Methodology

To compile the 2023/24 People & Planet University League, information will be taken from the following places:

Guidance on what we’ll be looking for can be found on the following methodology pages - we’ll be looking in sensible places on the university website, where any member of the university community or interested member of the public might look online to find up to date information.

*% depends on whether a university's Environmental Management System is reported to HESA. See the section on Environmental Management Systems for further details.

Section Worth Details
Environmental Policy and Strategy 4%  

Environmental Auditing & Management Systems

10% [majority of universities scored from EMR data return]
Managing Carbon 7%  
Sustainable Food 4%  
Ethical Investment and Banking 7%  
Ethical Careers and Recruitment 3%  
Staff and HR 6%  
Workers' Rights 7%  
Staff & Student Engagement 5%  
Education for Sustainable Development 9%  
Energy Sources 7% [all universities scored from EMR data return]
Waste and Recycling 8% [all universities scored from EMR data return]
Carbon Reduction 15% [all universities scored from EMR data return]
Water Reduction 8% [all universities scored from EMR data return]

We offer a period for appeals so that your university can review the provisional score and check for human error.

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