Methodology
To compile the 2022/23 People & Planet University League, information will be taken from the following places:
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54.65% from information made public on the university website
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45.35% from information published within the 2020/21 Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Estates Management Record (EMR).
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.
| Section | Worth | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental Policy and Strategy | 4% | |
| 10% | [majority of universities scored from EMR data return] | |
| Managing Carbon | 7% | |
| Sustainable Food | 4% | |
| Ethical Investment and Banking | 7% | |
| Ethical Careers and Recruitment | 2% | |
| Staff and HR | 7% | |
| 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.