This aspects register is based on the current activity of The Union of The University of Wales, Trinity Saint David Swansea Metropolitan
Campus.
UWTSD has identified the key aspects of its activities on the environment and grouped them into 4 categories.
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Premises
External Environment
Suppliers/ Vendors
Operations
These aspects have then been reviewed to identify their impact on the environment and the results tabled below.
Premises – Includes the main aspects of the use of the physical environment of the building in which we are housed
External environment – Includes the main aspects of our effect on the externally to our premises and the impact on the local
neighbourhood and environment
Suppliers/Vendors – includes the aspects associated with production and delivery logistics of products supplied and the activities of
invited vendors who use our facilities
Operations – includes the aspects of our activities that do not fall into any of the above categories.
Ranking information ;
Issue 22/04/2014
High is where it is a top priority, as the impact of successful intervention/efficiency management is very high
Medium is where the impact of intervention is less; however legislation, union policy or University dictate raise
its importance
Low is where the impact of intervention is negligible; however, the Union considers it to be its Social
Corporate responsibility to highlight the impact on the register and proportion responsibility to the reduction of
the impact, however negligible.
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PREMISES
Activity
Aspects
Impacts
Air Management
Use forced air ventilation
to supply fresh air, cooling
and heating to the building
Use of energy
Contamination of land/water/air
Greenhouse gas Emissions to air
(Co2)
Climate change
To reduce energy
consumption and costs
associated with Air con.
Ensure efficient
management of use
Energy usage
Electricity in offices for
lighting / heating / phones
and PC’s
Use of energy
Greenhouse gas Emissions to air
(Co2)
Climate change
To reduce utility usage
by switching off / power
down when not in use.
Look for more efficient
(power) equipment
Union Green Staff
and Green Impact
Intern
To reduce commodity
usage and re-cycle all
recyclable waste
products through
approved University
challenges
LAS – until
institution changes
waste contract
across all
campuses.
Gas supply for hot water /
heating
Waste Generation
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Transportation
Contamination of land / fly tipping
Disposal
Contamination of land/water/air
Duty of care
Contamination of land/water/air
Hazardous waste
Contamination of land/water/air
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Objective
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Key
Responsibility
Campus Manager
Absolute Impact
High
High
High
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EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT
Activity
Aspects
Litter
General Litter from take
away items (Event flyers
etc)
Impacts
Contamination of land
Public perception
Objective
Reduction of waste
through reuse and
recycling schemes
Key
Responsibility
Absolute
Impact
Medium
Union Green
Officer, Inspire
Green Impact
Intern, Senior
Management.
SUPPLIERS VENDORS
Activity
Aspects
Impacts
Environmental
awareness
Importance put on
awareness by suppliers
and vendors
Customer perception
Environmental damage by
association
Environmental
efficiency and ethical
credentials of
products
Energy efficiency of
products
Use of energy
Suitability for recycling
Waste of resource.
“Greeness” of supply chain
Contamination of land/water/air
CO2 emissions
Hazardous waste content
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Objective
To select vendors where
appropriate with energy
efficient / ethically
sourced products
To select suppliers vetted
through NUSSL supply
chain.
To randomly select one
non NUSSL supplied
company each year for
scrutiny by the NUSSL
E&E committee
questionnaire
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Key
Responsibility
Absolute
Impact
Medium
Senior
Management,
Welfare staff
Medium
Senior
Management,
Welfare staff
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OPERATIONS
Activity
Staff Travel
Aspects
Use of Fossil fuels
Impacts
Non renewable resource
Greenhouse gas Emissions to air
(Co2)
Document printing
Obsolete equipment
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Printing of documents and
paper usage.
Use of raw materials and natural
resources
Toner usage
Contamination of land / fly tipping
Marketing material
production
Disposal of old or faulty
equipment
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Contamination of land / fly tipping
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Objective
To reduce mileage by
private vehicle in favour
of more environmentally
friendly methods
Key Target &
Responsibility
CEO and Director of
Finance
To reduce paper usage –
reuse where appropriate
and re-cycle all waste
paper through an
approved scheme.
Dispose of through
University small waste
collection process
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Absolute
Impact
Low
Union Green
Officer, Inspire
Intern, Welfare
Staff, Senior
Management
Medium
Campus Manager
and Estates
Low