Environment TeamAnnual Review

29th May 2008Dr Emma J Fieldhouse

EMWG

What did we achieve in 2007/8?

Overview

• From a zero start on Environmental Management…

• Some of the problems and successes• Coverage over each of the work areas• External and internal recognition so far• Big Green Week in pictures

Work Areas for the Environment Team – Just a reminder

• Energy• Waste• Water• Biodiversity/Land

management• Building/Construction &

Renovation• Transport• Procurement• Plus social impacts/H&S

impacts

• Legal Compliance• Policy• Communication

• Environmental Management Systems

ENERGY

• Timeclocks/powersavers• Energy efficiency review (Capita work)• Energy efficiency spend in Science Buildings

(actioned in March - £400K spent)• Combined Heat & Power network feasibility

consultancy with Leicester City Council• Big Green Week – energy saving following the

Big Switch-Off on the weekend after = £2000

WASTE

• New recycling scheme• Battery Amnesty – battery containment

• Negotiations with water analysts currently ongoing (find areas of overpayment, reduction possibilities)

WATER

THE RECYCLING SCHEME

• 3,147 bins delivered to date to approximately 40 buildings

• All academic buildings included on 3 main campus sites

• Approximately 600 hours of volunteer time given for delivery of the bins

• 50% recycling rate from buildings with bins - shown in February 2008 – even top green Uni’s are only achieving around 40% overall

• Cambridge – 29%; Derby – 12%; L’boro – 8%; DMU – 6%* GO Green P&P figures from 2007

BIODIVERSITY/LAND MANAGEMENT

• Some contact with Brian Arnold – review needed

• Advice on the planning and design of projects e.g. new Management Training Centre and sports facilities have many green features embedded in the design

• Attend Estates project meetings

CONSTRUCTION/REFURBISHMENT

TRANSPORT

• Draft Travel Plan Framework approaching sign-off and soon will be circulated

• Examples of better procurement only anecdotal at this point e.g. some more local, organic and fairtrade food led by Catering

PROCUREMENT

• UoL Fairtrade Committee set-up• Student-led Green League table drew

attention to the green agenda in Universities • Ethical Investment Policy questions featured

as part of the current Green League table

SOCIAL ISSUES

Recognition So Far• Big Green Week – featuring in many UoL publications

and national University press• Sound Impact Awards – Alex Smith to explain• Shortlisted for Green Gown Award• Recognised for our ‘Positive Contribution to the

Environment’ by the Leicester Environment Partnership

• Best practice conferences on Big Green Week and the Recycling Scheme

• Second best University (62.1%) in East Mids through BitC Environment Index process completed in Dec

• East Midlands News feature

BIG GREEN WEEK

Any questions?

environment@le.ac.ukwaste@le.ac.uk