Waste and Recycling Objectives
Objective
1. Ensure that new waste and recycling contract improves the quality of
the University waste and recycling processing
Progress
Comment
New contract to start on 1st August 2012
2. Ensure ready to report on scope 3 emissions
Reporting mechanisms in place for
campus waste but still need to cover
residential and skip waste.
3. Ensure all surplus furniture is distributed to charity as a first option,
remanufactured as a second option and recycled only as a final option.
Furniture is now collected by external
company and redistributed to charity as a
first option.
4. Ensure enough food waste bins are distributed across campus, with a
particular emphasis on student-used areas.
This will be implemented once the new
waste contract begins.
5. Develop and communicate new reuse procedure, with particular focus
on furniture, stationery and equipment on campus.
6. Develop and implement a communication campaign aimed at
increasing recycling on campus in line with the new waste contract.
This is planned for summer 2012.
Transport Objectives
Objective
1. Develop systems for measuring and monitoring scope 3
emission relating to staff and student commuting
Progress
Comment
The travel survey has been adapted in order to
estimate staff and student commuting emissions,
including personal feedback to staff and students.
2. Develop systems for measuring and monitoring scope 3
emissions relating to staff business travel
SAP software has been adapted to collect
information on business travel as part of expenses.
The first trial starts in June 2012.
3. Identify sites for installation of electric vehicle charging
units
Both the University of Leeds and Weetwood Hotel
will be installing electric charging units. The aim is to
install in August/September 2012.
4. Ensure that University ‘feed-in’ cycle route is
adequately signed
This is scheduled for July 2012.
5. Installation of a further 150 cycle stands on campus
with CCTV coverage
This is scheduled for July 2012.
6. Identify ways to increase car-sharing amongst staff and
students
Purchasing Objectives
Objective
1. Develop systems for measuring and monitoring scope 3 emission relating
to the University supply chain
Progress
Comment
Research is currently being
undertaken by a School of Earth
and Environment MSc student.
2. To identify areas of packaging waste linked to supply and work with
suppliers to ensure take back or reduction of packaging waste.
Work in this area will start with an
initial survey to identify key areas
on campus.
3. To re-examine the University’s invitation to tender (ITT) and evaluation
processes to ensure that whole life costing (WLC) captures all costs
including predicted energy consumption.
This is a new project that will be
taken forward by the Sustainable
Procurement Group.
4. To review current prequalification questionnaires (PQQ) to ensure that
any social impact of the University’s purchasing activities is adequately
considered in all relevant tender exercises.
Awaiting results of DEFRA/SPCE
project.
5. To develop a standard range of University furniture for new purchases
Biodiversity Objectives
Objective
1. Communicate the Biodiversity Action Plan to the
University community
Progress
Comment
Plan communicated through Green Impact, the University
‘reporter’ newsletter, environmental awards ceremony,
Environmental Co-ordinators and Leeds Goes Green.
2. Carry out bird survey of campus and residential sites
working with staff and students
This is an annual requirement.
3. Carry out a bat survey of campus and residential sites
To liaise with Yorkshire Wildlife Trust.
4. Carry out an invertebrate survey and identify ways to
improve habitat on campus
To liaise with Yorkshire Wildlife Trust.
5. Increase the amount of bird boxes on University campus
and residential sites
26 new bird boxes and 10 bat boxes will be placed around
campus in Autumn 2012.
6. Increase edible planting on campus
6 fruit trees planted as part of ‘transition University’
project.
Carbon Objectives
Objective
1. Ensure energy budget is spent to achieve objectives of CMP
Progress
Comment
All planned works have gone ahead.
2. All building meters to be calibrated and energy data
accessible to staff via software
Majority of meters are now reporting back to
Systemslink however, software is struggling to
cope and the University is reviewing other options.
3. Energy campaign to be launched to raise awareness of carbon
reduction and encourage participation in meeting the
University energy reduction targets
Initial year of campaign run successfully with
increased awareness and measurable reductions in
energy use.
4. To set up a sustainable labs group/network to help reduce
associated carbon/environmental impact
Initial discussions with the Staff and Departmental
Development Unit (SDDU) are underway.
5. To communicate progress in reducing energy/carbon at the
University
Updated CMP to be communicated in August 2012.
General Sustainability Objectives
Objective
Progress
1. To improve communications with student community through
a variety of means including social media and potential
student environmental network
2. Increase coverage of Green Impact at the University with a
target of increasing the amount of teams that receive bronze
or above by 50%
Comment
The team provides regular updates via facebook
and twitter. The student environmental network
has helped recruit over 70 student volunteers.
30 teams received Bronze or above in 2012,
compared to 13 teams for 2011.
3. To increase numbers of staff who are Environmental Coordinators by 100%
4. To develop a training package to induct new staff on
environmental sustainability at the University
Initial discussions have been held with Health and
Safety and the Environmental Co-ordinators.
5. To develop and launch a new Sustainable Development
website
Website launched in March 2012.