6.23kl water per head. |
3/4 |
0.0000% of University for the Creative Arts's water comes from grey or rain water sources. |
0/2 |
Their proudest green achievement this year
Building Energy Efficiency
UCA’s proudest Green Achievement in 2011-12 has been the completion of a new teaching block at UCA Epsom.
The new, three-storey 1900m² building has been built to meet BREEAM excellent standard and was among the first in the UK to be assessed using the BREEAM Higher Education methodology.
The building features:
Solar photovoltaic and solar thermal arrays
Low energy rated air handling units with heat recovery
Rainwater harvesting and a grey water system
A brown roof to which will encourage biodiversity and aid rainwater attenuation
Natural ventilation and high insulation levels make the building highly energy efficient. It is expected to use 60% less energy than a notional building of the same size (Building Regs Part L, BER v TER). The building is expected to produce 20% of its electricity from renewable sources.
