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The University’s carbon management polices including the current 2020-25 Carbon Management Plan 2020-25 can be viewed here. The CMP 2020-2025 specifically details (see page 11 onwards):

• A 2004/5 scope 1 & 2 emissions baseline of 3,141 tCO₂
• A revised baseline of 2,198 tCO₂ for the period 2020-25, with identified carbon reduction technologies delivery c. 637 tCO₂, resulting in scope 1 &2 footprint of c. 1,561 t tCO_2,
• An overall reduction of 50% to the 2004/05 baseline by 2025
• The University has pledged to reach Net Zero emissions for Scope 1 & 2 no later than 2030 (and Scope 3 by 2040). Firming up this commitment, the Vice Chancellor is a signatory to the global
• Estimated budget cost of implementing all projects in the region of £1,454,681 (inc. VAT)
• The technical programme overseen by the Head of Estates and Facilities, supported by the University Engineer and Estates Maintenance Services Manager. Progress of the CMP will be monitored and reported through a number of routes including to the Finance and General Purposes Committee
• On campus residential emission are included CMP, compromising of scope 1 and 2 Buildings: 1, 766 tCO₂ (Non-residential estate) and 388 tCO₂ (Residential estate) in 2018/19. This is the most comparable baseline year due to the global pandemic.

Please review how we manage our carbon and utilities for further information.

Sustainability is at the heart of our curriculum and we are committed to offering Education for Sustainable Development to all of our students, and make this public in our Strategic Plan 2020-2025 (pg. 13.), with two specific strategic aims: Securing the Skills needed by our Industries and Professions and Turning the Climate Change Debate into Action.

The University has just commenced an institutional-wide review to inform the development of a new Learning, Teaching and Student Experience (LTSE) Strategy. This will focus on a number of themes including a curriculum review and a reflection on teaching and research practices post pandemic.

A  took place (April 2021) where staff have been asked to:

• consider a LTSE Vison that leads and informs industry – especially on climate change, sustainability and inclusivity
• Strengthen existing indicative module content with a focus sustainability and climate change

Additional evidence related to this LTSE Strategy review is evidenced in the (item 20/45)

The current Learning, Teaching and Student Experience (LTSE) Strategy extended to 2020, approved by Academic Board, (with revisions subsequently delayed by the global pandemic) stipulates that the University will ensure:

• Learning and teaching advocates environmental sustainability and ethical approaches
• Decisions about assessment design and curriculum should be made with consideration of the economic and environmental sustainability

Further information on sustainability in the curriculum can be viewed here

The University is publicly available and signed off by the Chief Operating Officer. Approved in 2020, the Policy is subjected to an at the Finance and General Purpose Committee.

The University has audited the following aspect areas:

The University has an Ethical Investment Policy as part of its Treasury and Ethical Investment Management Policy.

Sustainability is included within the portfolio of responsibilities of the Chief Operating Officer, a member of the University Executive Team.  Day to day responsibility is delegated to the Environmental and Sustainability Manager and the University Engineer (vacant). Additionally, the following staff have a strategic or operational management responsibilty for sustainability including:

• Michael Lee, Deputy Vice Chancellor, executive level responsibility for sustainable research including the School of Sustainable Food and Farming
• Liz Furey, Director of Finance, responsibility for the University’s Ethical Investment Policy
• Lydia Arnold, Director of Education, responsibility for the Education for Sustainability Development agenda
• Head of Estates and Facilities (vacant), responsibility for decarbonisation agenda, estate infrastructe upgrades as part of the STEP project and the Carbon Management and Net Zero decarbonisation
• David Nuttall, Head of Catering, responsibility for sustainable food agenda
• Helen Armishaw, Procurement and Insurance Officer, supporting budget holder procurement activity to influence the sustainability agenda including business travel
• Mark Hall, Grounds Manager, with responsibility for grounds/conservation management including the university woodland, on-campus tree management and the hedgehog friendly campus award
• Richard Hooper, Director
• Scott Kirby, Executive Project and Programme Consultant ()

At a Board of Governor level, Ben Shipston has Board responsibility for the sustainabilty related agenda.

Staff engagement

The University has been piloting the roll out of the Carbon Literacy Toolkit. To date, 10 staff have attended training (delivered in house by the Environmental & Sustainability Manager), with 7 staff participating in the most recent workshop in January 2023.