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Achieving Campus Sustainability in the Curriculum and Culture – 5th Dec 2012

A chapter from the The Presidential Perspectives Series on how campuses can leverage sustainability for institutional gain in a competitive marketplace.

A comparison of Environmental Management Systems - EAUC Member responses – 5th Dec 2012

A compilation of responses from EAUC Members on their Environmental Management Systems

Tags: EMS | ISO14001 | Ecocampus | accreditation | environmental standards

A sustainable future for cycling - January 2008 policy – 5th Dec 2012

This report sets out the Department for Transport's cycling policy (January 2008) and demonstrates the health and environmental benefits of cycling.

Tags: travel | transport | cycling

A guide to managing and enhancing biodiversity on campus – 22nd Nov 2012

A guide to promote improved biodiversity management and good practice in the HE sector based on a project by HEFCE.

Tags: biodiversity | legal | targets | planning | awareness | implementing changes

Keble College - case study on electricity usage – 22nd Nov 2012

Keble College is one of the largest of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford with 410 undergraduate and 235 graduate students. It was the wish of the founders in...

Tags: case study | higher education institution | resource efficiency and waste | Operational | estates operations | Utilities | Sustainable Construction and Renovation

Lucideon's quick guide to ISO 50001: the new energy management system standard – 22nd Nov 2012

Lucideon's Quick Guide to ISO 50001: The New Energy Management System Standard - a reporting guide and a video.

Tags: energy | management | system | ISO50001 | EnMS

Midnight Oil Case Study University of Oxford Aug 2012 – 21st Nov 2012

A case study on Oxford University reducing energy use from out-of-hours working in research buildings

Tags: energy | research | emissions | buildings | reduction

WRAP - Learning to Benefit from Recycled Paper – 21st Nov 2012

A case study from WRAP on the use of recycled paper at the University of Gloucestershire.

Tags: recycling | wrap | paper

Energy efficiency and passive infra-red sensors - case studies from Steinel – 21st Nov 2012

Steinel UK Limited shares a number of case studies from some work completed with three EAUC Members in the installation of sensor controlled lighting to reduce energy.

UK National Ecosystem Assessment – 9th Mar 2012

UK National Ecosystem Assessment: Synthesis of the Key Findings is the first analysis of the UK natural environment in terms of the benefits it provides to society and...

Tags: college | biodiversity | report | higher education institution | development | Operational | estates operations | Adult Education | resource | uk | assessment | ecosystem | natural environment | trend | national

How does the Climate Change Act 2008 affect colleges and universities? - JISC Legal – 9th Mar 2012

Sustainable ICT in Further and Higher Education, a JISC report, provides useful information on good practice in environmentally sustainable ICT

Tags: jisc | act | 2008 | FAQ

Green ICT briefing paper – 9th Mar 2012

ICT briefing by JISC for the senior management team in November 2011, elaborating on the ways available for institutions to use ICT to go green, employing a couple of case studies

Tags: ICT | briefing

Engaging local communities with biodiversity enhancement at the University of Exeter – 3rd Mar 2012

A case study about biodiversity enhancement activities at the University of Exeter.

Tags: engagement | biodiversity | community | Exeter

Car parking management - EAUC Member responses – 2nd Mar 2012

EAUC Members responses about the management of paid car parks at institutions.

Bicycle rack use monitoring - EAUC Member responses – 2nd Mar 2012

Responses from EAUC Members on Members' experience of monitoring the use of bicycle racks.

Tags: cycling | bikes | racks

WRAP - Benchmarks for Target Setting – 2nd Mar 2012

Benchmarks for target setting, a short guide developed by the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP), provides information on selecting suitable metrics and KPIs; project...

Tags: college | guide | wrap | higher education institution | resource efficiency and waste | Operational | estates operations | Procurement and Supplier Engagement | recycle | Sustainable Construction and Renovation | Adult Education

Behavioural Insights Toolkit: Department for Transport – 2nd Mar 2012

A toolkit published by the Department for Transport (DfT) which provides a practical tool for users wishing to apply the latest behavioural insights in the transport context.

Tags: behaviour change | travel | transport | Department for Transport

Education for Sustainability: Guides for Teaching and Learning – 26th Feb 2012

View two Education for Sustainability (EFS) guides produced by Dr Alex Ryan and Professor Daniella Tilbury from the University of Gloucestershire.

Tags: sustainability | education | ESD | learning | teaching | EFS | guides

Biodiversity 2020: A strategy for England’s wildlife and ecosystem services – 19th Feb 2012

Biodiversity 2020: sets out the strategic direction for the next decade for England’s biodiversity policy on land (including rivers and lakes) and at sea.

Tags: sea | land

Whole-life Costing and Cost Management Guide – 19th Feb 2012

Achieving Excellence in Construction Procurement Guide in 'Whole-life Costing and Cost Management', published by the Office of Government Commerce in 2007. Link to the...

Tags: procurement | guide | construction | estates operations | strategic | Procurement and Supplier Engagement | Sustainable Construction and Renovation | Out of Sector | costing | cost management

UK Government Sustainable Procurement Action Plan – 19th Feb 2012

The UK Government's Sustainable Procurement Action Plan produced by DEFRA in 2007. Incorporating the Government response to the report of the Sustainable Task Force. Part...

Tags: procurement | report | strategic | Procurement and Supplier Engagement | government | DEFRA | Operations | Out of Sector | Action Plan

How sustainability has expanded the CFO's role – 17th Feb 2012

This 2011 report, compiled by Ernst & Young, defines the changing meaning of sustainability for a Chief Financial Officer in any organisation, including universities and...

Tags: finance | CFO

Bus Fare Subsidies - EAUC Member responses – 14th Feb 2012

EAUC Member responses to a question about whether subsidising staff bus fares for bus services that service campuses count as benefit in kind.

Tags: engagement | community

Attendance, bus services and car parking costs - EAUC Member responses – 11th Feb 2012

Responses from EAUC Members on whether there a link between bus vs. car issues and student attendance at institutions.