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  The University of Manchester launches new interactive tree trail – 13th October 2017

  The University of Manchester launches a new interactive Tree Trail to encourage staff, students and the local community to get outside and discover more about the trees around them. The Tree Trail is a project led by the Environmental Sustainability team, who have worked closely with Urban Green ...

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  Government launch Clean Growth Strategy – 13th October 2017

  Yesterday, the UK Government’s Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy released the much anticipated Clean Growth Strategy. Some of the key policies and proposals in the strategy are listed below. One of the main elements for the public sector is the introduction of a voluntar...

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  Let's talk energy storage – 11th October 2017

  The growth in sustainable energy technologies will come under the spotlight at a University of Brighton ‘Energy Storage’ evening. The event, on 19 October in Cooksbridge, near Lewes, is being organised by the University’s Green Growth Platform. Its aim is to promote best practic...

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  Unlock the secret to a sustainable energy future – 3rd October 2017

  As the UK government focuses on moving away from unsustainable power sources, how ready are we for a renewable energy future? University of Winchester, in partnership with Winchester Action on Climate Change, welcomes Chris Miles, Green Energy Business Leader, for a thought-provoking enterprise l...

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  Call for Environmental and Sustainability Risk Think-Tank Volunteers – 2nd October 2017

  Unique opportunity to join a 6-month cross-sector Task and Finish Group to path-find and develop guidance on opportunities and resilience in environmental and sustainability risk management Task and Finish Group including EAUC, HE Business Continuity Network (HEBCoN), and HE Risk Network EAUC...

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  Brite Green reveal HE carbon reduction may not be enough – 2nd October 2017

  Research published by sustainability consultancy Brite Green shows universities in England have achieved their best year-on-year reduction in carbon emissions to date, although the sector is still not on track to meet the 2020 HEFCE target.   Key findings of the report: Total emissions for Eng...

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  TUCO Launches dedicated waste management framework – 29th September 2017

  The University Caterers Organisation (TUCO) has launched a dedicated Sustainable Food Waste Management contract for the higher education and public sector. The contract has been developed in response to in-depth research conducted with Footprint which revealed that food waste costs the education sec...

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  Recycling - what is it good for? – 28th September 2017

  It’s currently Recycle Week – run by Recycle Now the national recycling campaign for England, supported and funded by Government, managed by WRAP and used locally by over 90% of English authorities.   This is the 13th year of the campaign, and the theme for 2017 Recycle Week is ‘...

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  New Leadership Foundation project – 25th September 2017

  The Leadership Foundation are looking for 8 Higher Education Institutions from England, Wales or Northern Ireland to take part in their Integrated Thinking and Reporting project. Funded by HEFCE and HEFCW, the project will explore integrated thinking and reporting in a collaborative environment with...

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  Hard Rain Project wins prestigious award – 25th September 2017

  UK-based Hard Rain Project wins prestigious international sustainable development award The Hard Rain Project, a UK-based education for sustainable development programme, has been selected as one of the three winners of the international UNESCO-Japan Prize on Education for Sustainable Development...

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  Countdown to Climathon is on – 22nd September 2017

  Climathon is a global 24-hour climate change hackathon which will take place simultaneously in major cities around the world on 27 October 2017. It brings together the challenges of the world’s cities with the people who have the passion and ability to solve them. Climathon attracts innovat...

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  The countdown is on to the Enactus World Cup – 21st September 2017

  72,000 young social change makers compete to make the world a better place A GLOBAL community of aspiring young social entrepreneurs converge on London later this month to take part in the international finals of the prestigious 2017 Enactus World Cup. The event is the culmination of 12 months of...

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  Close of Salix Funding Round for Higher and Further Education Institutions – 21st September 2017

  This is a reminder that applications for the 2017/18 funding round will close on 27th October 2017.   Salix Finance has interest free funding available for energy efficiency projects in Further and Higher Education Institutions. Salix funding is available for over 100 energy-efficiency technologie...

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  Have your say on disposable packaging – 18th September 2017

  The Environmental Audit Committee is relaunching the inquiry into disposable coffee cups and plastic bottles. The inquiry will look at what actions are being undertaken by industry and Government to reduce waste generated by coffee cups and plastic bottles, and investigate possible solutions. ...

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  SDG Accord Launches in Vancouver – 9th September 2017

  Iain Patton, CEO of the EAUC, has today launched the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Accord in Vancouver, Canada.  This global initiative is to ensure the SDGs are embedded throughout across post-16 education.  This initiative was born from members' ideas at the EAUC Conference in Lancaster t...

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  RELX Group Sustainable Development Goals Resource Centre – 7th September 2017

  The SDG Resource Centre showcases the latest in science, law, business, events and more that can help drive forward the SDGs, drawing on content from across the whole of our company and from key partners as well. The aim is to support the UN in implementing the SDGs and to broaden awareness and unde...

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  Enactus World Cup – 7th September 2017

  26th-28th SEPTEMBER 2017, EXCEL, LONDON Every year a select group of 3,500 student, business and academic leaders from around the globe meet at Enactus World Cup to showcase the entrepreneurial action and shared innovation that transforms lives and creates a better future. This is your invitation...

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  Fife College win Kingdom FM Award for Green Salon – 5th September 2017

  We would like to congratulate Fife College and Christine Laing for their win as Best Green Initiative at the Kingdom FM Local Hero Awards held at the Rothes Halls in Glenrothes.   Christine Laing, Sustainability Advisor for the College, was nominated for the award by the College’s Sustainabi...

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  Ahead of the curve: what is UK post-16 education doing on the electricity front? – 5th September 2017

  The UK government is bringing in huge electricity changes over the next year. This will make it easier for anyone to make, use, store and sell electricity – saving consumers a potential £17 – £40 billion by 2050.   This is undoubtedly an attempt to bring the energy industry into the 21...

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  University of Brighton scientist says Government is too slow on car pollution – 22nd August 2017

  A top Brighton scientist has criticised the Government’s plans to ban new diesel and petrol cars from 2040 as "just too long" a wait. Dr Kirsty Smallbone, head of the University of Brighton’s School of Environment and Technology and a lead researcher on air pollution, urged the Govern...

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  Bidfood to host second plate2planet! Live summit – 18th August 2017

  Food waste, food poverty and sustainable menus are all on the agenda for this year’s plate2planet Live! summit, which will take place on Thursday, 2nd November. Hosted by Bidfood at one of the world’s most sustainable venues, The Crystal in London, the event will build on the success ...

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  University fossil fuel divestment total tips £80 billion globally – 17th August 2017

  We have a wealth of information available on the Sustainability Exchange in regards to divestment including articles and webinars. Click here to access. EAUC supports its Members wherever they are in their ethical investment journey and recognises that this is a very complex area for institutions...

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  Sustainability features highly in new TUCO food and drink report – 16th August 2017

  Sustainability featured highly in this year's Global Food & Beverage Trends Report by The University Caterers Organisation (TUCO). The report showed 72% of Generation Z students are willing to pay more for products and services from companies which are committed to positive social and environmental ...

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  New NEUPC Furniture Reuse and Recycling Framework Now Live – 16th August 2017

  North Eastern Universities Purchasing Consortium Ltd (NEUPC) has recently launched a new national framework for Furniture Reuse and Recycling. Established to provide full end to end provision for furniture storage, reuse and recycling, the framework has sustainability at its core. The framework c...

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  Brighton Uni captures the sun – 16th August 2017

  The latest solar photovoltaic (PV) installation from the University of Brighton has been completed at its Eastbourne campus – at no cost to the university. The project builds on the success of working with Brighton Energy Co-operative (BEC), a Brighton-based collective which builds communit...

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  Dundee and Angus College trial visionary sustainability brand – 16th August 2017

  For Dundee and Angus College in Scotland, on-site composting provides an ideal solution to take control of their food waste, reduce packaging in canteens, and move away from plastics in food service.    The College chose Vegware as their packaging supplier to provide a sustainable, compostable sol...

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  Better World Books Literacy Grants application close date 28 August 2017 – 10th August 2017

  The EAUC  has a strong partnership with Better World Books, the award-winning, socially minded global bookseller, to drive sustainability and book reuse at university and college campuses across the UK and Ireland. You can find our more about our partnership here. This year Better World Books lau...

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  Welcome to our New Treasurer – 9th August 2017

  We welcome David Duncan, Chief Operating Officer and University Secretary at the University of Glasgow, to the Board of Trustees. David has been appointed as Treasurer by the Board. David has been co-opted by the Board of Trustees due to the resignation of Andrew Hewett (University of Dundee). Th...

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  TUCO Delivers Inspiring 2017 Conference Line Up – 9th August 2017

  Hundreds of caterers from the Further and Higher Education sector gathered at the University of Nottingham this week (24th-26th July) for the hotly anticipated TUCO Annual Conference.   Members of The University Caterers Organisation (TUCO) travelled from across the UK for the inspirational three-...

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  Over £38 million of Salix funding to install CHP across the UK public sector – 9th August 2017

  Over £38 million of Salix interest-free loans have been used for the installation of combined heat and power (CHP) to provide high efficiency heat and power generation to UK public sector buildings, bringing estimated annual savings of over £10 million on energy bills. Last year saw a record number ...

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  Seeking Project Managers – 7th August 2017

  EAUC has a number of key projects to design and deliver on an out-sourced basis for the next period. Projects include updating our resilience guide for institution governors, supporting a business case briefing development programme and developing and writing funding bids for the next phase of the L...

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  EAUC launches new research on sustainability reporting tools – 4th August 2017

  The EAUC has released new mapping research today that looks at the wide ranging sustainability reporting tools available to UK post-16 education sector.   Navigating through the increasingly complex landscape of sustainability reporting tools often seems a daunting task. In response, the Environme...

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  Call for Hosts – 4th August 2017

  Beyond COP21 University/College Symposium – Call for Hosts Peter Milne, Founder/Director of Target4Green, is currently looking for an EAUC Member  University or College to host a free pilot Beyond COP21 Symposium in the academic year 2017/18, as part of their engagement programme with local...

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  Energy scheme officially opened at £330 million Northampton University campus – 3rd August 2017

  Energy Scheme Officially Opened at £330m Waterside Campus £6.5m biomass energy project at The University of Northampton’s Waterside Campus is officially opened to mark the completion of the project. On August 1st 2017 members from The University of Northampton and sustainable energy specia...

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  Sustainability in Education Survey 2017 Deadline Extension! – 1st August 2017

  The Environmental Association for Universities and Colleges (EAUC), National Union of Students (NUS), University and College Union (UCU), College Development Network (CDN) and Association of Colleges (AoC) have again launched a joint survey on perceptions of sustainability in the sector. This sur...

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  Salix launches new round of funding for HEIs – 31st July 2017

  Last year, almost half of all HEIs in England worked with Salix on energy efficiency projects in the last financial year, resulting in the completion of projects utilising over £20m from Salix managed programmes. As well as impressive carbon emissions savings, these projects will see annual energy b...

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  EAUC donates to 2017 Conference host carbon offset project – 31st July 2017

  As part of our sustainable event strategy, each year, we make a carbon offset donation to the institution that hosted the EAUC Annual Conference. After the 2017 conference we provided Lancaster University with a donation which they are incorporating within their large scale tree planting project ...

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  University of Winchester to launch new sustainability and wellbeing behaviour change scheme – 28th July 2017

  The University of Winchester will be launching the JUMP behaviour change programme in September this year.   Winchester is the latest university to implement the JUMP programme, joining Swansea University, Bournemouth University, the University of Chichester and Brunel University. The programme ha...

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  University scores top marks for its sustainable procurement – 27th July 2017

  The University of Manchester has achieved Level 5 – the highest possible rating – in the Government’s flexible framework for sustainable procurement. The University is the first in the country to have its self-assessment independently verified, with Manchester’s practices ...

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  Green Scorecard Update – 25th July 2017

  Following member feedback, the Green Scorecard tool has been updated. Please watch the short video to find out where the improvements and additions have been made to the functionality. Also available to download is a user guide document. All changes are now live on the Green Scorecard system r...

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  University of Winchester named Client of the Year in building excellence awards – 24th July 2017

  The University of Winchester has scooped the Client of the Year Award at the 2017 Constructing Excellence Awards in London and the South East.   The Awards recognise outstanding companies working in the built environment and projects that have delivered improvements in all-round performance thro...

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  Scottish Government Code of Practise on Litter and Refuse. Consultation on renewal – 21st July 2017

  Your institution has formal responsibilities around litter and refuse – have your say on the new Code of Practice. The Scottish government is in the process of updating the 2006 ‘Code of Practice on Litter and Refuse’ statutory guidance, issued under the Environmental Protecti...

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  Scottish Government Climate Change Bill - Consultation – 14th July 2017

  On the 30 June 2017 the Scottish Government launched its most recent consultation to introduce a new Climate Change Bill in relation to the Climate Change Act (Scotland) 2009.  The key changes being proposed include:   Greenhouse gas emission reduction target being changed from 80% reduction...

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  Textiles technology to detect pilot stress levels at Nottingham Trent Uni – 14th July 2017

  Smart textiles will be used to monitor stress levels in aeroplane pilots as part of a major European research project involving Nottingham Trent University.   The university’s Advanced Textiles Research Group – led by Professor Tilak Dias of the School of Art & Design –will explo...

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  Turning Our Unconscious Competence into Conscious Competence – 13th July 2017

  The power and value of sustainability leaders ratcheted up yet another gear at this year’s EAUC Leadership Lab at Cambridge.  Westminster College buzzed as a talented and experienced group of leaders grasped a new language of change and recognition of their pivotal role in driving it. The ...

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  NUS celebrate successful Green Impact awards – 13th July 2017

  The National Union of Students celebrated their annual Green Impact Students' Unions awards last week.    This year they had redesigned their toolkit to include more social and holistic actions, for example about activism and campaigning, and training and research. The NUS Sustainability team were...

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  Salix College Energy Fund accepting applications – 11th July 2017

  Salix has announced the launch of a new round of funding for Further Education Colleges in England, in partnership with the EAUC and supported by the Association of Colleges. The funding ensures Further Education Colleges can invest in energy efficient technologies, resulting in both carbon and fina...

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  Post-16 education proving key to reaching Sustainable Development Goals – 6th July 2017

  This year’s UK and Ireland Green Gown Awards’ finalists are proving post-16 education is at the forefront of the effort to deliver solutions to the most pressing global challenges of our time. Having been a leading participant in the United Nations negotiations to develop 17 Global Go...

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  Brite Green University Carbon Progress Report Data Review – 4th July 2017

  Brite Green are currently in the process of preparing for their University Carbon Progress Report. The report uses the most recent figures published by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA). In order to ensure the findings accurately reflect the performance of universities, Brite Green are m...

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  University of Cambridge publishes its first Environmental Sustainability Report – 3rd July 2017

  The University of Cambridge has published its first Environmental Sustainability Report. The report, titled 'Environmental Sustainability Report', details the university's progress towards meeting the goals set out in the University’s Environmental Sustainability, Vision, Policy and Strategy. ...

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