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!