green league guide 2011 revised

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Driving UK universities transition to

a fair and sustainable future


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Foreword 3

Timeline2011 4

KeyChanges 5

PointChanges 6

2011Methodology 71. Publicly Available Environmental Policy 72. Environmental Management Staf FTE 83. Environmental Auditing & Management Systems 94. Ethical Investment Policy 105. Carbon Management 116. Ethical Procurement & Fairtrade 127. Sustainable Food 138. Staf and Student Engagement 149. Curriculum 1510. Energy sources 1611. Waste 1712. Carbon Reduction 1713. Water Consumption 18Grades 18Which universities are assessed? 18How has the inormation been collected? 19

2011Questionnaire 201. Environmental Policy 202. Environmental Staf FTE 223. Environmental Auditing & Management Systems 234. Ethical Investment 255. Carbon Management 266. Ethical Procurement & Fairtrade 287. Sustainable Food 298. Staf and student engagement 319. Curriculum 3410. Energy Sources 35

ConsultationProcess 36

ConsultationOutcomes 37Process Suggestions 37Methodology Suggestions 41


3/50Foreword

ThePeople&PlanetGreenLeague2011representsanimportant

milestoneintheHigherEducation(HE)sectorsjourneytowardssus-

tainability.Afterfiveconsecutiveyearsofclosescrutinyandmedia

exposure,theGreenLeaguehasclearlyforcedtheissueofclimate

changeuptheagendaforthemajorityofUKuniversities.

Themethodologybehindthis5theditionoftheGreenLeagueisde-

signedtotesteachuniversityscommitmenttoandactualperform-

anceinitstransitiontowardsafair and sustainable future.

Asweleavethehottestyearonrecordbehindandwitnesstheincreasingfrequencyandseverityoffloodsanddroughtsacrosstheglobe,theGreenLeaguekeepsitsspotlightfirmlyonprogresstowardscarbon

reduction.MeetingtheUKstargetsforreducingemissionsiskeytohaltingrisingglobaltemperaturesand

universitieswillhavetoplaytheirpart.Howeverwealsointensifyourfocusonthesocialdimensionsof

sustainability,forexample,lookingatuniversityscommitmentstoworkersrightsandhumanrightsthrough

procurementandinvestmentpractices.

ThehighereducationsectorshouldbeleadingtheUKstransitiontoalow-carboneconomyandintegrating

learningfromworld-classresearchintoitsownoperationsandteachingpractices.Forthefirsttimeeverwe

introduceaCurriculumsectionassessinghowfaruniversitiesareintegratingsustainabilityintotheircore

activities.

Inayearofsavagecutstothesectorandunprecedentedlevelsofstudentactivism,wehopethisyearsGreenLeaguewillprovideaccessibleinformationthatwillassistbothstudentsandstafftoidentifykey

areasforimprovementandengageinlocalcampaigningandtargetedprojectsforgoinggreen.

People&Planethasdevotedconsiderabletimeandeffortthisyeartodevelopingaconsultationprocess

andmethodologywhichrespondstothecritiquesandexpectationsofourvariedstakeholders.Indoingso

weaimedtomeetthefollowingcommitments:

fulltransparency&accountability

independence

recognisingdiversity

celebratingbestpractice

uniformmetricsanddata

therighttoappeal

Welcome to the Green League Guide

Ibelievewerecloserthanevertomeetingthosecommitmentstoyouandthisdocumentsetsoutanumber

ofchangestoprocessandmethodologywhichhavebeendirectlyinfluencedbystakeholderengagement

andtheabovepriorities.Wehopewevegotthebalancerightandlookforwardtohearingyourfeedback.

Louise Hazan GreenLeagueManager,People&Planet [email protected]


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Universitiesreceive

initialscorecard.

Appeal Process

opens

Closeofappeals

process

14 February

GreenLeague

2011SurveyLive

8 April

22 April14 March

Deadlinetocomplete

GreenLeague2011

Survey

May 2011

Publicationof

GreenLeague2011.

(Exactdatetobeconfirmed.)

TheabovetimelineexplainsthekeydatesandphasesfortheGreenLeague2011.

Ifyouhaveanyquestionsorconcernsabouttheabovepleasecontactus:

[email protected]


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Overview

ThroughouttheconsultationphasePeople&Planetreceivedsuggestionsforimprovingtheprocess

esfor2011andasaresultwehaveintroducedanumberofchanges.Wehopethesewillnotonly

improvetherigouroftheGreenLeaguebutalsosignificantlyreducecapacitydemandsonthose

completingthequestionnaireandprovidegreatertransparency.

Wehavealsointroducedimportantchangestothemethodology,includingtheintroductionofanew

CurriculumCriteriatotesthowEducationforSustainableDevelopmentisbeingpromotedacross

thesector.

Process Changes

Green League Guide:thisbrandnewguideaimstoincreasetransparencyandhelpestatesstaff

understandtheprocessesfortheGreenLeague2011.

Introduction of Appeals Process:Afterinitialscoringuniversitieswillreceivescorecards(Manage

ment&Policycriteriaonly)toseehowwehavemarkedsubmissions.Therewillbeashortwindow

forchallenginganyperceivedscoringerrorsandprovidingadditionalevidenceifnecessary.

Pre-filled questionnaires: completingtheGreenLeaguequestionnairewillbelesstime-consuming

asonlineformswillbepre-filledwithanswersfromthepreviousyearincludinguploadeddocuments

whereappropriate.Online survey:TheGreenLeague2011questionnairewillbesplitintosmallersectionstomake

navigatingthequestionnaireeasier.Wewillonlyacceptonlinesubmissionsthisyear.

More time:weareextendingtheGreenLeague2011submissionperiod,allowing6working

weeksforfullcompletion.

More info, earlier: Themethodologyisbeingpublishedwellaheadofthequestionnairebeing

sentouttoallowstafftoprepareforsubmission.

Celebrating best practice:Universitieswillbeabletosubmitshortcasestudiesthatwillbepub-

lishedalongsidetheGreenleaguetohighlighttheirgreenbestpracticeareas.

Key Methodology changes NewCurriculumcriteriaintroduced SustainableProcurementandFairtradecriteriawillbesplitintoaSustainableFoodcriteria

andEthicalProcurement&Fairtradecriteria.

Thenumberofpointsallocatedtocarbonemissionreductionintheperformancesectionhas

beenincreasedfrom4to6

Thenumberofpointsallocatedforgrey/rainwaterharvestinghasbeenreducedfrom4to2

MoregranulaltioninthescoringavailableforEnvironmentalManagementSystems.

Fordetailsoffurtherchanges,pleaseconsultthefullmethodologybelow.

Key Changes


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Criteria 2010Points

2011Points

Major Changes

Management and Policy Criteria

1.PubliclyAvailableEnvironmentalpolicy

6 5 Pointsavailableforhavinganenvironmentalpolicyhavebeenreducedfrom2to1.

2.Environmentalmanagementstaff

8 8 Nomajorchanges.

3.EnvironmentalAuditing&ManagementSystems

8 8 UniversitieswithanEMSthatcoverslessthan50%ofthegrossinternalareaoftheestatecannowscoreamaximumof2pointsforhavinganexternallyauditedenvironmentalmanagementsystem.Scoringgridupdated.

4.Ethicalinvestment 4 3 Removed1pointthatwasawardedtouniversitieswithethicalinvestmentpoliciesthatmadespecificreferencetotakingactionduetoenvironmentalconsiderations.

5.Carbonmanagement

8 7 Pointsavailableforthe%time-boundcarbonreductiontargethavebeenreducedfrom3to2,duetoincreasedfocusonawardingpointsforactualcarbonreductionsintheperformancesection.

6.EthicalProcurementand

Fairtrade

3 2 RenamedfromlastyearsSustainableProcurementandFairtradecriteria.Expandedtoincludewiderelementsofethicalprocurement.

PointsavailableforFairtradestatushavebeenreducedfrom1.5to1.

7.SustainableFood N/A 2 NewcriteriathatincorporateselementsfromtheGreenLeague2010SustainableProcurementandFairtradecriteria.

8.Staff&StudentEngagement

3 3 Pointsavailableunchangedbutmoreengagementactivitiesarerequiredtoachievesamenumberofpoints.

9.Curriculum N/A 2 Newcriteria.

Performance Criteria

10.Energysources 6 6 Nochanges.

11.Waste 8 8 Nochanges.

12Carbonreduction 8 10 Pointsavailableforcarbonemissionsreductionshavebeenincreasedfrom4to6.

13.Water 8 6 Pointsavailablefor%totalwaterfromgreyorrainwaterreducedfrom4to2.

TOTAL 70 70


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1. Publicly Available Environmental Policy

Anenvironmentalpolicyprovidesaformal,publicandpermanentdemonstrationofintentregard-

ingperformance.Itiscrucialinensuringthereissustained,strategicimprovementinenvironmental

performance.People&PlanetsGreenLeague2010revealedthat91%ofinstitutionnowhavesome

formofenvironmentalpolicybutthesevariedwidelyinstrengthandthebreadthofenvironmental

impactstheycovered.

Policies,targetsandreportingarekeydriversofperformanceimprovementacrossthesector,and

theGreenLeagueawardspointsforthosewithstrongenvironmentalpoliciesandassociatedactions

plans.Universitiesshouldhavepoliciesandactionplanswhichsetspecificandtimeboundtargetsorperformanceindicatorscoveringallmajoraspectsofenvironmentalmanagement.Universitiesare

onlyawardedmaximumpointsinthissectioniftheirpolicycoversall eight key areasofenvironmen-

talmanagementincludingspecificactionplansandtargets.

Theinstitutionhasapubliclyavailableenvironmentalpolicypublishedinthelastfiveyears

Theinstitutionreportsontheenvironmentalpolicyannuallyataseniorlevelofuniversityadministra-

tion

TheinstitutionsetstargetstoreduceenvironmentalimpactinALLofthefollowingareas

Note

Wastemanagement

Transport

SustainableProcurement

Water

PointAllocation5Points

2Points

2Points

1Poin

People&PlanetsGreenLeaguetakesadualapproachtoenvironmentalmanagement-looking

bothatuniversitiescommitmenttosystemicimprovementandattheiractualperformance.We

seebothasbeingessentialindicatorsofuniversitiescommitmenttoandactualtransitiontowards

alow-carbon,post-oilfuturewhichwillrequireresilienceandinnovationfromallsectorsofsociety.

ThefirstsectionsManagementandPolicycriteriademonstratewhetheraninstitutionhasasys-

tematicmeansofimprovingitsperformance.Theperformanceindicatorsinthesecondsectionre-

vealhowwellaninstitutionisactuallyperformingonthegroundincomparisontootherinstitutions.

Construction&Refurbishment

Emissions&Discharges

Communityinvolvement

Biodiversity


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2. Environmental Management Staf FTE

Withouttheexpertiseandchampioningofprofessionalstaffdedicatedtoenvironmentalmanage-

ment,ithasbeenrepeatedlydemonstratedthatgreeninitiativesinuniversitiesareunlikelytobe

systematic,well-coordinatedandresourced,orhavesignificant,sustainablesuccess.Environmen-

talManagersdevelopobjectivesandsetprioritieswithsignificant,time-boundtargetsandcan

co-ordinatetheworktofulfillthem.

Tohelpensurethiscategoryisfairtoallinstitutionslarge&smallpointsareawardedtoinstitu-

tionsbasedonthenumberoffull-timeequivalent(FTE)postsper5,000FTEstudents.Whilelarger

institutionsrequiremorestaff,researchandconsultationhasdemonstratedthateconomiesof

scaleenableuniversitiestomanagetheirenvironmentalimpactseffectivelywithlessstaffper

5,000students.Torecognisethiswehaveintroducedanupperlimitof15,000whencountingthe

numberofstudentsaninstitutionhas.

FullpointsareonlyawardedwhereaninstitutioncanshowthatthereareatleasttwoFTEmem-

bersofstaffper5000withoverallresponsibilityforstrategyandimplementationofenvironmental

managementpolicy(wheretheseresponsibilitiesformatleast50%oftheirjobdescription).

Theinstitutioncanqualifyforpointsforeitheri),ii)ORiii).

i) Less than one full time equivalent dedicated staff member

Institutionhasatleast0.5FTEmemberofstaffper5000students,uptoamaximumof15,000

students,withfullresponsibilityfordevelopingandimplementingenvironmentalmanagement

plans.

Note:Astaffmemberhaspart-responsibilityfordevelopingandimplementingenvironmental

managementplansiftheyareworkingononlyoneaspectofenvironmentalmanagement,orhave

othernon-environmentalmanagementresponsibilities.

ii) At least one full time equivalent dedicated staff member

Institutionhasatleastonefulltimeequivalentmemberofstaffwithfullresponsibilityfordevelop-

ingandimplementingenvironmentalmanagementplansper5,000students,uptoamaximumof

15,000students.Forexample,onefulltimememberofstaffwithatleast50%responsibilityfor

environmentalmanagementplusatleast0.5FTEmembersofstaffworkingononlyoneaspectof

environmentalmanagement(eg.wastemanager).

iii) At least two full time equivalent dedicated staff members

Institutionhas2ormoreFTEmembersofstaffper5,000students,uptoamaximumof15,000

students.Atleast1FTEhasfullresponsibilityfordevelopingandimplementingenvironmental

managementplansplusadditionalpartorfulltimestaffwithresponsibilityfordevelopingand

implementingenvironmentalmanagementplans.


4Points

6Points

8Points


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3. Environmental Auditing & Management Systems

Onlybyanalysingandregularlyauditingthevarietyofdifferentenvironmentalimpacts-from

energytopurchasingandbiodiversity-canauniversitysettargets,assessprioritiesandmonitor

performanceimprovements.Thisisakeyelementofanyexternally-accreditedEnvironmentalMan-

agementSystem,suchasISO14001,EMAS,GreenDragonandEcoCampus.

TheGreenLeague2011awardspointsforinstitutionsthathaveauditedavarietyofdifferentenvi-

ronmentalimpacts.

Inrecognitionoftherigourandaccuracyofexternalenvironmentalmanagementsystems,the

GreenLeague2011alsoawardspointstothoseuniversitiesthathaveopenedthemselvesupto

theexternalscrutinyofsuchschemes.Inrecognitionoftheincrementalnatureofaccreditation

fortheseschemes,weawarddifferentlevelsofpointsaccordingtoprogresstowardsthehighest

achievablestandardineachscheme.

Itisimportantthatuniversitiesimplementenvironmentalmanagementsystemsacrossthema-

jorityoftheuniversityestateandnotsimplyononecampus.ThisyeartheGreenLeagueawardsdifferentlevelsofpointsdependingonwhethertheEMScoversmoreorlessthan50%oftheuni-

versityestateasmeasuredbyGrossInternalArea.Thiswillprovideamoregranulatedmeasureof

theextenttowhichauniversityisgainingtheenvironmentalbenefitsofsuchascheme.

Institution has audited environmental impacts in the following areas in the last ve years

Wastemanagement(point)

Transport(point)

SustainableProcurement(point)

Energy(point)

Water(point)

Construction&Refurbishment(point)

Emissions&Discharges(point)

Biodiversity(point)

Institution operates an externally audited environmental management system (e.g.

ISO14001, EMAS, Ecocampus, Green Dragon, IEMA Acorn Scheme [BS8885]) 4Points*

*Iftheenvironmentalmanagementsystemcoverslessthan50%ofuniversitiesgrossinternal

areaamaximumof2pointsareavailable.


4Points


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Note:

InstitutionswillneedtoprovideevidenceoftheirlevelofachievementthroughelectroniccopiesofvalidEMScertificatestobeawardedpoints.

InstitutionswillalsoneedtoprovideevidenceandassurancethattheEMScovers50%or

moreofthegrossinternalareaoftheuniversityestate.

Institutionscanscoreamaximumof4pointsandcannotscorepointsformorethan1

EMS.

4. Ethical Investment Policy

Astrongethicalinvestmentpolicyensuresauniversitysinvestmentsandbankingpracticesare

conductedtransparentlyandinaneconomically-viable,socially-responsiblemanner,notblindto

widersocial,environmentalandhumanitarianconcerns.Ethicalinvestmentpoliciesarenotonly

necessarytodirectdecision-makingaroundtheinvestmentofextraneousfunds.Theyinform

decisionsaboutallareasofinvestmentconductedbyauniversity,includingbutnotlimitedtopen-

sionfundinvestments,equitiesinvestmentandbankingproviders.

Ifanethicalinvestmentpolicyisntputintopracticethenitisnotworththepaperitsprintedon.

TheGreenLeague2011onlyawardsfullpointsifthereisaclearprocessforregularreview,with

ongoingopportunitiesforstaff,studentsandotherstakeholderstoengagewiththepolicy.


Institution has a publicly available ethical investment policy 1Point

Institution has a publicly available ethical investment policy which is reported on annually

and/or there are ongoing opportunities for staff, students and other stakeholders to en-

gage with the policy

Institution has, on ethical grounds: a) divested, b) invested, c) engaged with companies as a

shareholder, or d) changed banking provider

1Point

1Point


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5. Carbon Management

Asteepandannualreductioninglobalcarbonemissionsisrequiredtoavertcatastrophicglobal

climatedestabilisationandkeepglobalwarmingincreasestobelow2degrees.Thisrequiresthat

countriesliketheUKwhichhashistoricalresponsibilityforcreatingthemajorityofemissionsre-

duceourcarbonemissionsbyatleast40%by2020and90%by2050.

TheUKGovernmentexpectsallsectorsofsocietytocontributetothe80%reductionsby2050enshrinedintheClimateChangeAct(2008)andClimateChange(Scotland)Act(2009).Carbon

managementisthereforecentraltothefutureofenvironmentalmanagementinuniversities,as

recognisedbythejointpublicationbyHefce,UniversitiesUKandGuildHEsofaCarbonReduction

Strategy(2010)whichsetasector-widecarbonreductiontargetforthefirsttime.Althoughthis

strategyappliesonlytoEnglishinstitutions,similarrequirementsareinplaceforinstitutionsin

NorthernIreland,ScotlandandWales,forexamplethroughtheUniversitiesandCollegesClimate

ChangeCommitmentforScotland(UCCCfS)andtheHigherEducationFundingCouncilforWales

(Hefcw).

TheGreenLeague2011awardspointstothoseinstitutionswhichhavecreatedstrongcarbon

managementplanswithtargetsbroadlyinlinewiththesector-widereductiontargetssetbytheHefce2010strategy.Itrewardsthoseuniversitieswithambitiousshort-termtargetsasthese

arecrucialtoreducingtheimpactofcumulativeemissionsandgettinganinstitutionontrackfora

longer-termtransitiontolow-carbonoperations.TheGreenLeaguealsocontinuestoawardpoints

forinstitutionstakingaholisticapproachtocarbonmanagementbyincludingthefullscopeof

theiremissionsinthereductiontargetstheysetthemselves.Transport,wasteandprocurement

activitiesaresaidtoaccountforupto50%ofaninstitutionscarbonfootprintsoitisvitalthatall

institutionsstartincludingtheseintheircarbonmanagementplanbaselinesandtargetsassoon

aspossible.

ThiscriteriahasbeendevelopedinconsultationwithandapprovedbyTheCarbonTrust.


Institution has a publicly available carbon management plan which meets the Carbon Trust

and Capital Investment Framework requirements 2Points

Yearly average % carbon reduction target (taken from an institutions short-term targets

from a 2005 baseline) 2Points

0 points: 2% or less

1 point: 2.01 - 2.5%

2 points: Over 2.5%

TheCarbonTrustandHefcesCapitalInvestmentFramework2setouta

seriesofrequirementsforeffectiveHEcarbonmanagementplans.People

&Planetusesthesamerequirementstoassesswhetheraninstitutions

CMPmeetthiscriteriaandreceivesthefulltwopointsavailable.

Tim Pryce, Public Sector Manager, Carbon Trust
http://peopleandplanet.org/ext/http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2008/ukpga_20080027_en_1http://peopleandplanet.org/ext/http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Environment/climatechange/scotlands-action/climatechangeacthttp://peopleandplanet.org/ext/http://www.hefce.ac.uk/pubs/hefce/2010/10_01/http://peopleandplanet.org/ext/http://www.hefce.ac.uk/pubs/hefce/2010/10_01/http://peopleandplanet.org/ext/http://www.eauc.org.uk/scotlands_principals_climate_commitmenthttp://peopleandplanet.org/ext/http://www.eauc.org.uk/scotlands_principals_climate_commitmenthttp://www.hefcw.ac.uk/http://www.hefcw.ac.uk/http://www.hefcw.ac.uk/http://www.hefcw.ac.uk/http://peopleandplanet.org/ext/http://www.eauc.org.uk/scotlands_principals_climate_commitmenthttp://peopleandplanet.org/ext/http://www.eauc.org.uk/scotlands_principals_climate_commitmenthttp://peopleandplanet.org/ext/http://www.hefce.ac.uk/pubs/hefce/2010/10_01/http://peopleandplanet.org/ext/http://www.hefce.ac.uk/pubs/hefce/2010/10_01/http://peopleandplanet.org/ext/http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Environment/climatechange/scotlands-action/climatechangeacthttp://peopleandplanet.org/ext/http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2008/ukpga_20080027_en_1


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The scope of the carbon management plan baseline includes the following areas

Procurement

Staff and student business trips e.g. ights to conferences and eld trips

Staff and students commuting to university on a daily basis

Carbon emissions associated with the travel between students homes and the uni-

versity at the start and end of term (including international students travel to and from

their home country)

6. Ethical Procurement & Fairtrade

FairtradeUniversitycertificationisanobjectivestandard,accreditedbytheFairtradeFoundation,

forprogressiveFairtradepurchasinginuniversities.Asustainableuniversitywillconsideritsim-

pactsnotjustintheUKbutalsoonthewiderworldparticularlythroughitspurchasingpolicies.Be-

inganaccreditedFairtradeUniversitydemonstratesthattheuniversityis,atleastinpart,consid-

eringthis.

People&Planetbelievesitisimportantforuniversitiestoconsiderthesustainabilityoftheir

wholesupplychains(acrossthebroadrangeofproductsandservicestheyprocure)andrecognise

theinterconnectionsbetweensocialandenvironmentalfactors.Thiscriteriahasbeenstrength-enedtorecognisethebroadersocialandeconomicimpactsofprocurementandPeople&Planet

gavealluniversitiesadvancenoticeofthischangeaheadoftheGreenLeague2010.

GarmentsandIThavebeenrepeatedlycitedasindustriesinwhichserioushuman,genderand

labourrightsabusesarecommon.Forthisreason,theGreenLeague2011measureswhetheror

notauniversity(ortheirpurchasingconsortium)hasaffiliatedtotheWorkerRightsConsortiumin

ordertoreducethissustainabilityriskinitspurchasingdecisions.

Institution is an accredited Fairtrade University with the Fairtrade Foundation. 1Point

Institution has a joint staff/student steering group with the remit of increasing the sustain-

ability - including environmental, social and economic standards - of all procurement cat-

egories. 0.5Points

Institution is afliated to the Worker Rights Consortium, in order to monitor the suppli-

ers and parts of its garment supply chains that are not covered by Fairtrade certication

0.5Points

1Point

1Point

0.5Points

0.5Points


Example:

An institution that has a short term target to reduce carbon emissions by 20% by

2015, compared to a 2005 baseline, would be awarded 0 points as this is equivalent to

a 2% yearly average reduction over 10 years.
http://www.fairtrade.org.uk/http://www.workersrights.org/http://www.workersrights.org/http://www.fairtrade.org.uk/


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7. Sustainable Food

Thefoodweconsumeaccountsforaround30%oftheUKscarbonfootprintaccordingtoSustain,

WWFandtheFoodClimateResearchNetwork.Universitieshaveasignificantroletoplayinthe

foodchainbothasprocurersandprovidersoffoodtoover2millionstudentseachyear.People&

Planetbelieveuniversitieshavearesponsibilitytoaddressthesustainabilityandcarbonintensity

oftheirfoodsupplychains,whetheritisprovidedinternallyorthroughcontractors.

TheGreenLeague2011awardspointsspecificallyforuniversitiesthathavemadeahigh-level

policycommitmenttoimprovingperformancearoundsustainablefood,settingagoodexample

forstudents.Whilstcontractcaterersmayoperatesustainablyandhavesustainabilitypoliciesin

placewe(andtheleadingsectorbody-Sustain)believeitisvitalthatuniversitiesadopttheirown

clearpolicytodemonstratetheyrecognisetheimportanceoffoodandtakeseriouslythewellbe-

ingoftheirstaffandstudentsandthesustainabilityimpactsoffood.Atemplatesustainablefood

policycanbedownloadedfromtheSustainwebsite.

TheGreenLeaguealsoawardspointstouniversitiesthatcanshowtheyarealreadytakingsim-ple,concretestepstoimprovethesustainabilityofthefoodtheyofferstaffandstudents.These

includeeasyactionssuchasonlypurchasing/serving100%free-rangeeggs,sourcingsustain-

ablefish,servingseasonalfruit&vegetablesandnotofferingbottledwater.TheGreenLeague

rewardsuniversitiestakingarangeoftheaboveactions(whetherornottheyareprovidingcater-

ingthemselvesorrequiringtheircontractcatererstofullfilthem)oralternatively,forachievinga

certainstandardintheSoilAssociationsFoodforLifecertificationscheme.

Infutureyears,theGreenLeaguewillstrengthenthiscriteriabyincludingadditionalactionsand

makingtheseinitialactionscompulsoryforachievingfullpoints.

Institution has a publicly-available sustainable food policy which sets specic timebound

targets for improvements

Institutional sustainable food policy is reported on annually at a senior level

Institution is implementing some or all of the following sustainable food practices:

increasing purchase/sale of free-range eggs

increasing purchase/sale of sustainable sh

increasing seasonal variation

reducing sale of bottled water

* Point Allocation:

0pointsifdoinglessthan2oftheabove

0.5pointsifdoing2or3(orconfirmationfromSoilAssociationthatworkingtowardsFoodforLife

Bronzeaccreditation)

1pointifdoingall4(orcertifiedtoFoodforLifeBronzestandardorhigher)


0.5Points

0.5Points

0-1*Po
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8. Staf and Student Engagement

Aninstitutionstransitiontowardsenvironmentalsustainabilitycannotbeachievedwithoutthe

engagementandsupportoftheentireuniversitycommunityincludingstudentsandstaffatall

levels.Whilstuniversitiesaredirectlyresponsibleformanyenvironmentalimpactsthroughtheir

operations,theuniversitycommunityalsocontributessignificantlytoitsoverallfootprintthrough

itsbehaviour-forexample,consumptionofelectricityortravel/recyclinghabits.

Universitiesthatplayanactiveroleinencouragingandengagingstudentsandstaffinsustainable

behaviourchangewillbeabletomaketheirtransitiontoalow-carbon,lower-energyfuturemuch

moresmoothly,cheaplyandquickly.

Fromtheexampletheysettostudentstothephenomenalamountofwasteglasstheygenerate,

StudentsUnionsandStudentsAssociationsalsohaveahugeenvironmentalresponsibility.In

additiontosomeuniversitiesowningandmanagingStudentsUnionproperties,alluniversities

canshareexpertiseonenvironmentalmanagementwiththeirstudentunionsorassociations,as

wellasprovidingresources(suchastimeorgrants)forenvironmentalinitiativesbytheirstaffandstudents.

0 points if doing none or less than 3 of the below

1 point if doing 3-4 of the below

2 points if doing 5-7 the below

3 points if doing 8 or more of the below

Students Union or Students Association associated to the institution has achieved a

Bronze, Silver or Gold Award in this years Green Impact Union Awards (or similar)

University actively supports an annual Go Green Weekor Environment Week

Staff engagement scheme to involve staff in improving the environmental performance

of the university- for eg. Green Impact Universities or departmental eco-champions

Initiatives to increase energy saving behaviour of all students in halls of residence (eg.

Student Switch Off)

Initiatives to increase recycling behaviour of all students in halls of residence

Student representation on all university committees concerned with estates, planning,

nance and resource allocation.

Environmental awareness-raising campaigns that reach all students and staff

Coursework linked to sustainability projects within the university/estates department. Availability of university funds for student or staff-led practical sustainability projects

(eg. campus allotments, recycling schemes etc)

Oversight and involvement of students and staff in the development and ongoing moni-

toring of Carbon Management Plan.

Provision of space for student / staff food-growing projects

All staff inductions cover sustainability policy and issues

Trade Union climate action groups (eg. GreenReps) or time off to participate in Union-

linked sustainability initiatives.

http://www.nus.org.uk/en/Campaigns/Green-Zone/Green-Impact-Unions/http://peopleandplanet.org/gogreenweekhttp://www.eauc.org.uk/green_impacthttp://peopleandplanet.org/ext/http://www.studentswitchoff.org/http://peopleandplanet.org/ext/http://www.studentswitchoff.org/http://www.eauc.org.uk/green_impacthttp://peopleandplanet.org/gogreenweekhttp://www.nus.org.uk/en/Campaigns/Green-Zone/Green-Impact-Unions/


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9. Curriculum

EducationforSustainableDevelopmentwillbecrucialtoensuringoursocietyhasgraduatesthat

areabletounderstandandtackletheinterlinkedsocialandenvironmentalproblemsthatweface

overthenextcentury.TheHEsectorcouldandshouldbemajorcontributortosocietyseffortsto

makethetransitiontoalow-carboneconomy-throughtheskillsandknowledgethatitsgraduates

learnandputintopractice.

AnumberofuniversitieshavebeenpioneeringwaystopromoteofEducationforSustainableDe-

velopmentthroughoutthecurriculum,insubjectsasdiverseasengineeringandmusic.Forfirst

timethisyeartheGreenLeaguerewardsuniversitiestakingkeystepstointegratesustainability

intotheircoreactivitiesofteachingandresearch.

InrecognitionthatthereareanumberofdifferentbutequallyvalidwaystopromoteEducationfor

SustainableDevelopment,universitiescanscorepointsfromusingawiderangeofapproaches.


0 points if doing none or only one of the below


2 points if doing 4 or more of the below.

Strategic or Corporate Plan commits to promoting education for sustainable develop-

ment through the curriculum

Teaching and Learning strategy explicitly mentions education for sustainable develop-

ment in the curriculum

Environmental policy explicitly mentions promoting education for sustainable develop-

ment through the curriculum

Institution makes available support or training to help all academic staff integrate edu-

cation for sustainable development into the curriculum

Institution has a mechanism for reviewing and reporting on progress on the integration

of education for sustainable development into the curriculum


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ThePeople&PlanetGreenLeague2011awardsatotalof30pointsbasedonuniversitiesper-

formanceinanumberofkeyareasofenvironmentalimpact.Inthissection,asabove,thebig-

gestemphasisisoncarbonreductionandwehaveincreasedthepointallocationforthiscriteria.

AllpointsinthissectionarebasedonEstatesManagementStatisticsdataprovidedtoPeople&PlanetbytheHigherEducationStatisticsAgencywhichtookoverresponsibilityfordatacollection

fromHefcein2010.

10. Energy sources

Universitieshaveaclearresponsibilitytorapidlyreducetheiremissionsofgreenhousegasesin

ordertohelppreventfurtherclimaticdestabilisation.Whilstimprovingenergyefficiencyisabso-

lutelycrucial,carbonreductionswillnotbeachievedbyenergyconservationmeasuresaloneand

itisthereforevitalforuniversitiestoinvestinrenewableanddecentralisedenergytechnologies.

Peakoilandenergysecurityarealsoimportantconsiderationsforanyinstitutiontointegrateintotheirplanning,policiesandmanagement.Asfiniteresourcesdwindleonaplanetwithever-growing

globaldemandforenergy,thedomesticproductionofclean,renewableenergywillbekeyfactors

intheHEsectorssustainabilityandtransitiontoalow-carbonfuture.

InrecognitionoftheimportanceofonsitepowergenerationtheGreenLeagueawardspointsfor

thepercentageofenergybeingproducedonsitebyuniversitiesandtothoseuniversitieswith

onsiteCombinedHeatandPower(CHP)plants.

Percentage total energy from renewable energy sources subject to LECs

*Pointallocationiscalculatedbycomparingpercentagewithotherinstitutions

Institution has an onsite Combined Heat and Power Plant (CHP)

Percentage of total energy generated on-site from Low and Zero-Carbon (LZC)

technologies



0-3*Points*

0-2*Points*

1Point
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11. Waste

Bynotrecycling,universitiesareburyingandburningresourcesunnecessarily,wastingmoneyon

landfilltaxesaswellascontributingtopollutionandclimatechange.Thereiscurrentlynofirm

recyclingtargetforthehighereducationsector,butevidencefrompreviousGreenLeagueshows

thatmanyinstitutionscanachieveatleast70%recyclingrates.TheGreenLeague2011ranks

institutionsaccordingtotheproportionoftotalwastemasstheyrecycle,ascomparedtotherest

ofthesector,althoughnoinstitutionrecyclinglessthan25%oftheirwastewillreceivepointsin

thiscategory.

Recognisingthatreducingwasteisenvironmentallysuperiortorecyclingwaste,theGreenLeague

2011awardsuptofourpointsforwastemassperheadproducedbyinstitutions,ascomparedto

otherinstitutions.

Percentage of waste an institution recycles*Pointallocationiscalculatedbycomparingpercentagewithotherinstitutions

Waste mass per head

*Pointallocationiscalculatedbycomparingwastemassperheadwithotherinstitutions

12. Carbon Reduction

AswellasmonitoringuniversitiescarbonmanagementplansandtargetstheGreenLeaguealso

aimstotrackactualperformanceinreducingemissionsandrecognisethoseuniversitieswhose

low-carbontransitionpathwayindicatestheyaredeliveringcarbonreductionsinlinewiththesector-widecutsrequired(ie.43%cutsby2020froma2005baseline).Theallocationofpoints

forthiscriteriaisbasedontwodifferentmeasurementsofuniversitiescarbonemissionsusing

datafromtheEstatesManagementStatistics:carbondioxideemissionsperheadforeachuniver-

sity,aswellasthetotalemissionsfromtheinstitution.

Carbonemissionsperheadisameasurementof,thetotalkgofCO2equivalentemittedfrom

energyuse(oil,coal,gas,gridelectricity,steam/hotwater)dividedbythepopulationoftheuniver-

sity.Populationiscalculatedaccordingtoafulltimeequivalentmeasurement,forbothstaffand

students.Fortheinstitutionstotalemissions,thisistakendirectlyfromEMSdatafortotalenergy

emissions.

Thecriteriaonlyquantifiesdirectemissionsfromenergy,heatingandelectricity.Itexcludessignifi-

cantotherindirectemissions,forexamplefromprocurement,travelorflying.Anditdoesnottake

accountofvaryingcircumstancesoncampussuchastheageofbuildings,moreenergy-intensive

research,howmanyanimalsarekeptonsiteortheextentofcampus-providedaccommodation.

AlternativeindicatorssuchasCO2permetresquaredofbuildingspaceorperpoundspentare

equallyopentosuchcriticism.


0-4*Points*

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Forthesecondyearinarow,theGreenLeagueawardspointsaccordingtohowcloselyanindivid-

ualuniversityscarbonreductiontrajectoryistothelineartrajectorythataninstitutionwouldneed

totaketoreduceemissionsby43%by2020,froma2005baseline.

Institutions carbon emissions per head

*Pointallocationiscalculatedbycomparingcarbonemissionsperheadwithotherinstitutions

Institutional carbon emissions reductions compared to sector-wide carbon reduction tar-

gets from 2005 baseline

13. Water Consumption

EachpersonintheUKcurrentlyusesabout150litresofwatereveryday.Ourconsumptionlevelhasbeenrisingby1%eachyearsince1930whichisunsustainableinthelong-term.Oncurrent

trends,overthenext20yearshumanswilluse40%morewaterthantheydonow.

Someuniversitiesarebeginningtotakestepstoreducetheirwaterconsumptionby,forexample,

installinggreywaterorrainwatersystems.Weapplaudtheseinitialeffortsandencourageother

institutionstofollowsuit.

Water consumption per head

*Pointallocationiscalculatedbycomparingwaterconsumptionperheadwithotherinstitutions

Percentage total water from grey or rain water


Grades

Gradeboundarieswillbesetafterthescoresarecollated.

Which universities are assessed?

People&PlanetwillassessalleligibleUKuniversitiesforwhichappropriatedataisavailable

throughEMS.



0-4Points

0-6points*

0-4Points*

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How has the inormation been collected?

Research for criteria 1-10

Informationforcriteria1-10willbegatheredbytheGreenLeague2011questionnairewhichis

submittedtouniversitiesasarequestforinformationundertheFreedomofInformationAct/Envi-

ronmentalInformationRegulations.Theresponsestothisquestionnaireareanalysedbyateamof

trainedvolunteerresearchersandPeople&Planetstaff.

Data for criteria 6

FairtradeUniversityaccreditationinformationissupplieddirectlybytheFairtradeFoundation.

Research for criteria 7

TheassessmentofevidenceandscoringofthiscriteriawillbecoordinatedbySustain-thealli-

anceforbetterFoodandFarming,incollaborationwithCityUniversitysMScinFoodPolicy.They

willworkcloselytogetherwithandreceivefulltrainingfromPeople&Planet.

DataaboutwhichinstitutionsareworkingtowardsorhaveachievedtheSoilAssociationsFoodfor

LifeaccreditationwillbeprovidedbytheSoilAssociation.

Research for criteria 10-13.

Theremainingcriteriarelatetoon-the-groundenvironmentalperformanceoutcomes.Thisinforma-

tioncomeslargelyfromthemostrecentEstateManagementStatistics(EMS)whicharenowbeing

collectedannuallybytheHigherEducationStatisticsAgency(HESA)ratherthanHefce.People&

Planetacquiresthisdatathroughafreedomofinformationrequestbutthefulldatasetisalso

availablepubliclythroughtheHESAwebsite.

AnumberofinstitutionshaveraisedconcernsaboutPeople&PlanetsuseofEMSinthecompi-

lationoftheGreenLeagueranking,duetotheiroutdatednature(statisticsrefertotheprevious

academicyear)andconcernsoverthequalityofreportingacrossthesector.EstatesManagement

StatisticsaretheonlystatisticsoftheirkindcoveringallUKuniversities.

Assuch,People&Planethasconcludedthattheyremainthebestsourceofdataavailableupon

whichtobasetheperformance-relatedindicatorsusedincompilingtheGreenLeague.Further-

more,HESAisundertakingathoroughreviewofdataitemsanddefinitionsandwewillbeactively

engagingwithHESAtoimprovethescope,accuracyofreportingandtimingofEMSinrelationto

futurePeople&PlanetGreenLeagues.

GuidancetoassistuniversitiesinreportingtheirdataaccuratelyisprovidedontheHESAwebsite.

IncaseswhereinformationismissingfromthefinalEMSdatafor2009-2010whichPeople&

PlanetusestocalculateitsGreenLeagueranking,wehavetakenthemostrecentlyavailabledata

(ie.fromthepreviousyear),ratherthanawarding0points.Whilstthismaynotnecessarilyreflect

anyincreasesordecreasesinenvironmentalperformancein2009-2010,webelievethistobethe

fairestapproachavailabletous.IncaseswhereinformationhasnotbeensubmittedtoHESAfor

the2008-2010EMSandnodataisavailablefromthepreviousyear,institutionswillautomatically

receive0pointsforthatcategory.


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1. Environmental Policy

1 a) Does your institution have a publicly available environmental policy?

Clarications: Complyingwithenvironmentallegislationisinsufficient.

Nopointsawardedifpolicyisdraftversion.

Nopointsifpolicyisnotpubliclyavailableie.weblinkprovided.

Nopointsifnotsignedoffatseniorlevel.

Evidence required: Provideaweblinktothepolicy.

1 b) Has the environmental policy been reported on since 1 April 2010?

Clarications: Pointscanbeawardedevenifauniversityhasadraftpolicyaslongastheyhaveaclearly

laidoutfuturereportingstructure.

Pointsawardedifpolicyisreviewedannually. Nopointsifpolicyisreviewedevery2yearsormore.

Nopointsifevidencenotprovided

Evidence required: Statementfromresponsiblepartyaboutthereportingstructureinplace,includingthestaff

member(jobtitle)orcommitteetowhichthereportwasmadeorwillbemadeifpolicylessthana

yearold.

Attachevidenceofreportingeg.apublishedreport,committeemeetingminutesetc.

5Points

2Points

1Point


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1 c) Does the policy and / or accompanying action plans or separate policies cov-

er the following areas, setting specic, time bound targets for reducing environ-

mental impact? (Waste management, Transport, Sustainable Procurement, Water,

Construction & Refurbishment, Emissions & Discharges, Community Involvement,

Biodiversity)

Clarications: NopointsifnotyoudosetSMARTtargetsorspecific-timeboundtargetsinALL8impact

areas.

Nopointsfordraftenvironmentalpolicies

Nopointsareawardedifpolicyoractionplansdontcurrentlyexist.Wedonotcount

creationofapolicyasatimeboundtarget.

Nopointsifpolicyoractionplansdonotincludetimeboundtargetsoractions/activi-

ties(eg.reduceximpactbyx%byspecificdate)

Further detail on point allocation for each key impact area:

Water, waste, transport: mustincludespecific,time-boundtargetstoreduceimpacts

(eg.reduceimpactsfromxformoftransportbyx%by20xx,and/orincreaseno.ofpassengers

usingyformoftransportbyzby20xx).

Biodiversity: mustidentifyspecifictime-boundactionstoimprovebiodiversityorreduce

negativeenvironmentalimpacts.

Sustainable Procurement policy: mustcovergeneralpurchasingandnotasingleentity

(eg.paper).Itmustshowclearevidencethatthereareplanstotakeactiontoreduceenviron-

mentalimpactsofprocurementsmorelenientonthesebeingtime-boundornot.Wearealso

lookingforspecificevidenceofawhole-lifecostingapproachtoprocurement.

Construction and refurbishment:settingnumericaltargetsisnotessentialeg.atar-

getforALLnewbuildingstoreachacertainBREEAMstandardisacceptable.However,westillrequiretime-boundtargetstobeinevidence.

Community Involvement: settingnumericaltargetsisnotessentialinthisareabutwe

doexpecttoseeevidenceofspecifictime-boundactionpointsortargetsforengagementof

localcommunityand/orstudentsandstaffinmanagingenvironmentalimpacts.

Emissions & Discharges:Wewillacceptevidenceshowingthatanauditconcludedthat

thisareaisnotappropriateforsettingtargets.Pointswillnotbeawardedifyousimplystate

thatemissionsanddischargestargetsarenotapplicablewithoutfurtherexplanation.

Evidence required: Environmentalpolicyand/oraccompanyingactionplans/policiesforeachimpactarea YouMUSTSPECIFYtherelevantsection,pageortaboftheenvironmentalpolicyandof

anyadditionalpolicyoractionplandocumentslinkedtooruploaded.

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2. Environmental Staf FTE

2 a) Does the university have any part time staff whose sole job purpose is de-

veloping and implementing environmental management plans (eg. Sustainability

Manager)?

PleasestatethetotalFTEforthesepart-timestaffmembersanduploadjobdescriptions.

2 b) Does the university have any full time staff who have responsibility for devel-

oping and implementing environmental management plans in one specic area

of sustainability (e.g. Waste Manager, Carbon Manager, Travel Plan Co-ordinator,

Energy Manager etc.)?

PleasestatethetotalFTEforthesefull-timestaffmembersanduploadjobdescriptions.

2 c) Does the university have any full time staff who have responsibiiity for de-

veloping and implementing environmental management plans alongside other

responsibilities (e.g. Health, Safety and Environment Manager)?

PleasestatethetotalFTEforthesestaff,takingintoaccountthepercentageoftimededicated

toenvironmentalmanagementanduploadjobdescriptions.Donotincludestaffwherethis

formslessthan50%oftheirrole.

2 d) Does the university have any full time staff whose sole job purpose is devel-

oping and implementing environmental management plans?

PleasestatethetotalFTEforthesefull-timestaffmembersanduploadjobdescriptions.

8Points

Example1FTEEnvironmentandEnergyManager(50%onEnvironmentalManagement)=0.5FTE

0.6FTEWasteManager(50%environmentalmanagement)=0.3FTE1FTECarbonManager(100%environmentalmanagement)

1FTEDirectorofEstates(10%onenvironmentalmanagement)=0FTEasbelowthe50%

threshold

Total:1.8FTE



Clarications: Nopointsforfailuretoattachrelevantjobdescriptionorrelatedlink.

Nopointsforjobdescriptionswhichdonotclearlyshowresponsibilityfordeveloping,

implementingandmonitoringenvironmentalmanagementplans

NopointsforFTEswherejobdescriptiondoesnotclearlyshowthatenvironmentalman-

agementresponsibilitiesmakeupatleast50%oftherole.

Nopointsawardedforenvironmentalchampionsthesearerewardedinsection8. Nopointsforjobslikejanitors,CourseLeadersorVice-Chancellorsetcunlessjobde-

scriptionsclearlyshowover50%oftimespentondevelopingandimplementingenvironment

managementplansorsystems.

Section2brefersonlytostaffdedicatedspecificallytothedevelopmentandimplemen-

tationofenvironmentalmanagementplans(orspecificareaplanssuchascarbonmanage-

mentplans,wastemanagementplans).Forexample,awastemanagerwithresponsibility

fordevelopingawastereductionstrategy/targetsandcoordinatingitsimplementationwillbe

counted,whereastheestatespersonnelresponsiblefortheday-to-daycollectionandrecycling

ofthewastewouldnot.Labtechniciansresponsibleforthesafedisposalofchemicalsand

otherdischargesarenoteligibleforpoints.

Evidence required: Jobdescriptionorweblinktojobdescription

Ifnojobdescriptionisavailable,pleaseprovideastatementoutliningtheroleholders

responsibilitiesandconfirmingthattheyformatleast50%oftheirrole.Thisstatementmust

includeanaffirmationbyaresponsiblepartythatthesubmittedinformationisaccurateand

theresponsiblepartyscontactdetails.

3. Environmental Auditing & Management Systems 8Points

3. a) For which of the following areas has the institution carried out a comprehen-

sive audit of environmental impacts in the last ve years? (Waste management,

Transport, Sustainable Procurement, Energy, Water, Construction & Refurbish-

ment, Emissions & Discharges, Biodiversity)

0.5 points for each area audited.

Clarications: Nopointsawardedfordocumentsfailingtoincludebaselinefigures.

Auditdoesnthavetocovereverysquareinchofcampusbutifitisnotofwholecam-

pusthenitmustclearlydemonstratethattheimpactsinthatareaarebeingeffectivelymoni-

toredandmanaged.

Evidence required:

InstitutionswillalsoneedtoprovideevidenceandassurancethattheEMScovers50%or

moreofthegrossinternalareaoftheuniversityestate.

Reportsoftheauditforeachimpactareaand/orminutesofanymeetinginwhichthe

auditwasreportedon.

Evidenceshowingwheneachauditwascarriedout.

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3. b) Is your institution part of an external environmental management system

(e.g. ISO14001, EMAS, Ecocampus, Green Dragon, BS8885 etc.)?

IfYes,whatstage/phase/levelhaveyouachievedinthescheme?

IfYes,whatcampusesandotherpartsoftheestatedoesthiscover?

IntotaldoesthephysicalareathatiscoveredbytheEMSamountto50%ormoreoftheuni-

versityestate?

Clarications: Universitiescannotscorepointsforhavingmorethan1EMSinplace.Pleaseonlysub-

mitevidenceforyourhighestscoringEMS(seescoringgridbelow).

NopointsunlesstheEnvironmentalManagementSystemcovers50%ormoreofthe

institutionsestatewhichisjudgedbythegrossinternalareacoveredratherthantheactivities

e.g.teaching

Onlythoseschemesexplicitlyinthescoringgridbelowareeligibletoreceivepoints.

ForEMASandISO14001nopointsunlessfullcertificationachieved.

Evidence Required: Certificationdocumentsorweblinktoexternalcertifierswebsiteclearlysettingourthe

stage/level/awardyourinstitutionhasachieved.

Documentsthatdemonstratewhichpartsoftheuniversityestateareincludedinthe

externalenvironmentalmanagementsysteme.g.auditdocuments

Statementfromtheresponsiblepartyconfirmingthatthephysicalareacoveredbythe

externalenvironmentalmanagementsystemamountsto50%ormoreoftheuniversitycampus

4Points



4. Ethical Investment

4 a) Does the institution have a publicly available ethical investment policy?

Clarications: Anethicalinvestmentpolicyshouldbecomprehensive,sonopointsawardedifauniver-

sityjustsaysitwonttakemoneyoffoneparticularindustry(e.gtobaccoindustry)thisdoesntcount.

Nopointsawardedforuniversitieswhoincludedlimitedinformationwithinanexisting

investmentPolicy.

Nopointsforsimplystatingthattheuniversityhasnofundstoinvestthereforedoesnt

requireanethicalinvestmentpolicy.Suchpoliciesarenecessaryinconsideringtheenviron-

mentalandethicalimplicationsofarangeoffinancialdecisions,forexample,selectionof

bankingproviders.

WedonotagreewithALLdefinitionsofethicalinvestmentsustainableprocurement

(e.gbuyingproductsandservices)doesnotcount

Apolicythatdoesnotcommitauniversitytogoingbeyondfinancialincentives(i.e.unis

whowillonlyinvestethicallyiftheresnopricedifference)donotcount.

Evidence required: EthicalInvestmentpolicydocument

Weblinktopublicly-availablepolicyor(ifnotontheweb)signedstatementfromrespon-

siblepartyconfirmingthatthepolicyispublicly-availableandcontactdetailsoftheresponsible

party.

4. b) Is the ethical investment policy reported on annually?

Clarications: Nopointsforfailuretoincludeminutesofreportsorotherproofdescribinghowthe

policyisreportedon.

Evidence required: Weblinktoevidenceofthereportingoruploadeddocumentseg.minutesfromafi-

nancecommitteeinwhichthepolicywasreportedon

Ifthepolicyisnew,provideashort,signedstatementfromresponsiblepartyconfirming

theintendedreportingstructureandcontactdetailsoftheresponsibleparty

4 c) Are there ongoing opportunities for staff, students and other stakeholders toengage with the ethical investment policy?

Clarications: Nopointsforfailuretoincludeminutesofreportsorotherproofdescribinghowstake-

holdersengagewiththepolicy.

1Pointfor4band/or4c

3Points

1Poin

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4 d) Has your university taken investment , divestment action or switched baking

providers on ethical grounds?

Clarications: Nopointsforfailuretoincludeminutesofmeetingsorproofofaction.

Evidence required:

Uploadevidencethatsuchactionhasbeentaken.e.g.minutesfromUniversityCouncilinwhichitwasdiscussedorsignedstatementfromstaffANDstudentrepresentativesthatsuchop-

portunitiesexist(includingtheircontactdetails)

5. Carbon Management

5 a) Does the institution have a publicly available carbon management plan which

meets the Carbon Trust and Capital Investment Framework requirements?

TheCarbonTrustandHefcesCapitalInvestmentFramework2setoutaseriesofrequirements

foreffectiveHEcarbonmanagementplans.People&Planetusesthesamerequirementstoas-sesswhetheraninstitutionsCMPmeetthiscriteriaandreceivesthefulltwopointsavailable.

Tim Pryce, Public Sector Manager, Carbon Trust

Clarications:

No points:

Ifthecarbonmanagementplanisnot/doesnot:

publicly-available

includeacarbonbaselinefor2005whichcoversallscope1and2emissions,andsetan

aspirationalcarbonreductiontargetfor2020againstthisbaseline*

setaSMARTcarbonreductiontargetthatisarealisticmilestonetowardsthe2020target,coveringscope1&2asminimum**

includeanimplementationplantoachievetheSMARTcarbonemissionreductiontargetin-

cludingestimatedcarbonsavings,timescalesandresources.Theseshouldcovercapitalprojects

andactionstoembedcarbonmanagementwithintheinstitution,forexample,throughcorporate

strategy,communicationandtraining.Thereshouldalsobeconsiderationofhowtomeasureand

reducescope3emissions.

StatetheestimatedinvestmentneededtoachievetheSMARTtarget,andtheenergyandmainte-

nancecostsavingsthatresult

Clearresponsibilitiesforcarbonmanagement.

Acommitmenttomonitorprogresstowardstargetsregularlyandtoreportpubliclyannually.

besignedoffbytheinstitutionsgoverningbody.

*NonEnglishinstitutionsarenotcoveredbyCIF2andcanthereforesetabaselineandatarget

fordatesotherthan2005and2020iftheywish

**ThisisinlinewiththeUKClimateChangeActwhichtargetsfor2020and2050.

Evidence required: Linktopublicly-availableCarbonManagementPlanorsimilardocument

Mustmeetalltheaboverequiredtoqualifyforpoints.

Forquestions5b,c,d,e,f,gpleasespecifyrelevantpagenumberonthedocumentsup-

loaded/linkedtoconfirmingyoumeetthecriteria(eg.Baselinefiguresappearonp.26)

7Points

2Points

1Point



5. b) What are your institutions short term carbon reduction targets?

Pleaseincludebaselineyear.

0 points: 2.4% or less

1 point: between 2.4% and 2.85%

2 points: more than 2.85%

Clarications:0-2pointsdependentonhowyearlyaverage%reductiontargetcomparestosector-widetargets9.iewhetherinlinewithsector-wide2012,2017or2020milestones/targets.

PointscanbeawardedifnoCMPexists.Targetsneedtobereferenced,however,inaprevious

environmentalpolicyorsimilardocumentsignedoffatseniorlevelandpublicly-available.

5 d) Does the carbon management plan include procurement in the baseline?

Clarications: ProcurementemissionsneedtobeincludedinCMPbaseline

Areviewofprocurementemissionsaloneisnotacceptable-wearelookingforevidencethat

thesefiguresareincludedinbaselineandtargetsofCMP.

5 e) Does the carbon management plan include staff and student business trips in

the baseline?

Clarications: StaffandstudenttravelemissionsneedtobeincludedinCMPbaselineandnotjustrefer-

encedorinanindependenttravelplan.

5 f) Does the carbon management plan include emissions from staff and student

commuting to university on a daily basis in the baseline?

Clarications: StaffandstudenttravelneedstobeincludedinCMPbaselineandnotjustreferencedinan

independenttravelplan.

0pointsforCarbonManagementPlanthatisstillbeingdeveloped.

5 g) Does the carbon management plan include carbon emissions associated with the

travel between students homes and the university at the start and end of term in the

baseline (including international students travel to and from their home country)?

Clarications: StaffandstudenttravelneedstobeincludedinCMPbaselineandnotjustreferencedinan

independenttravelplan.

1Point

0.5Points

0.5Points

2Points

1Point


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6. Ethical Procurement & Fairtrade

6a) Fairtrade status

InformationforthiscriteriaisprovideddirectlybytheFairtradeFoundationandpointswillbe

awardedtoallinstitutionsawardedFairtradeUniversitystatusby1April2011.

6b) Does your institution have a joint staff/student steering group with the remit of

increasing the sustainability, including environmental, social and economic stan-

dards, of all procurement categories?

Clarications: NopointsunlessseparatesteeringgrouporworkinggroupswithinanexistingFairtrade

steeringgroupwithspecificremit.

Nopointsunlessthesteeringgroupincludesatleastoneseniorprocurementmanagerand

studentrepresentative

Thisremitshouldincludeoneormoreofthefollowing

ExpandingprocurementofFairtradeproductsbeyondexistingcategories(eg.garments)

Reducingviolationsoflabourrightsininternationalsupplychains

IntroducingrecommendationsofEAUCPromotingPovertyAwareProcurementonCampus

SeetheEAUCprojectPromotingPovertyAwareProcurementonCampusinformationsheetsfor

procurementcategoriessteeringgroupshouldcover.

Evidence required: Uploadtermsofreferenceofsteeringgrouporminutesfromrelevantsteeringgroupclearly

highlightingitsremit.

Statementfromresponsiblepartyconfirmingremitandmake-upofjointstudentandstaffsteeringgroup/workinggroupincludingcontactdetailsforresponsible

6c) Is your university afliated to the Worker Rights Consortium, in order to monitor

the suppliers and parts of its supply chains that are not covered by Fairtrade certi-

cation?

Clarications: Nopointsifevidencenotprovided

Pointscanbeawardediftheuniversityispartofapurchasingconsortiumwhichisaffili-

atedtotheWorkerRightsConsortium

Evidence required: Certificateofaffiliationorminutesofthemeetingatwhichaffiliationwasapprovedatse-

niorlevel.

StatementfromresponsiblepartyconfirmingaffiliationtotheWorkerRightsConsortium,

includingdateofaffiliationandcontactdetailsfortheresponsibleparty.

1Point

2Points

0.5Points

0.5Points
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7. Sustainable Food

7a) Does your institution have a publicly-available sustainable food policy (or a Sus-

tainable Procurement Policy which integrates sustainability criteria for food) which

sets specic timebound targets for improvements?

Clarications:

0.5pointswillonlybeawardedifPolicymeetsthefollowingcriteria:

Publicly-availableie.Providealinktowherethispolicycanbeviewedbystaff/studentsor

explainhowitcanbeaccessedpublicly

signedoffatseniormanagementlevel

statesexplicitlythatitcoversallfoodoutletsandfoodservedbytheuniversity(itmayex-

cludevendingmachines,andstudentunion,forwhichuniversitydoesnothaveresponsibility)

Iftheinstitutionhasoutsourcesitscatering,policiesprovidedbycontractcaterersreflect-

ingtheirprinciplesarenotacceptablehere.Thepolicymustbeauthoredbytheuniversityitself

andreflecttheinstitutionsaims,objectivesandprincipleswithregardstohealthy,sustainable

food. includestime-bound,measurableorspecifictargetsforimprovementsinatleast4ofthe

followingareas:

increasingseasonalfruit&vegetables

increasinghigherwelfaremeat&dairy

reducingmeat&dairyconsumption

increasingpurchase/salesofsustainablefish(asdefinedbyMCS)

purchasing100%organicmilk

increasingpurchase/salesoffree-rangeeggs

sustainable,localsourcing

increasingpurchase/salesoffairtradegoods

reducinguseofartificialadditives

removingbottledwaterforsale

reducingfoodwaste

reducingwater&energyusage

Evidence required:Pleaseprovideaweblinktothepolicyoruploadquestionnaireasanattachment.

7.b) Is the sustainable food policy been reported on annually at a senior level?

Clarications: Nopointsunlessevidenceprovidedthatpolicyhasbeenreportedagainstsince1April

2010.

Nopointsunlessevidenceprovidedthatpolicywasreportedonataseniorlevel.

Evidence required:Acopyoftheannualreport,relevantcommitteemeetingminutesorevidenceofreportingstruc-

tureifpolicyislessthanayearold.

Specifythestaffmember(jobtitle)/committeetowhichthereportwasmade.

0.5Points

2Points

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7.c) Which of the following sustainable food practices are being implemented at your

institition?

Clarications:0pointsifdoinglessthan2ofthebelow,orifadequateevidencenotprovided.

0.5pointsifdoing2or3(orconfirmationfromSoilAssociationthatworkingtowardsFoodforLife

Bronzeaccreditation-TBC)

1pointifdoingall4(orcertifiedtoFoodforLifebronzestandardorhigher-TBC)NB:pointsareavailableregardlessofwhetheryoureceivepointsfor7aor7b.

a) Free-range Eggs

Doestheuniversityensurethatonanongoingbasisallwhole/liquid/driedeggsarepurchased

fromafree-rangeproductionsystemandanyproductspurchasedcontainingeggstatethatthe

eggsarefromafree-rangeproductionsystem?

Yes/No

Evidence required:

3randominvoicesclearlyhighlightedtoshowthepurchaseof100%free-rangeeggsandeggproducts(orhighlightedextractfromcateringcontractconfirmingthesame)

writtenconfirmationfromresponsiblestaffmemberthatthisisthecase,includingstaff

memberscontactdetails.

b) Sustainable Fish

HastheuniversityeliminatedanyfishfromthemenuwhichappearontheMarineConservation

Society(MCS)redlistorIUCNredlistanddoestheuniversityseekstoserveMSCcertifiedfish

andmaximiseuseoffishontheMCSfishtoeatlist)?

Yes/No

Evidence required: 3randominvoicesclearlyhighlightedtoshowthepurchaseoffishandfishproductswith

MSCcertificationorappearingontheMCSfishtoeatlist(orhighlightedextractfromcateringcon-

tractconfirmingthesame)NB:nopointawardediffishappearoneitherredlist

writtenconfirmationfromresponsiblestaffmemberthatthisisthecase,includingstaff


c) Seasonal variation.

Doallmenuschangewiththeavailabilityofseasonalproducewithatleast2(major)itemsper

maindishservedintheseasonitisnaturallyabundant?

Yes/No

Evidence required: Atleast3datedmenusfromacrosstheacademicyearwhichmakeuseofandhighlighta

numberofseasonalfruitandvegetables

Menuscanuseabroadspecificationlikeseasonalvegetablesorstateclearlythatfruit

andvegetablesaresubjecttoseasonalvariation.

Writtenconfirmationfromresponsiblestaffmemberthatthisisthecase,includingstaff


1Point
http://www.msc.org/cook-eat-enjoy/fish-to-eathttp://www.msc.org/cook-eat-enjoy/fish-to-eat



d) Bottled Water

Hastheuniversityhasstoppedofferingpurchasedbottledwaterinitshospitalityservice(NB:

thisdoesnotapplytowaterbottledonsitefromthemains)?

Evidence required: Writtenconfirmationfromresponsiblestaffmemberthatthisisthecase,including

staffmemberscontactdetails.

e) Food for life certication - DRAFT QUESTION TBC

IstheinstitutionworkingtowardsFoodforLifeaccreditationwiththeSoilAssociation?

Evidence required: CopyofFoodforLifecertificationcoveringmorethanoneoutletconfirmationfromSoil

Associationand/orevidenceofcertificationofmorethanoneoutlet)(0.5or1pointequiva-

lent)

ConfirmationwillbesoughtdirectlyfromtheSoilAssociationthattheinstitutionisac-

tivelyworkingtowardstoFoodforLifecertification.

8. Staf and student engagement

8. Do any of the following activities take place at your university?

Point allocation:0 points if doing 0 - 2 of the following

1 point if doing 3-4 of the following

2 points if doing 5-7 the following

3 points if doing 8 or more of the following

a) Students Union or Students Association associated to the institution has achieved aBronze, Silver or Gold Award in this years Green Impact Union Awards (or similar)

Clarications: IfStudentsUnionorStudentsAssociationispartoftheGreenImpactschemethen

noevidenceisrequiredasevidenceofGreenImpactUnionAwardwillbeprovideddirectlyby

GreenImpactUnions.

IfnotaffiliatedtoNUS,pleaseaskstudentunion/associationtoprovideevidenceof

comparablelevelofactivitytotheGreenImpactUnionsBronzeAwardorhigher.

b) University actively supports an annual Go Green Weekor Environment Week

Clarications: Universitymustprovideresourcesand/orhelporganisetheweektoqualifyforpoints

Theinitiativesmustgobeyondawarenessraising(eg.Postercampaigns)

Iftheuniversityhasnohallsofresidence,wewillconsiderevidenceofenergy-saving

initiativesacrossasignificantproportionofthewiderstudentbody.

Evidence required: Evidenceoftheseactivitiesisneededintheformofminutesfrommeetingswhereproj-

ectsareformallyagreedtoorprogrammeofactivitiesorweblinktorelevantmediacoverage.

3Points
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8. Staf and student engagement (continued)

c) Staff engagement scheme to involve staff in improving the environmental performance of

the university eg. Green Impact Universities or departmental eco-champions

Clarications: Ifrunbyexternalorganisation(eg.EAUCsGreenImpactUniversitiesscheme)evidencewillbe

requesteddirectlyfromthem.

Evidence required: Evidenceoftheseactivitiesisneededintheformofminutesfrommeetingswhereprojectsare

formallyagreedtoand/orlinktoinformationonwebsite.

d) Initiatives to increase energy saving behaviour of all students in halls of residence

eg. Student Switch Off

Clarications: Theinitiativesmustgobeyondawarenessraising(eg.Postercampaigns)

Iftheuniversityhasnohallsofresidence,wewillconsiderevidenceofenergy-savinginitiatives

acrossasignificantproportionofthewiderstudentbody.

Evidence required: Ifrunbyexternalorganisation(eg.StudentSwitchOff)evidenceofinvolvementwillbeprovided

directlyfromthem.

Briefoutlineofthereachandresultsofactivitiescarriedouttoincreaseenergy-savingbehav-

iour

Minutesfrommeetingswhereprojectsareformallyagreedtoand/orlinkstowebsitesrelating

totheinitiatives.

e) Initiatives to increase recycling behaviour of all students in halls of residence

Clarications:

Theinitiativesmustgobeyondawarenessraising(eg.Postercampaigns) Wheretheuniversityhasnohallsofresidence,wewillconsiderevidenceofinitiativestoin-

creaserecyclingbyasignificantproportionofthewiderstudentbody.

Evidence required: Briefoutlineofthereachandresultsofactivitiescarriedouttoincreaserecyclingbehaviour.

Minutesfrommeetingswhereprojectsareformallyagreedtoand/orlinkstowebsitesrelating

totheinitiatives.

f) Student representation on all university committees concerned with estates, planning, -

nance and resource allocation

Clarications: Nopointsunlessevidencefromstudentrepresentativeconfirmsthisisthecase.

Evidence required: Statementfromaresponsiblepartyinthestudentsunionexecutiveconfirmingthatstudents

haverepresentationonalluniversitycommitteesconcernedwithestates,planning,financeandre-

sourceallocation,includingcontactdetailsofrelevantparty.

g) Environmental awareness-raising campaigns that reach all students and staff

Clarications: Nopointsunlessthecampaignscoverallcampusesordepartments.
http://www.eauc.org.uk/green_impacthttp://www.eauc.org.uk/green_impact



Evidence required: Minutesfrommeetingswhereprojectsareformallyagreedtoand/orsignedoffcommunica-

tionsplansclearlyhighlightingenvironmentalawareness-raisinginitiatives.

Pleaseattachevidenceandprovideabriefstatementfromaresponsiblepartyconfirminghow

thecampaignwasdesignedandresourcedtoreachallstaffandstudents(eg.photos,university

newsletter,screenshotsofintranetpagesetc)

h) Coursework linked to sustainability projects within the university/estates department.

Clarications: Thecourseworkmustbepartofanacademiccoursewithintheuniversity.

Thecourseworkmaybefromanydepartmentwithintheuniversity.

Evidence required: Evidenceoftheseactivitiesisneededintheformofthecourseoutlinedocumentsorsimilar.

i) Availability of university funds for student or staff-led practical sustainability projects (eg.

campus allotments, recycling schemes etc)

Clarications: Thefundsmustbefromtheuniversitydirectlyandnotfromstudentunionfunds

Thiscriteriadoesnotrefertocapitalfundingforlarge-scalesustainabilityprojectscarriedoutbyuniversitystaff.

Evidence required: Pleaseprovideevidenceoftheaboveintheformofminutesfrommeetingswhereprojectsor

fundingareformallyagreedto.

Uploadorprovidelinkstoevidenceoftheprojectsstartedwithfundingisrequired.

j) Oversight and involvement of students and staff in the development and ongoing monitoring

of Carbon Management Plan.

Clarications:

TheinvolvementmustbeindevelopingandmonitoringoftheCarbonManagementPlanandnotsimplyasmallerpartoftheplan(e.g.monitoringenergyuseinadepartment)

Nopointsforinvolvingstaff/studentsindevelopmentphaseofCMPbutnotintheongoingover

sightandmonitoringofitsimplementation

Evidence required: Pleaseprovideevidenceintheformofminutesfrommeetingsortermsofreferenceforacar-

bonmanagementcommittees,orsteeringgroupclearlyhighlightingstudentandstaffrepresentatives.

k) Provision of space for student / staff food-growing projects

Clarications: Roofgardensandraisedbedsareacceptable

Evidence required: Pleaseprovideevidenceintheformofminutesfrommeetingswhereprojectsareagreedorof-

ficialagreementdocumentsbetweenuniversityandstaff/studentsforuseofspaceforfoodgrowing.

Eithermaporphotoevidenceofthefoodgrowingsiteandbriefdescriptionofhowstudentsand

staffcangetinvolved/accessthespace.


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8. Staf and student engagement (continued)

l) All staff inductions cover sustainability policy and issues

Evidence required: Relevantpartsofstafftraininghandbook,inductioncourseoutlineorsimilar.

m) Trade Union climate action groups (eg. GreenReps) or time off to participate in Union-

linked sustainability initiatives.

Evidence required: Statementfromresponsiblepartyfromthestaffunion(eg.GreenRep)confirmingthat

thisisthecase,includingcontactdetailsoftheresponsibleparty.

Minutesfrommeetingswheretheaboveisformallyagreedtoand/orlinkstowebsites

relatingtotheinitiatives.

9. Curriculum

Which of the following applies to your institution?

0 points if doing none or only one of the below


2 points if doing 4 or more of the below.

a) University Strategic Plan commits to promoting education for sustainable develop-

ment within the curriculum.

Evidence required: CopyofStrategicPlan,corporateplan,missionstatementorequivalentdocument.

Thedocumentprovidedinevidencedoesnthavetousethespecificphraseeduca-

tionforsustainabledevelopmentbutthedescriptionmustbeofaneducationforsustainable

developmentapproach.

b) University Teaching and Learning Strategy explicitly mentions education for sustain-

able development in the curriculum.

Evidence required: PleaseattachandspecificrelevantpageoftheTeachingandLearningStrategycovering

thewholeinstitution.

c) University environmental/sustainability policy explicitly mentions promoting educa-

tion for sustainable development through the curriculum.

Evidence required: Copyofappropriatepolicydocumenthighlightingrelevantsection

2Points



9. Curriculum (continued)d) University makes available support or training to help all academic staff integrate

education for sustainable development into the curriculum.

Clarications: ThesupportortrainingmustbemadeavailabletoALLacademicstaff.

Byacademicstaffwedonotincludestaffmemberswhohaveapurelyadministrative

role.

Evidence required:Acopyofoneofthefollowing:

Evidenceofofferofsupport.

Trainingprogrammeormentoringplan.

Evidenceoftrainingormentoringoutcomes.

Jobdescriptionofpersonwhoseroleistoprovidesupport/traininginEducationforSus-

tainableDevelopment.

InadditionwewillrequireastatementfromtheresponsiblepartyconfirmingthattrainingorsupportisavailabletoALLstaffalongwiththeircontactdetailsofresponsibleparty.

e) University has a mechanism for reviewing and reporting on progress on the integra-

tion of education for sustainable development into the curriculum.

Evidence required:Acopyofoneofthefollowing:

Briefdescriptionandevidenceofreportingstructure.

Termsofreferenceforthecommitteeorsteeringgroupwhichhasresponsibilityfor

reportingonprogress.

Copyofjobdescriptionoftheindividualresponsibleforreporting,includingexplanation

ofdutiesandcontactdetailsfortheindividual.

10. Energy Sources

What % total energy from renewable energy sources subject to LECs, does your institu-

tion use?

Clarications: Nopointsunlessrelevantevidenceprovided

Nopointsifevidenceprovideddoesnotclearlystatethatenergyisfromsourcessub-

jecttoLECs.

Evidence required: Pleaseprovideacopyofyourenergycontracthighlightingtheproportionfromrenew-

ablesandconfirmingthattheenergycomesfromrenewablessourcessubjecttoLECs

TheGreenLeague2011questionnairewillalsoprovidespaceforinstitutionstodescribethe

sustainabilityinitiativeordevelopmenttheyaremostproudofin2010/11.(250words+im-

ages).People&Planetreservestherighttoamendthisquestionnairebeforeitsofficialre-

leaseinFebruary.Wemayalsoincludesomenon-scoringquestionswhichwillbeoptional.


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June 2010GreenLeague

2010Published

September Green LeagueConsultation Event

WeheldaGreenLeague2010review

meetingwithstakeholderson16Sep-

tember2010.Particiantsfromover50

institutionsprovidedawiderangeof

feedbackandadviceandwriteupsfrom

thiseventcanbefoundonourwebsite.

November - January 2011

Green League Oversight Group

People&PlanetestablishedaGreenLeagueOver-sightGroup(GLOG)comprisingstakeholderswithin

theHigherEducationsectortoprovideadviceandex-

pertiseonthemethodologyandcriteriareviewproc-

ess.Throughaseriesofpapers&conferencecalls

coveringallaspectsoftheprocessandmethodology,

theGLOGscrutinisedPeople&Planetsdecision

makingandprovidedinputtoensurealldecisions

wereinformedbytheexpertiseofthesector.Mem-

bershipoftheGreenLeagueOversightGroupwas

opentoallandwasrepresentativeofawiderangeof

institutions.Furtherdetails.

Ongoing Email and Phone Feedback

SincethepublicationofGreenLeague2010wehavereceivedemail&phonefeedbackonmany

aspectsofthemethodologyandprocesses.Thiswasrecordedandreviewedwhendeveloping

relevantaspectsoftheGreenLeague2011.

Toallowanotheropportunityfor

input,particularlytothoseun-

abletoattendtheGreenLeague

ConsultationEvent,wehostedan

onlineconsultationprocess.

Asummaryofalldecisionsmad

includinginputfromGLOGis

publishedinthisguide.Furthe

detailsisavailableonrequest

andintheStakeholderArea

October 2010 Online Consultation Green League Guide publica-

IndevelopingthemethodologyfortheGreenLeague2011People&Planethasusedthemostexten-

siveconsultationprocesstodateandhasbenefitedfromtheexpertiseofalargerangeofstakehold-

erswhohavegenerouslydonatedtheirtime.
http://peopleandplanet.org/greenleague/stakeholder-area#consultationhttp://peopleandplanet.org/greenleague/GLOGhttp://peopleandplanet.org/greenleague/stakeholder-areahttp://peopleandplanet.org/greenleague/stakeholder-areahttp://peopleandplanet.org/greenleague/GLOGhttp://peopleandplanet.org/greenleague/stakeholder-area#consultation


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Response 1

SincethefirstGreenLeatgue,People&Planethasconsultedwithleadingorganisationsinthede-

velopmentandrevisionoftheGreenLeaguemethodology.Weremainaskeenasevertogetinput

fromorganisationsandindividualswithrelevantexpertisetoensurethemethodologyandmark-

ingoftheGreenLeagueiscompletedtothehighestpossiblestandard.Thisyearwehaveworked

closelywitharangeoforganisationstogetexpertinputonthemethodologyandtoprovidespot-

checkingonthemarkingtoensureitiscompletedinanaccurateanduniformway.Theseinclude

theCarbonTrust,Sustain-theallianceforbetterfoodandfarming,FriendsoftheEarth,EAUC,

ASSHEandmanymore.

Response 2

People&PlanetwillintroduceasAppealsProcessallowinguniversitiestoseehowtheyhave

beenmarkedbeforepublicationandtoprovidemoreevidenceforcertainquestionsifnecessary.

Suggestion 1People&PlanetcouldimprovetherigourandreputationoftheGreenLeaguebydevelopingthe

methodologyandprocessesfortheGreenLeaguewiththirdpartyexperts.

Suggestion 2People&Planetshouldintroduceacloseout/appealsprocesstoallowuniversitiestocheckforer-

rorsandprovidemoreevidenceifnecessarybeforethefinalGreenLeagueresultsarepublished.

EveryyearPeople&Planetreceivesalargenumberofsuggestionsforhowwecanimprovethe

processesandmethodologyoftheGreenLeague.Thesearecarefullyreviewedinternallyandwe

haveimplementedanumberofchangesandimprovementsasaresultofstakeholderfeedback.In

responsetocallsfromthesectortomakethisinternalreviewprocessmoretransparentwehave

openeduptheprocessthisyear.WeformedaGreenLeagueOversightGroup(GLOG)madeupofa

rangeofstakeholdersrepresentingawidevarietyofinstitutionsandroleswithinthoseinstitutions

tooffertheirexpertiseandperspectivesthroughoutthereviewprocess.Aftercompilingallofthe

suggestedchangesreceivedthroughtheconsultationprocessweprepareddiscussionpapersand

heldaseriesofGLOGconferencecallstoreviewtheseandreachconsensuswithPeople&Planet.

ThefollowingisacompilationofallthesuggestionsmadewithPeople&PlanetsresponsetothemandthecommentsthatGLOGmembersmade.Thesuggestionsarenotnecessarilyrepresentative

ofPeople&Planetsposition.

Process Suggestions
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Response 3

In2011People&Planetwillusethepreviousyearssubmitterasprimarycontactpointandin-

cludeofficialFOIofficerasasecondarycontact.WewillcontactuniversitiestoconfirmthesearethecorrectcontactsbeforesendingouttheGreenLeaguequestionnaire.Wealsoaimtoconfirm

receiptofallquestionnaireswithin1stweekofsendingthemout.

TheGLOGsuggestedthattheFOIrequestbesenttoatleastonestaffmemberthatwasntre-

sponsiblefortheGreenLeaguelastyearandpointedouttheneedtoclarifythattheFOIrequest

mustbereturnedwithin21daysORthedeadlinegivenbyPeople&Planet.

Response 4

TheGreenLeague2011questionnairewillbepre-filledwithanswerssubmittedfortheGreen

League2010includinguploadeddocumentswhereappropriate.

TheGLOGwelcomedthischange.

Response 5

People&PlanetwillbesplittingtheGreenLeague2011questionnaireintosmallersectionsto

allowforeasiernavigation.


Suggestion 3ToensurethatFreedomofInformationrequestsreachtherelevantstaffmemberintimePeo-

ple&PlanetshouldsendtheFOIrequesttoatleast2contactsforeachUniversity.

Suggestion 4

TomakecompletionoftheGreenLeague2011easierPeople&Planetshouldpre-populatethequestionnairewiththeanswerssubmittedfortheGreenLeague2010.

Suggestion 5

Duetothelargesizeofthequestionnairenavigationcanbecumbersome.

Response 2 continued

TherewasaconsensusfromtheGLOGthatthiswasanimportantchange.GLOGmemberssug-

gestedthatallowingamaximumof10workingdaysfortheAppealsprocesswouldbeideal.

AGLOGmemberexpressedaworrythatinstitutionsmightseethisasachancetohaveasecond

biteofthecherryandusethisasanopportunitytoimprovetheirGreenLeaguescores.People

&Planethasconsideredthisandfeelsthatinpracticeourcriteria,pointallocationandevidence

requirementarestrongenoughtoensurethatthereareonlylimitedcircumstanceswhereuniver-

sitiescan/wouldwishtosubmitfurtherevidence.Itwillbeworththeextracapacityrequired.


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Response 5

ThisGreenLeague2011GuideprovidesdetailedguidanceandclarificationabouthowPeople&

Planetawardspointsandthespecificpiecesofevidencewearelookingfor.


Response 6TheGreenLeague2011willallowmoretimetocompletethequestionnaire(seeTimeline).The

methodologyhasalsobeepublishedbeforethesurveyismadelivetoallowstafftopreparefor

submission.

AGLOGmembersuggestedthatgivenboththeacademictimetable,thefinancialyearandother

datesrelevanttoestatesandfacilitiesstaffsubmissioninDecemberwouldbemoreappropriate.

AnotherGLOGmemberpointedoutthatpublicationoftheGreenLeaguedependsontheEMS

databeingreleasedandthisonlyhappensinApril2011.People&PlanetandtheGLOGmem-

bersagreedthatitwouldbepreferableifHESApublishedEMSdataearlierintheyearandwill

worktogethertopushforthis,atwhichpointGreenLeaguequestionnairetimingcanbereviewed.

Response 7

TheGreenLeague2011websitewillprovideevenmoredetailedinformationonthebreakdownof

howuniversitieshavescoredineacharea.Wealsointendtoprovidemoredetailsshowingex-

actlyhowuniversitieshaveperformedintheperformancesection.

TheGLOGwelcomedthischange

Suggestion 5People&Planetshouldprovidemoredetailedguidancetohelpthosecompletingthequestion-

naire.

Suggestion 6People&PlanetshouldallowmoretimeforuniversitystafftocompleteandreturntheGreen

Leaguequestionnaire.

Suggestion 7People&Planetshouldprovideamoredetailedbreakdownofhowuniversitieshavescoredin

eachcriteriaoftheGreenLeague.

Suggestion 8People&Planetshouldallowuniversitiestosubmitshortcasestudytext.


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Response 8

Thisyearwewillenableuniversitiestosubmitshortcasestudieshighlightingthegreenaction

theyhavetaken.

TheGLOGapprovedofthischangeandpointedoutthiswouldhelpthosefurtherdowntheleague

tableshowcasetheirgoodefforts.OneGLOGmembersuggestedhavingawordlimitbutallowing

universitiestoprovidealinktotheirownwebpages.ThischangewasapprovedbytheGLOG.

Response 9

IndevelopingthemethodologyfortheGreenLeague2011People&Planethasusedthemost

extensiveconsultationprocesstodateincluding:aconsultationeventinSeptember,anonline

consultationandtheformationoftheGreenLeagueOversightGroup.Toensuretransparencyof

howPeople&Planethastakenonboardthesesuggestionswearepublishingthisfulllistofthe

majorsuggestionsthatcameoutoftheconsultation,howwehaveacteduponthemandjustifica-

tionifwehaventmadethesuggestedchanges.


Response 10

FortheGreenLeague2010and2011People&PlanetcreatedaStakeholderAreaontheweb-

siteandhasgonetogreatlengthstoensureasmanystakeholdershavebeeninvolvedinthe

consultationprocessaspossible.Participationlevelshavebeenthehighestever.


Suggestion 9People&Planetshouldpublishmoredetailedinformationonhowithastakenonboardsug-

gestionsmadethroughthevariousconsultationprocesses.

Suggestion 10People&Planetshouldpromotetheconsultationprocessinamoreobviousway.

Suggestion 11ThemethodologyoftheGreenLeagueisnotanentirelylevelplayingfieldbecauseuniversities

finditeasierorhardertoscorepointsbasedonthesize,typeandlocationofinstitution.

Response 11

Inresponsetothisfeedbackinpreviousyears,wehavemadeanumberofchangestometh-

odologytoensurefairnessacrossabroadrangeofinstitutionalfactorssuchassize,typeand

location.Ofparticularnote,lastyearwechangedthepointsallocationsystemforenvironmen-

talstafftotakeintoaccountthesizeoftheinstitution,movingtoameasureofFTEstaffper

institutionratherthanabsolutenumbersofstaff.
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41/50Consultation Outcomes 4

TheGreenLeaguecoversallUKuniversitiesandwhilstitisdifficulttofindperfectone-sizefits

allcriteriawhichmeasuresustainabilityperformancefairlyacrossawiderangeofinstitutions,

wefeelthecurrentandevolvingmethodologyoftheGreenLeaguedoesthisinasfairawayas

possible.Forexample,whilsttheformulationofonecriteriamightbefavourabletosmallerinsti-

tutions,latercriteriamightbalancethisoutbybeingfavourabletolargerinstitutions.

WeintendtoproducemoredetailedanalysisoftheGreenLeagueresultsin2011whichwill

providecomparisonbetweensimilartypesofinstitutionseg.small,large,rural,urban,research-intensiveetc.

TheGLOGacceptedthatitwasdifficulttomaketheGreenLeagueanentirelylevelplayingfield

giventhediversityofthesectorbutrecognisedthestepsbeingtakentominimizethiseffect.

Response 12

Alltheareasmentionedintheenvironmentalpolicyquestionareimportantandhavebeeninthe

GreenLeaguequestionnaireforatleast3years.Settingspecifictime-boundtargetstoimprove

theseisessentialtoensuringongoingimprovementsinperformance.Wefeelthatbytheyear

2011itisnotunreasonabletoexpectalluniversitiestobeaddressingthesekeyareasofenvi-

ronmentalimpactandsettingSMARTtargetstoachieveimprovements.

OneGLOGmembercommentedthatwhilePeople&Planetspositionisntunreasonable,itdoes

seemalittleunfaironuniversitiesthataredoing7ofthe8butgetnopoints.Anothermember

suggestedthatallpolicyareasincludingethicalinvestmentshouldbeincludedinthisarea.

AGLOGmembercommentedthatbecausehavinganEMSrequirescreatingpoliciesintheareas

coveredbytheenvironmentalpolicysectionincludingthemseparatelycouldbeseenasdouble

counting.AnotherrespondedthathavingapolicyisonlyonesmallpartofanEMS.

SomeGLOGmembersfeltthatbyrequiringnotonlyapolicybuttargetsoranactionplanbehind

thepolicyPeople&Planetwasntacknowledgingthatsomeuniversitiesdidntneedactionplansinallarease.g.citycentrebasedcampusesarelesslikelytoneedabiodiversityactionplan.

People&Planetmaintainsthatitisimportantforalluniversitiestohavebiodiversityactionplans

(whetherrelatingtoaruralcampusorsimplyroofgardens)andthatallpolicyareasshouldbe

backedupbytargetsoranactionplantoensuretheyareimplementedandmonitoredregularly.

Suggestion 12IntheGreenLeague2010environmentalpolicysection,People&Planetonlyawardedpoints

ifauniversityspolicyhadtargetstoreduceenvironmentalimpactsinall8areas.Thisisoverly

harshonuniversitieswhichincludesomebutnotallofthoseareascoveredintheirpolicy.

Methodology Suggestions

1. Publicly Available Environmental Policy


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Response 13People&PlanetsresearchandanalysisofpreviousGreenLeagueshaveshownthatwithoutthe

expertiseandchampioningofprofessionalstaffdedicatedtoenvironmentalmanagement,green

initiativesinuniversitiesareunlikelytobesystematic,well-coordinatedandresourced,orhave

significant,sustainablesuccess.

People&Planetrecognisesthatembeddingsustainabilityintowiderstaffrolesisavalidap-

proachandhasthereforeintrod