People & Planet Green League 2012 Methodology
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Green League Indicators 2012
- 1. Publicly Available Environmental Policy
- 2. Environmental Management Staff FTE
- 3. Environmental Auditing & Management Systems
- 4. Ethical Investment Policy
- 5. Carbon Management
- 6. Ethical Procurement and Fairtrade
- 7. Sustainable Food
- 8. Staff and Student Engagement
- 9. Curriculum
- 10. Energy Sources
- 11. Waste and Recycling
- 12. Carbon Reduction
- 13. Water Reduction
- Green League 2010 Methodology
- Methodology 2011
The key changes to the People & Planet Green League 2012 are focused on refining the methodology and clarifying how points are awarded rather than introducing new criteria or significantly changing our processes or point allocation. Consultation with the sector and Green League Oversight Group has highlighted several key areas for further consideration in the longer term and we are committed to exploring these together with stakeholders.
People & Planet remains 100% committed to the following principles in producing the People & Planet Green League in 2012 and beyond:
- Full transparency & accountability
- Independence
- Recognising diversity within the sector
- Celebrating best practice
- Uniform metrics and data
- The right to appeal
Key Methodology changes
- (2) Environmental staff FTE: People & Planet has reviewed and clarified the types of staff role that qualify for points based on stakeholder feedback.
- (7) Sustainable Food: This criteria now includes 2 new potential ‘actions’ eligible for points: ‘100% organic milk’ and the use of ‘Less and better meat and dairy’.
- (9) Curriculum: The types of evidence accepted have become more flexible and the range of actions that qualify for points have been broadened.
- (11) Waste: Points for ‘Percentage of waste an institution recycles’ and ‘Waste mass per head’ are now calculated for waste mass excluding construction waste due to widespread concerns over the uniformity and accuracy of this data in the EMS returns.
The People & Planet Green League takes a dual approach to environmental management - looking both at universities’ commitment to systemic improvement and at their actual performance. Both are essential indicators of universities’ commitment to and actual transition towards a low-carbon, post-oil future which will require resilience and innovation from all sectors of society. The first nine Management and Policy criteria demonstrate whether an institution has a systematic means of improving its performance. The following four indicators in the performance section reveal how well an institution is actually performing on the ground in comparison to other institutions.
Download a copy of the People & Planet Green League Guide 2012 here
- NB: An update to criteria 7 point allocation was published on 3 February 2012. Original published 18 January 2012
