Castle Irwell Flood Basin Project – keeping Salford dry Floods from the River Irwell periodically devastate the lives of the families and businesses in the Lower...
Lower mileage; lower carbon; lower costs The University of Cumbria has reduced its reliance on travel and vehicles through an extensive change programme. This has involved...
4C – Co-generation Carbon Climate Care The University has built an energy centre with a combined heat and power (CHP) plant and introduced a range of energy saving...
United Utilities Business pride themselves on their ability to find simple solutions to complex problems. They go beyond simply supplying water, always looking for ways to keep...
Pam Reynolds, Sustainability Manager, Blackpool and The Fylde College emailed the Members’ network asking, “Does anyone have a paper cup recycling scheme at their...
John Thorne, Sustainability Coordinator, Glasgow School of Art emailed the Members’ network to ask if anyone used chemical free cleaning. John collated the responses and...
NUS has published a new positive investment resource, which seeks to provide information on the responsible investment options available to institutions that are divesting....
An independent evaluation of the PRI's achievements and challenges at 10 years - April 2016 Download the full report.
Fabia Jeddere-Fisher, Energy Manager, The University of the West of England emailed the Energy and Water Community of Practice to ask, “I’m doing some...
Dan Fernbank, Energy Manager, University of Reading posted the following message on the Members’ network. “We’re currently reviewing our application of...
Simon Forth, Environment Co-ordinator, University of Wolverhampton emailed the Transport Planning network to ask, “We’re running a small fleet of inter-site buses...
Patrick Flavin, Carbon and Energy Reduction Officer, University of Huddersfield, emailed the Energy and Water Community of Practice to ask, “We’re reconfiguring...
To say Liverpool Hope University’s hospitality and catering department has gone through a period of change over the last five years would be something of an...
This example is from Interface's Net-Works programme, an inclusive business model that collects discarded fishing nets from coastal communities and recycles them.
The students arriving on campus these days are very discerning. Their goals differ from those of the previous generations. And they bring a strong sense of community,...
Kirsti Norris, Carbon Budgets Manager, University of the West of England emailed the Energy & Water Community of Practice to ask, “As part of our carbon reduction...
“£5 billion spent on new buildings each year, these buildings use 2-3x more energy than designed” - 2014 Green Construction Board Report Building on...
Ben Tongue, Healthy Environment Manager, University of Bradford emailed the Members’ network asking, “Would anyone be able to recommend a WEEE collection...
Paul Roberts, Waste and Resources Manager, University of the West of England emailed the Members network to ask, “Does anyone have experience of making a recycling...
Andrew Bryers, Energy, Environment and Sustainability Manager, Aston University emailed the Members’ network asking, “As you may have read in an earlier email to...