Green Impact – reaching SilverHealth, Sport and Bioscience – SMT Meeting
7 December 2011Krys GuntonSchool AdministratorHSB
Claire MansfieldSchool Administrator
HSB
Sarah EttlingerGreen Impact Officer
Facilities
What is Green Impact?
• Staff in UEL departments take steps to reduce their own environmental impact.
• Online workbook: practical actions to encourage good practices and improve bad practices.
• Departments work at their own pace, at their own level of commitment with their own priorities and are then independently audited by students.
• Green Impact is a national project across 47 universities with EAUC and NUS. 2011 / 2012 is UEL’s second year with Green Impact.
Project Aims
• Empower staff to green working practices.
• Bottom-up scheme – led by keen individuals.
• Cross-campus connections – other staff, students, departments.
• Have fun!
Benefits
• Make your department greener and contribute to reducing UEL’s environmental impact.
• Get challenged in a different area of work.
• Recognition for good work team already does and sense of achievement.
• Team-building – competitive spirit!
• Save money – on purchasing, energy bills and waste disposal
• Online workbook to tick off criteria in 8 categories required to achieve Bronze, Silver and Gold certificates:
• Each criteria is clear, and easy to implement.
• The Environment Team provides support to complete the workbook and share best practice across departments.
Workbooks
2010 / 2011 - UEL
• 10 departments with 471 staff
• 72 staff directly involved
• 86 actions completed due to Green Impact.
HSB Admin Team
• Took part last year – received a fantastic Bronze, 1st award.
• Gained 120 points and completed 30 criteria from the workbook, including:
• Made double-sided copying default and provided information for other paper-saving options.• Ensured all hot drinks in the department are Fairtrade, which meant switching suppliers for some.• Promoted cycle scheme and interest-free travelcard loans.• Made reusable cups and glasses available to all visitors.• Introduced scrap paper boxes and clearly labelled recycling bins.
So, why SMT?
• The HSB Admin team are aiming for a Silver award this year.
• Silver criteria require more input and sign-off from SMT.
• 41 out of 100 points are for ‘green teams, action plans and communications’ criteria.
So, why SMT?
• Include environmental aspects in new staff inductions and handbooks.
• Write an environmental policy for HSB, to be signed off by SMT. • Sustainable travel – reduce domestic air travel.• Sustainable food – focus on local, seasonal and vegetarian choices
• Incorporate environmental aspects into long-term strategy and plans.
• Action Plan from energy audit signed off by SMT.
Timeline
• October – Teams recruited, signed up and work started on workbooks.
• March 21, 5 pm – Workbooks submitted.
• Last week of March – Auditors trained and audits carried out.
• May – Awards and Celebration!
• Year 3 – Register again and do even better!
Any questions?
Thank you!