Overall Summary.
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine scored 21.1% and ranked 133rd
Policy and Strategy
Publicly Available Policy
We looked at Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine's publicly available environmental policy - you can read it here if we found one - but if we didn't find a policy on the university website then you won't find a link:
www.lstmed.ac.uk/sites/default/files/Environment%20Policy.pdf
We wanted to see that the policy wasn't just sitting in a dusty desktop year after year and we needed to know that the policy meant something to staff, students and decision makers at the university. So to score 50% here, the policy needed to have been published within the last 5 years and demonstrate that it was reviewed regularly by someone sitting in a senior position at the university.
1 Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine scored: 50/ 50% for their environmental policy
2 Targets and Strategy
The university could only score the full marks of 50% if they had set SMART targets in all 8 of key areas below, and if we could see that the strategy had been reviewed in the last 5 years, (much like the environmental policy, a strategy only works if people are using it), and we didn't give credit for strategies that were out of date. We decided that if a university wasn't setting targets for more than 5 key areas then it didn't amount to a comprehensive and they would score zero. Scores increase in line with the number of key areas the university had set targets for when considering:
- Construction & Refurbishment
- Emissions & Discharges
- Community involvement
- Biodiversity
- Waste management
- Travel and Transport
- Sustainable procurement
- Water
We found that Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine is working towards targets in the following areas:
Water
Therefore...
2. Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine scored 0%/50% for their sustainability strategy
Section Total: 50%
Staff & HR
1 Senior Staff Responsibility
We looked to see whether someone in the university senior management team has responsibility for sustainability. It really helps when climate change and ethical issues are the responsibility of someone who can make decisions about how the action points can be resourced. If a senior member of staff has responsibility for sustainability, you can find them here:
www.lstmed.ac.uk/about/sustainability-environment-at-lstm
1. Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine scored 25/25% for senior responsibility for sustainability.
2 Number of Sustainability Staff
We also wanted to see how many staff were currently employed to work on sustainability issues, and whether students and staff could find them easily online and contact them. We thought the number of sustainability staff should be relative to the number of staff and students at the university.
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine has fewer than 5000 students students and 0.00 FTE sustainability staff
Therefore...
2 Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine scored 0/60% for dedicated and expert staff
3 All Staff Participation
3 Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine scored 0/15% for all staff participation
Section Total: 25 %
Environmental Auditing & Management Systems
1b Internal Environmental Audits
Universities who have not undertaken an externally verified environmental management system audit could also score points (max. 30%) for conducting and publishing their own environmental audits.
Areas considered for audit:
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Waste management
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Travel and Transport
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Sustainable Procurement
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Energy
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Water
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Construction & Refurbishment
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Emissions & Discharges
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Biodiversity
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine was found to have audited the following areas:
(None)
1b. Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine scored 0/30% for internal environmental audits
Section Total: 0%
Ethical Investment and Banking
1a Ethical Investment Policy
Investments in the fossil fuel industry or arms trade can be contradictory to an institutions broader sustainability aims and goals. A strong ethical investment policy makes sure an institution’s investments and banking practices are conducted transparently and in an economically-viable, socially-responsible manner. Points were awarded for covering the full scope of an institution's investments and being signed off by a senior member of staff. If Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine has an ethical investment policy, it can be found below:
www.lstmed.ac.uk/sites/default/files/Investment%20and%20Endowment%20Policy.pdf
1a Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine scored 10/10% for its ethical investment policy
1b. Specifics within the policy:
Addititonal points were awarded for specific within the policy:
- include student representation on their investment committee
- publicly listing their investments annually
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There are clear ongoing opportunities for the wider student body and staff community to engage with the policy.
1b Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine scored 0/15% for specific within its ethical investment policy
2 Commitment to screen out specific sectors
Universities who have made a commitment in policy to screen out specific sectors, such as fossil fuel companies, arms companies and companies in violation of international law.
2a Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine scored 30/30% for its commitment in policy to screen out fossil fuel investments
2b Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine scored 10/10% for its commitment in policy to screen out investments in arms companies
2c Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine scored 0/10% for its commitment in policy to screen out border industry companies
2d Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine scored 0/5% for its commitment in policy to screen out investments in companies in violation of international law
3 Reinvesting Divested Funds
Universities were awarded points for commitments in policy to reinvest divested funds in renewable energy or on community-owned energy on campus.
3 Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine scored 0/5% for its commitment in policy to reinvest divested funds
4 Ethical Banking
Universities were awarded points for having an ethical banking policy reported on at senior level. If Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine has an ethical banking policy you will find it below
www.lstmed.ac.uk/sites/default/files/Investment%20and%20Endowment%20Policy.pdf
4a Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine scored 0/5% for its ethical banking policy
4b Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine scored 0/5% for excluding banks that finance fossil fuels in its ethical banking policy
5 Transparency and accountability
In the interests of transparency and accountability, universities were rewarded for hosting key policy documents publicly on their websites.
5a Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine scored 1/1% for having an easily accessible and public ethical investment policy.
www.lstmed.ac.uk/sites/default/files/Investment%20and%20Endowment%20Policy.pdf
5b Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine scored 0/1% for having an easily accessible and public annual list of investments.
5c Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine scored 1/1% for having an easily accessible and public list of committee members that oversee investments.
www.lstmed.ac.uk/about/governance/board-of-trustees
5d Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine scored 0/1% for having an easily accessible and public meeting minutes that provide updates on investment policy reviews and divestment/investment status.
www.lstmed.ac.uk/about/governance/board-of-trustees
5e Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine scored 0/1% for having an easily accessible and public ethical banking policy.
https://www.lstmed.ac.uk/sites/default/files/Investment%20and%20Endowment%20Policy.pdf
Section Total: 52%
Ethical Careers and Recruitment
1a. Ethical Careers Policy
Universities often have a policy outlining which sectors or companies they will advertise vacancies for, if Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine has a careers policy you will find it below:
1a Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine scored 0/10% for having a valid careers policy.
We awarded points for specifics within that carbon management plan:
1b Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine scored 0/7% for being updated in the last 4 years and signed off at a senior level.
Commitment to Screen Out Specific Sectors
If the university has committed not to recruit for some sectors, you will find them below:
2a Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine scored 0/50% for committing to screen out recruitment links with the fossil fuel industry.
2b Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine scored 0/10% for committing to screen out recruitment links with the mining industry.
2c Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine scored 0/10% for committing to screen out recruitment links with the arms industry.
2d Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine scored 0/5% for committing to screen out recruitment links with the tobacco industry.
Transparency and Accountability
3a Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine scored 0/6% for having clear and accessible information on careers staff structure
3b Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine scored 0/2% for having detailed information on combined careers services and 3rd party relationships.
Section total: 0%
Managing Carbon
1 Carbon Management Plan
Universities should all have a plan for managing and reducing their carbon emissions, if Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine has a carbon management plan you will find it below:
(None)
We awarded points for specifics within that carbon management plan:
1a Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine scored 0/5% for a carbon emissions baseline for 2005 or later which covers all scope 1 and 2 emissions.
1b Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine scored 0/5% for a carbon reduction target for covering scope 1 & 2, consistent with an 80% reduction in carbon emissions by 2050 at a minimum AND at least one milestone towards this target before 2030
1c Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine scored 0/5% for a budget for the carbon reduction plan.
1d Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine scored 5/5% for named persons or titles responsible for the carbon reduction plan.
1e Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine scored 0/5% for a reporting mechanism for monitoring the carbon management plan.
2 Carbon Management and scope 3 emissions
2a Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine scored 0/5% for reporting scope 3 emissions to HESA via the EMR record
2b Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine scored 0/5% for having a valid strategy for reducing emissions from aviation.
If they have a valid sustainable travel plan you will find it below:
(None)
2c Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine scored 0/5% for calculating total carbon emissions relating to residential accommodation.
3 Scope 3 Baselines and Targets
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine's carbon management plan was found to have scope 3 baselines in the following areas:
(None)
3a Therefore they scored 0/30% for the scope 3 baselines in their carbon management plan
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine's carbon management plan was found to have scope 3 targets in the following areas:
(None)
3b Therefore they scored 0/30% for the scope 3 targets in their carbon management plan
Section total: 5%
Workers' Rights
1 A Living Wage University
Accredited Living Wage Employers
1 Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine scored 0/30%
2 Equality for Outsourced Staff
Points were awarded if universities had a policy that monitors equality of pay and conditions between in-house and outsourced staff.
2 Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine scored 0/15%
www.lstmed.ac.uk/about/organisational-structure/human-resources
3 Fairtrade
3 Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine scored 0/5%
4 Monitoring and Reforming the Supply Chain
Universities were awarded points if they were a member of Electronics Watch or Purchasing Consortium
4 Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine scored 30/30%
5 Can't Buy My Silence universities pledge
Can't Buy My Silence campaign.
5 Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine scored 0/5%
6 Proportion of all Academic Staff are on Fixed Term Contracts
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine scored 0/15%
Section total: 30%
NB all accreditations were for the period July-August 2023
Sustainable Food
1 Sustainable Food Policy
If the university has a policy on sustainable food reported on at senior level you will find it below:
(None)
1 Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine scored 0/20% for its sustainable food policy.
2 Contracts
This question pertains to food procured through individual suppliers, consortia and other catering purchasing organisations, and to the catering contracts and sub-contracts held, tendered and re-tendered by universities where catering services might be outsourced, i.e. halls of residence catering provisions or staff and student dining provisions.
2 Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine scored 0/20% for its tender specifications within food policy.
3 Sustainable Food Framework
One of the most common ways to measure commitment to sustainable catering in the public sector is through the achievement of an externally assessed sustainable food award, such as the Soil Association’s Food for Life Served Here award, or the Food Made Good Membership by the Sustainable Restaurant Association.
3 Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine has None and therefore received 0/40%
4 Community Food
4 Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine scored 0/20% for providing space or support for community food projects
www.lstmed.ac.uk/about/sustainability-environment-at-lstm
Section total: 0%
Staff and Student Engagement
1 Staff and Student Engagement Strategy
Points were awarded for publishing a strategy detailing how universities will engage students and staff. If they had a staff and student engagement strategy you will find it below:
www.lstmed.ac.uk/sites/default/files/Sustainability%20and%20Environmental%20Policy%20(1).pdf
1 Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine scored 0/30% for having a publicly available student an staff engagement strategy.
2 Student and Staff Engagement Actions
2a Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine scored 0/5% for offering oversight and involvement opportunities to students and staff for the development and ongoing monitoring of the university Carbon Management Plan.
2b Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine scored 0/5% for actively supporting an environment themed week.
2c Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine scored 0/5% for providing funds for student led sustainability projects.
3 Staff Inductions
3 Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine scored 0/10% for including sustainability policy in staff inductions.
4 Trade Union engagement
4 Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine scored 0/10% for inviting trade union members to sit on committees that oversee sustainability.
5 Student Representation
5 Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine scored 0/25% for student representatives to sit on committees that oversee sustainability.
6 Student's Union
6 Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine scored 10/10% for the student union working towards continual improvement in environmental sustainability
Section Total: 10%
Education for Sustainable Development
1 Commitment and Governance for Education for Sustainable Development.
If the university demonstrates commitment to ESD through a high level of strategy, find out how below:
www.lstmed.ac.uk/about/sustainability-environment-at-lstm
1 Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine scored 20/20% for demonstrating commitment to ESD.
2 Implementing and tracking progress in Education for Sustainable Development
If the university is using a strategy to map its progress towards integrating ESD into the curriculum, find out how below:
University has developed its own strategy for implementing ESD 25%
2a Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine scored 25/25% for using a strategy for ESD.
www.lstmed.ac.uk/about/sustainability-environment-at-lstm
2b Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine scored 0/20% for using a reporting mechanism for ESD.
3 Supporting Academic Staff
3 Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine scored 0/10% for providing training and support to academic staff for ESD
(None)
4 Education for Sustainable Development Actions
4a Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine scored 0/10% for using its campus as a living lab.
(None)
4b Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine scored 0/10% for highlighting research in sustainability.
(None)
5 Equal Access to Higher Education
5a Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine scored 0/1% for offering multiple scholarships to asylum seekers and individuals who have been granted a status as a result of an asylum claim, but do not yet have access to student finance.
(None)
5b Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine scored 0/1% for offering multiple scholarships to studenith with refugee status or humanitarian protection.
(None)
5c Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine scored 0/1% for offering multiple scholarships for the full duration and cost of the degree programme, or a full fee waiver, for people with other limited forms of leave to remain in the UK
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5d Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine scored 0/1% for offering support for living costs equivalent to that received through student finance to any of the groups in Education for Sustainable Development questions 5.a-5.c
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5e Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine scored 0/1% including any of the groups mentioned in questions 5a-d in their Access and Participation plan.
(None)
Section Total: 45%
Energy Sources
This section has been taken directly from the 2021/2022 Estates Management Record from the Higher Education Statistics Agency. Universities have been scored by banding values into groups.
1a Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine scored 18/55% for its percentage of renewable energy generated onsite or off site compared to consumption of grid electricity.
1b Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine scored 0/45% for its total percentage of renewable energy purchased through green tariffs.
Section Total: 18%
Waste and Recycling
This section has been taken directly from the 2021/22 Estates Management Record fom the Higher Education Statistics Agency. Universities have been scored by banding values into groups.
1 Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine scored 37.5/50% for the percentage waste recycled, composted or anaerobically digested, excluding construction waste (that classified as “other” in the EMR)
2 Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine scored 0/50% for the percentage waste recycled, composted or anaerobically digested, excluding construction waste per head of FTE students and staff.
Section Total: 37.5%
Carbon Reduction
This section has been taken directly from the 2020/22 Estates Management Record from the Higher Education Statistics Agency. Universities have been scored by banding values into groups.
1 Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine scored 0/50% for its change in carbon intensity.
2 Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine scored 0/50% for its reduction in scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions since a 2005 baseline.
Section Total: 0%
Water Reduction
This section has been taken directly from the 2021/22 Estates Management Record from the Higher Education Statistics Agency. Universities have been scored by banding values into groups.
1 Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine scored 33.5/67% for its water consumption per head.
2 Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine scored 0/33% for its use of grey or rainwater.