1. Introduction to Sustainability how to turn a challenge into an opportunity Kat ThorneJohn Bailey

2. Whats in store today...

What is sustainability anyway?!

What does it mean for the HE sector now and in the future?

How does it apply to my role / my department?

Barriers to change

Identifying opportunities for change

Interactive workshop session:

expand on the introduction and will get participants identifying and understanding the opportunities and developing an action plan .

3. What is Sustainability anyway? Development which meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs (The Brundtland Commission 1987). The concept of living within our limits Sustainability is not just about cleaning up your own room, its about keeping tidy an even bigger room that belongs to everyone The Circular Economyhttp://www.youtube.com/user/made2bemadeagain 4. We only have One Planet If everyone in the world lived like we do in the UK... We would need three planets! 5. The global population is increasing 7 billion today, predicted to be nearly 9 billionby 2025. Global Population Population Growth from year 0 to 2000. Source: US Census Bureau Projected Global population growth.Source UN World Population Prospects, 2004 6.

Student Demand

- 80% of new student believe sustainability is important to employers (HEA)

Responsibility roles as educators and researchers

Response to Government policy

• Legislation/ regulation

• Government wants the public sector to take a lead in sustainable development

• • HEFCE Sustainable Development in Higher Education 2008

• • Capital Investment Framework required to rate and report institutions approach to sustainability

• • Required to produce a carbon management plan and report carbon emissions

Rising costs of resources

Reputation league tables

Why sustainability is important to the HE sector? 7. Carbon / Energy Reduction Target: 43% reduction in scope 1 & 2 carbon emissions by 2020(based on a 2005/6 baseline) Overall, carbon emissions at 139 universities rose by 3.9% between 2005 and 2010. 8. Waste

Each year the UK generates 280 million tonnes of waste (DEFRA).

Equivalent of over 70 million fully grown male elephants (more than one per person)!

Landfill Tax is currently 56 per tonne

London landfill sites are now full

SE landfill sites full by 2013

Londoners produce enough waste to fill an Olympic sized swimming pool every 30 minutes

1/3 rdof all UK food ends up in the bin

9. Resources

Many of the resources used in universities come from finite sources.

As resources deplete often prices rise.

De Montford University:

GHG Emissions by sector

10. What does a sustainable university look like? Cartoons by Futerra 11. How do we get there?

Staff engagement

Policy

Buildings & estates

Working in partnership

Education

Research

Knowledge & best practice sharing

Technology

Communication

12. What are the barriers to change?

Awareness & knowledge

Motivation

Acceptance & beliefs

Skills

Practicalities

Lack of resource / personnel

Attitudes

Top level support

13. Making it easy

Example: Green Impact

Easy to use workbook

Levels of achievement

Workshops

Celebration

48 Universities involved in the UK sector! Last year 19,620 actions were taken across 35 diff. unis 14. Sell the Sizzle

Futerra Sell the Sizzle

The Sausage vs. The Sizzle Climate Heaven vs. Climate Hell I have a dream vs. I have a nightmare 15. 10 Rules 16. Celebrating success

A key part of the process!

Staff feel loved!

Thanking staff (rare?)

Motivational

17. LUEG contributing to achieving HEFCEs vision.... Our vision is that, within the next 10 years, the Higher Education sector will be recognised as a major contributor to society's efforts to achieve sustainability - through the skills and knowledge that its graduates learn and put into practice, and through its own strategies and operations " - (HEFCE), 2005 18. EAUC - sowing the seeds for sustainability The EAUC is the sustainability champion for universities and colleges in the UK. Run by members, for its members, the EAUC seeks to work with members and partners to drive sustainability to the heart of further and higher education 19. Recap:

We only have one planet

Rising up the agenda in the HE Sector

Funding and resources

Overcoming barriers to change

Sustainability as an opportunity

Celebrating success

Next steps - what does it mean to my role/ my department?

20. What transforms the lone nut into a leader? http://www.ted.com/talks/derek_sivers_how_to_start_a_movement.html 21. Feel free to contact us! blog:greengreenwich.blogspot.com twitter:Sust_Greenwich facebook: Search:Sustainability + Greenwich e-mail: sustainability@gre.ac.uk phone: 020 8331 8813 University of Greenwich News:http://www2.gre.ac.uk/about/news 22. Thank You Kat Thorne John Bailey [email_address] [email_address] 23. Travel Tips What can you do to cut carbon? Least Sustainable Most sustainable 24. Back at home

Cut down on your flights

Energy in the home

Insulate the loft / walls / pipes

Draught proof windows and doors

Shower instead of bath (or share!)

Switch it Off

Cut down on car use

Use your legs

Share journeys

Public Transport

Cut down food waste

8.3 million tonnes food waste (homes)

25. How to Communicate Sustainability?

What is the message?

Protect the Environment?

Conserve Resources?

Save Money?

Improve the office?

26. 27. Green Impact Training Session

Work together in your group

Create a SMART action plan for implementing the relevant Green Impact tasks in one of your departments/schools (20 mins)

Present your plan in no more than 2 mins to the rest of the group

What is a SMART action plan? S BeSpecificabout what you will achieve. M Ensure your result will beMeasurableand have clear outcomes. A Make sure you haveAchievableandAppropriatetargets. R It must beRealisticthink of time, ability and resources. T Make sure it isTimerestricted. When will you achieve your goals?