Governance - senior staff
1. Is sustainability included within the portfolio of responsibilities of a member of the university senior management team?
Score 25%
Clarifications
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Sustainability may be described by universities in a number of ways (environmental sustainability, sustainable development, environmental and ethical management or social and environmental responsibility are all acceptable definitions).
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Senior management with responsibilities limited to energy, utilities or carbon management will not be accepted.
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Senior management is defined as heads of department, or those sitting on the executive board.
Dedicated and expert staff
2. Who is working on environmental sustainability?
Score 60%
Staff working in dedicated sustainability roles are listed on the university website with the following info:
NB We expect to see a job title and area of responsibility for each member of staff. A departmental sustainability email address is acceptable for contact details.
Clarifications:
Sustainability staff could be working in the following areas:
*Sustainability / environment director/manager/coordinator or similar – overseeing the sustainable development of the university *Sustainable travel *Energy/carbon reduction and management *Environmental management systems *Waste reduction and reuse *Paid internships *Assistants, officers, project officers etc *Behaviour change / sustainability communications
The following roles are not accepted:
Building management, groundskeeping, recycling operatives, departmental eco-champions.
Academic staff in sustainable fields will not be counted unless they can demonstrate a role in promoting sustainability within the university beyond teaching.
Universities with fewer than 500 staff should receive:
| Number of students (teaching FTE) |
No. sustainability staff |
Score |
| less than 5000 |
1 |
25% |
| |
2 |
35% |
| |
3 |
45% |
| |
4 or more |
60% |
| Between 5-10,000 |
1 |
15% |
| |
2 to 3 |
25% |
| |
4 to 5 |
35% |
| |
6 to 7 |
45% |
| |
8 or more |
60% |
| Between 10-15,000 |
1 to 2 |
15% |
| |
3 to 5 |
25% |
| |
6 to 7 |
35 |
| |
8 to 9 |
45% |
| |
10 or more |
60% |
| Over 15,000 |
1 to 4 |
15% |
| |
5 to 6 |
25% |
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7 to 8 |
35% |
| |
9 to 11 |
45% |
| |
12 or more |
60% |
| Over 25000 students |
1-4 |
15% |
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5-7 |
25% |
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8-10 |
35% |
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11-13 |
45% |
| |
14+ |
60% |
Universities with fewer than 500 staff should receive:
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Full marks (60%) for showing they have more than 2 or more members of staff dedicated to environmental sustainability (not including energy or Building management).
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30% for showing they have at least 1 member of staff dedicated to environmental sustainability (not including energy or Building management).
All staff
3. Does the university supports a staff engagement scheme to involve staff in improving the environmental performance of the university?
Score 15%
Clarifications:
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People & Planet will look for recent evidence of this scheme in action, on the university website.
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To score, we will need to find evidence that the scheme has taken place in the last 12 months.
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People & Planet remains open to what staff engagement schemes are accepted, but will look for schemes that have been taken part in by multiple departments.