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Sustainable ThinkingMeddwl CynaliadwyCardi Metropolitan UniversityPrifysgol Fetropolitan Caerdydd

COnTEnTS Foreword 1 About the University 2 Policies, Standards and Benchmarks for the 2

Environment and Sustainable Development Responsibilities 2 The Universitys Approach to Sustainable Development 3 Progress on Academic Support 3 Progress in Schools 4 Emissions and Euents 7 Energy and Utilities 8 Occupational Health & Safety 8 Safety and Hazardous Substances 8 Printing and Copying 8 Sustainable Estate 9 Sustainable Procurement and Fair Trade 9 Travel and Transport 10 Waste Management 10 Conclusion 10 Appendices 11

FORWARDi am fully committed to sustainable development inlearning, teaching, research and enterprise and in ourleadership and management practices. the universitywill continue to embed sustainability principles withinits strategic, business and operational activities.

a key emphasis will be to ensure that our graduatesare future proof, motivated and inspired to make apositive dierence: we are committed to promotingand incorporating education for sustainabledevelopment and global citizenship within thecurriculum, developing sustainable graduates withthe awareness and critical capabilities to respondeectively to challenges throughout all aspects oftheir lives and careers.

i am proud of our achievements in these areas, whichwere reected in the 2013 People and Planet leaguetable, where the university was ranked 23rd in the uk,in the first class category and 2nd in wales. we havebeen certied against the is0 14001 standard forenvironmental management systems (ems) since2012, and work in partnership with others in walesand in wider communities.

Prof a J chapmanVice-chancellor

1www.cardiffmet.ac.uk/sustainability | REPORT ON SUSTAINABILITY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

2 REPORT ON SUSTAINABILITY AND THE ENVIRONMENT | www.cardiffmet.ac.uk/sustainability

About the UniversityCardiff Metropolitan University provides accessible, flexible, relevant

and high-quality education, training, research and enterprise

opportunities, and is acclaimed for high academic standards and

student satisfaction.

The University is organised into Schools; Cardiff School of Art and

Design, Cardiff School of Health Sciences, Cardiff School of Education,

Cardiff School of Management, Cardiff School of Sport and Product

Design Research (PDR). It specialises in courses that are career-

orientated and designed in conjunction with business and industry.

One tenth of University students based in Cardiff are from overseas.

Cardiff Metropolitan Universitys Associate College is the London

School of Commerce (LSC). LSC is based in London but also has

campuses offering University programmes in Bangladesh and

Malaysia. The University also has students studying at partner

institutions in Singapore, Egypt, Bulgaria, Greece, Morocco, Hong

Kong and Ireland.

Learning and teaching is central to what the University does and it has

a developing research profile which informs and helps

develop/enhance teaching and learning activities.

Policies, Standards andBenchmarks for the Environment and Sustainable Development (a) The Universitys work on the environment and sustainability is

guided by an Environment and Sustainability Policy. This policy

was reviewed by the Board of Governors in November 2013 and

is attached at Appendix 1.

(b) The University participated in the People and Planet League 2013

and achieved a First Class Award, ranked 23rd of all universities in

the UK and second in Wales.

(c) The University achieved ISO 14001 in March 2012.

ResponsibilitiesThe Board of Governors has responsibility for environmental

performance and the sustainability strategy. The Finance and Estates

Committee of the Board oversees the detailed work on the

environment and sustainability in the organization and its business

operations. The ISO 14001 Steering Group is chaired by a member of

the Vice-Chancellors Board and reports directly to the

Vice-Chancellors Board.

The EMS covers all University activities from energy and utilities, to

waste management and recycling and importantly includes embedding

education for sustainable development in the curriculum and into

research and enterprise activities.

The University works closely with the Student Union to maintain ISO

14001 and the Student Union takes particular interest in the

Universitys Fair Trade Status and is the vital link to all student activities.

Penarth Management Services is providing ongoing support to the

maintenance of ISO14001. During 2012/13 the University made good

progress improving its register of environmental legislation, its register

of aspects and its procedures. The University improved its document

storage system completed a range of internal EMS audits.

The University has identified environmental aspects and nominated aspect owners, can be seen in Appendix 2.


The Universitys Approach to Sustainable Development During the year, Cardiff Metropolitan University made strides to

cohere various strands of its activity on the sustainability agenda,

recognising that the concept of sustainable development is complex,

spanning economic development, environmental quality and social

equity. The University believes its actions must address these

environmental, economic and social factors. Its approach to

sustainability is characterised as an organic, or a bottom-up approach

within a management framework, rather than a top-down imposition of

a high level concept. The approach, whilst comprising individual

operational areas, each focusing on specific targets or standards,

allows the University to implement relevant and meaningful change.

The specific strategies and action plans are overseen and steered via a

range of senior management groups and committees including Estates

and Sustainability Committee, Equality and Diversity Forum, Staff

Development Panel and Health and Well-being Steering Group, to

ensure appropriate priority and resource is provided to

meet agreed objectives.

When aggregated, the outcomes clearly amount to a

sustainable development position evidenced by the

following achievements:

An Investor in People organization.

Gold in the Wales Corporate Health Standard.

A Fair Trade University.

Gold in the Welsh Governments Travel Plan Awards and

developing second generation Carbon Management Plan.

ISO 14001 certified Environmental Management System.

1st Class Green League Award and being ranked within the top 25

universities in the UK for its environmental performance.

As a result of developing action plans for Investors in People,

Corporate Health Standard, ISO14001 and the Strategic Equality Plan,

it became clear that much of this work is, by nature, complementary.

A number of activities and actions are relevant to all areas of work and

whilst many of the University-wide achievements are accolades in their

own right, the combined sum of this work opens up new dimensions

of thinking.

The University has adopted sustainable behaviours and continues to

meet the challenge of embedding these into all staff and student

activities. These behaviours are guided by the Strategic Equality Plan,

Environmental Management System, Health and Well-being Strategy

(Corporate Health Standard), Carbon Management Plan, Water

Efficiency Plan, Investors In People Standard, Transport and Travel

Plan, Fair Trade Policy and Sustainable Procurement approach via the

Welsh Sustainable Procurement Assessment Framework. The

Universitys adoption of these behaviours is linked to clear measurable

objectives such as ISO14001.

As part of its commitment to raising the awareness of sustainability and

engaging staff to make a difference, the University has implemented an

on-line, e-Learning module which can be accessed by all staff as part of

their induction and staff development process. This course introduces

staff to the topic of sustainability and policies of the University, and is a

compulsory part of all new staffs corporate induction into the

University.

People and Planet: Go Green Week 2013Go Green Week is People & Planets* annual national weekof action on climate change in schools, colleges anduniversities. Students run a week of activities to raiseawareness and demand stronger action to tackle theclimate crisis.

The University celebrated the People and Planet Go GreenWeek 2013 between Monday 11th to Friday 15thFebruary. A team of students from the Cardiff School ofManagement led and organised a series of activities aimedat raising student awareness of environmental issues, andto encourage their engagement with this topic through arange of practical small steps solutions designed tosupport a low carbon future.

Activities included a sustainable food day, sponsor a treewhich resulted in the planting of a new hedge, an up-cycling book sale, a great green bake off and charge yourmobile phone by cycling your bike. In excess of 600 wasraised during the week and the students donated thesefunds to support a school in Gambia. This is aninternational project, linked to sustainability, that theSchool established, and the specific donation was used tohelp school children learn about how to grow salad foodsand crops in a sustainable way.

1People and Planet is the largest student network in theUK campaigning to end world poverty, defend humanrights and protect the environment

Progress on Academic SupportIn 2012/13 a range of case studies were developed demonstrating

how sustainability is being taught across Cardiff Met. The case studies

are from a range of different discipline areas and discuss ideas around

the topics studied, teaching methods used or assessments carried out.

Additionally, in 2013 a University Graduate Attributes Framework was

approved. This framework specifies a number of skills that all Cardiff

Met graduates will acquire, and evidence of these skills in the

curriculum will be required when validating and reviewing

programmes. The framework includes demonstrating an appreciation

of the importance of sustainable development.

In 2012/13 remote work-based learners have been facilitated to access

learning via web conferencing. One example of this are the students of

Dental Technology whose experience was outlined in the JISC

publication Learning in a Digital Age in 2012. The embedding of such

distributed electronic learning technologies was singled out as a

feature of good practice in the QAA Review of Foundation degrees

undertaken in February 2013. This good practice has been

disseminated across Wales in order that others may also promote the

approach. In addition a fully distance learning programme (requiring

no physical attendance) was validated in 2013.

The University is also taking steps to increase flexible learning through

a large scale enhancement of virtual learning practices and through

piloting newly acquired Panopto software which allows lecture

capture.

Video Conferencing has been regularly used for Franchise Approval

Events, Periodic Reviews and Action Planning Meetings with partners.

Staff are also encouraged to use Skype for day to day contact with

partners and this has been written into the Moderator and Link Tutors

Handbook.

Documentation for review events is also provided to review panels

electronically via share point. The electronic submission of

assignments continues to increase with one School having recently

made this mandatory. Between September. 2012 and December. 2013

5,811 assignments were submitted electronically.

Two types of resource have been developed to disseminate

information on sustainability. The first is a short on-line module

introducing staff to the topic of sustainable development and Cardiff

Met policies, and the second provides academic staff with resources to

increase the teaching of sustainability related issues to students.

It can also be used as a catalyst for new and alternative ideas about

embedding sustainability into the curriculum.

This module is currently being piloted as part of a larger initiative to

ensure that sustainability issues are embedded in the curriculum.

Progress in Schoolsa. Cardiff School of Art & Design (CSAD)

Rather than create specific and therefore isolated sustainability

modules and projects, the CSAD elected, from an early stage, to

integrate sustainability thinking fully into all its areas of activity.

The Schools approach is now implicit in its protocols for the use of

materials and workshops, as well as in its teaching and student

assessment. It is also evident in the CSADs research and enterprise

portfolios. The approach also extends to design and planning for the

Schools new accommodation: CSAD is working with the Universitys

Estate Department and Project Team to ensure that the new CSAD

building benefits from solar power and a substantial redeployment of

current resources.

CSADs aim is to develop artists and designers who reflexively and

consciously consider environmental issues in their practice. This starts

with the responsible use of materials and well-developed approaches

to recycling and up-cycling. This goes along with an awareness of the

amount of energy deployed in production, with strategies to minimize

energy consumption, where possible.

The examples of sustainability in the curriculum can be drawn from all

areas, as it is an implicit feature of student learning. The examples are

therefore numerous and can be drawn from all areas. Indeed the new

undergraduate curriculum has been especially developed to enable all

students to engage in the issues of sustainability.


Projects available challenge student thinking on reuse, up-cycling,

hacking, as well as how the deployment of some new technologies can

transcend issues of waste and scarce resources.

b. Cardiff School of Health Sciences (CSHS)

A number of programmes are directly focused on the environment:

BSc (Hons) Environmental Health, BA (Hons) Business and

Management Studies with Sustainability, MSc Environmental Change

and Practice, MSc/PgD Environmental Risk Management and

MSc/PgD Waste Management.

CSHS is involved in research into health, ageing and stress reduction.

One project related to whether outdoor physical and leisure activities

may offer more benefits to health in later life compared to indoor

activities. This study found that allotment gardeners aged over fifty

had significantly lower levels of perceived stress levels when

compared to other adults of similar ages who were active in other

outdoor and indoor activities. There has been a recent increase in the

interest of the benefits of the natural environment for health and

wellbeing, and in Wales in particular there has been an increased focus

on the importance of allotment and community gardening. Last year,

the Welsh Government produced a report into the provision of

allotments in Wales which was accompanied by a community grown

food action plan. This was followed by an injection of funding into the

Federation of City Farms and Community Gardens to develop a three

year programme to support community food growing projects in order

to succeed and learn from best practice. The research study has been

published in an issue of HortTechnology a journal of the American

Society for Horticultural Science.

The School is also involved in the Africa Partnership Initiative (API)

which provides opportunity, through collaboration, to develop relevant

technology and community resources to promote and develop projects

with Africa. API is also a member of Wales for Africa Health Links

Network. The API activities include poverty-related diseases,

occupational/industry working environment, strategic alliance

between health and environment Libreville Declaration, community

health and learning and teaching.

c. Cardiff School of Sport (CSS)

The Cardiff School of Sport has taken steps to embed core principles

of sustainable practice within the delivery of its undergraduate and

postgraduate programmes, as a part of a wider perspective of

sustainable practice across the School. For example, the School has

added sustainability to the remit of the School Ethics Committee.

This initiative has already led to some scrutiny by the committee over

the ethical (in environmental and human terms) procurement of

material used for both teaching and research activities within the

School.

The School recognises that this is particularly pertinent for its

undergraduate operations because the scale of this teaching portfolio

means that even modest shifts towards sustainable practice has

potential for significant improvements across a number of

sustainability indicators.

The key environmental and economic sustainability initiatives the

School has focused on have involved fast tracking the transition

towards digital information delivery and assessment modalities across

as many undergraduate modules as possible. Using a combination of

Sharepoint, Blackboard and Turnitin platforms, combined with

extensive staff development interventions in support of these

technologies. This has been largely achieved in the short period of two

years, with 2012/13 being the first year where all student coursework

submission has been mandated to occur through Turnitin. In a self-

report audit conducted on assessment and marking practices, 96 of

147 coursework assessment points were marked electronically (64%)

and 13 of 59 examination assessment points were conducted on a

computer (22%). Significantly, this shift has focused on a number of the

largest core modules offered by the School. The extensive movement

towards fully digitised processes to support and ameliorate high quality

face to face educational interactions with students is seen as central to

creating sustainable education practices within the School.

Outside of curriculum and assessment, many administrative functions

now embrace technologically driven sustainable practices. In particular

the coursework, examination, question preparation, student evaluation

and external examiner evaluations have all been digitised via

SharePoint and Dropbox in the 2012/13 Academic Year. Consequently,

there are now a number of modules running that are now almost

entirely paperless.

In addition to the practical initiatives outlined above, in 2013 there

have been awareness raising staff development sessions that have

presented University corporate strategy, in order to in augur School

and individual level responses. Central to this initiative is the

imperative of embedding the concept of sustainable development

within curriculum content in order to provide students with a

heightened understanding of the significance of the sustainable

development in their professional fields. Members of School staff are

currently working with dedicated Cardiff Metropolitan University

sustainability development staff in order to develop exemplars of this

curriculum content and other forms of good practice within the

School. This initiative intends to provide a resource illustrating good

practice that can be cascaded across the institution. These examples

include the development of content that develops the sociology of

sustainability embedded within sociocultural module options, the use

of online tutorial scheduling initiatives, and video conferencing

initiatives to complement both student tutorials and staff meetings.


d. Cardiff School of Management (CSM)

All CSM first year students have sustainability built into an assessed

module appropriate to their course. This ensures that different

sustainability issues can be specifically tailored to different degree

programmes; allowing students to gain an understanding of the

relevance of sustainability to their chosen subject of study. This

approach enables the student, usually through a case study, to have

the opportunity to develop creative strategies and solutions to issues

such as the impact of global diversity and understanding mechanisms

of change and a knowledge about what makes the world

unsustainable.

For example, sustainability represents a central theme

throughout the core strategy models on the Business and

Management programme. It is understood as resting upon

three pillars;

the maintenance of a sustainable physical environment;

the generation of economic sustainability based upon the

adoption of a long term perspective, and one based upon an

appreciation of economic complexity and economic relationships

recognition that society or community, at all levels local, national

and global, both supports and is in turn supported by sustainable

practices.

True sustainability is only recognised when these three conditions are

met and considered in total. The core strategy modules seek to

promote an understanding of sustainability in all of these dimensions.

At level 4 students establish the main dimensions and implications of

sustainability for business and its conduct. The focus is to take

students beyond the simple environmental understanding of the term,

and place sustainability within a broader business context;

Level 5 discusses the need to consider sustainability within a wider

global context, and the fact that the long term sustainability of the

global system depends upon equity and social justice. Modules

explore those factors driving inequality, such as the operation of global

financial markets, and the practices of multinational business;

Level 6 considers how sustainability can be built into business thinking,

not simply as a bolt on to policy but as a central objective of strategic

design. Sustainable strategy might focus upon business model

creation and innovation, the promotion of business ethics and

corporate social value, and the development of resilience in business

and its ability to deal with change.

e.Cardiff School of Education (CSE)

The school curriculum for three to nineteen year olds in Wales, from

September 2008, established sustainable development and global

citizenship as a key pillar of education. As the major provider of

teacher education and training in Wales, the Cardiff School of

Education plays a key role in the Welsh curriculum strategy.

The Welsh Government has issued detailed guides to Education

for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship (ESDGC)

in the curriculum, with seven interlinked themes:

Wealth and poverty

Identity and culture

Choices and decisions

Health

Climate change

Consumption and waste

Natural environment

These themes are all addressed and embedded as a core feature of the

School of Education programmes because they are part of the

Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) Standards that students need, to

achieve. The School has continued in 2011-12 with its Forest School

training, in collaboration with the Forestry Commission, and is

represented on the Woodlands for Learning Forum and the National

Forest School Network. Through these initiatives the School offers

training both to student teachers and partnership school staff. The

School is also pro-active in integrating health and wellbeing into the

curriculum.

The health and wellbeing of student teachers is paramount within the

Department of Teacher Education and Training. Student teachers are

supported throughout their study and during school experience,

beginning with 'Student Teacher Wellbeing' events as part of induction

onto ITT programmes. Individual student teachers with medical and

disability needs are supported by the Safeguarding, Equality and

Diversity Co-ordinator through the risk assessment process using the

SEWCTET Medical and Disability Experience Pack. Student teachers

recently had the opportunity to attend a conference organised by the

Cardiff School of Education and the Teacher Support Network:

'Reflecting on Teacher Wellbeing: Issues and Changing Perceptions'

followed by a variety of workshops exploring different aspects of

wellbeing for teachers.

The Schools outdoor learning team has secured sufficient funding to

build an outdoor classroom in the woodland area at the Cyncoed

Campus. It is hoped that building will commence late December or

early in January 2014. The Outdoor Learning Centre will aim to meet

the growing demand for outdoor learning experiences for children and

adults. The Centre will provide training for practitioner and students;

community groups and young adults; research to develop a greater

awareness of issues relating to outdoor learning and will promote

issues relating to sustainability through woodland experience.


Emissions and Effluents The University continues to be exempt from Emissions to Air Consent,

due to its insignificant impact.

However, despite this exemption, the University continues with its

robust maintenance strategy in line with statutory obligations, its

Schools continue to maintain their risk assessments to ensure minimal

impact on the local environment.

The University has almost completed a full survey of surface and foul

water drainage at its Cyncoed and Llandaff campuses, and has an

action plan to address all remedial work identified.

The University continues to hold a letter of consent, issued by DrCymru Welsh Water, which permits the University to deposit trade

effluent into the local drainage system. This consent recognises the

insignificant impact that the University effluent has on the water

course.

a. Air-Conditioning Inspections

The University contracts specialist services to maintain its air

conditioning equipment. This contract includes robust testing for

refrigerant leaks, and oversees the phased replacement of the ozone

depleting gas, R22, with more environmentally friendly gas, as and

when necessary.

Refrigerant leak tests also form part of the servicing schedule, as even

the environmentally friendly gas es have a global warming potential.

The University will now also undertake an impact assessment, in line

with its Energy Policy, prior to installing or renewing any air

conditioning equipment.

The Estates and Facilities Department will continue to pursue an active

regime of reducing, where possible, the amount of chemicals in use

through its procurement of contractors and materials. As stated last

year, the University has reduced its use of chemicals from 4000 to 2000

in recent years and it is hoped that this can be improved upon even

further.

Throughout the implementation of ISO_4001 the University has been

working to become compliant and to ensure emissions to air are kept

to a minimum, including identifying further potentials for

improvement. All relevant environmental legislation relating to

emissions to air has been identified and the University is working

toward fully compliance.


Energy and Utilities a. Carbon Management Plan

In 2008 the University set out a five-year strategy and implementation

plan for carbon management, which reached maturity at the end of the

2012/13 academic year. The strategy responded to the Carbon Trusts

Higher Education Carbon Management (HECM) Review and focused

on the implementation of a behavioral change programme, including

the following specific objective:

To develop a robust management system that canengage with all stakeholders by utilising theenergy monitoring and reporting infrastructure tocontinually improve carbon reductionperformance against targets

Annual performance achieved against these targets over thefive year period is illustrated in the chart below:

Emissions 2007/08 to 2012/13

Emissions levels were consistently below target over the

duration of the strategy, and a 16.3% reduction was achieved

against a 12% target at the end of the five year period.

This forward-thinking, behavioral change approach and subsequent

results have led to Cardiff Met being highly regarded within the higher

education sector for energy management.

A new five-year Carbon Management Strategy is set to be approved in

early 2014, and will commit the university to continuing reductions in

emissions, and investing in energy efficient and carbon management

projects. A detailed plan will set out how the university will work

towards sustaining energy and emissions reductions, including

continuing with the existing behavioral change programme, and

technical projects including lighting, heating, controls and other

energy efficiency improvements. For the interim 2013/14 academic

year, the university is targeting a continued 3% reduction in emissions.

b. Energy and Water Costs

In 2012/13 the university spent 1.31 million on energy (electricity,

gas and oil) and water consumption in its buildings. Electricity accounts

for approximately two-thirds of all utility spend, and the new Carbon

Management Strategy will focus largely on reducing these costs.

Gas consumption accounts for the vast majority of the remaining

one-third of utility spend, while water supply and sewerage costs are

approximately.

Energy & Water Costs 2007/08 to 2012/13

Taking into account the reduced energy consumption and increasing

utility rates since 2007/08, cost savings over the duration of the

five-year Carbon Management Plan period are estimated to be

in excess of 1m.

c. Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) Energy

Efficiency Scheme

Cardiff Metropolitan University qualifies for the Carbon Reduction

Commitment (CRC) Energy Efficiency Scheme a government

scheme aimed at improving energy efficiency and reducing emissions

by applying a charge for every tonne of CO2 emitted.

To comply with the CRCEES, the university completed an allowance

payment of 62,568 in September 2013, in addition to surrendering

previously purchased allowances to the value of 8,184.


Occupational Health and Safety The University recognises that the health and well-being of staff and

students is essential to its success and therefore is committed to the

provision of an environment which supports the adoption of healthier

lifestyles. The philosophy which underpins this commitment is one of

self-help and individual responsibility within a corporate framework,

promoting and supporting good practice to comply with legislation,

addressing key workplace risks to health and encouraging a healthy

lifestyle culture. The encouragement of healthy lifestyle culture among

staff and students includes active support to staff and students that use

sustainable forms of commuting (walk/cycle/public transport) to/from

and between their places of work and study. Health and well-being

development is a key component of the Corporate HR Strategy and

improvement goals have been set which target key preventable ill-

health issues and the Welsh Governments Health Challenge Wales

priorities.

The aims of the strategy are to enhance the Universitys

reputation as a health promoting University through:

Improving the health (physical, emotional and psychological) of

the University community; and

Increasing employee engagement.

To achieve these aims, key strategic objectives have been identified as

being crucial to its success. Attached to Appendix 4 is a table which

identifies those objectives and provides an outline of progress made on

their respective achievement during 2013/14.

Safety of Hazardous Chemical Substances

Schools and Units are required to identify and assess risks posed to

staff, students and the environment by hazardous chemicals and to

liaise with Campus Services over their safe disposal. During 2012/13,

Schools and Units continued to ensure that risk controls implemented

for hazardous chemical substances remained effective. Progress

continues to be made towards the establishment of a University-wide

Code of Practice for the use and disposal of chemical substances. A

cross school working group was established in the summer of 2013

and a Hazardous Chemicals User Workshop has been included in the

Corporate Staff Development Programme for 2013/14

Printing and Copying

Printing and copying continues to be a necessary activity within the

University. All student and staff copying resources are centrally

managed through the Print Studio. Print resources for staff are the

responsibility of respective Schools and Units; student print resources

also fall within the remit of the Print Studio.

Paper consumption is considered a significant environmental aspect by

the University, due to the associated 'whole life' environmental cost

from the supply chain, associated energy consumption, and ultimately

the waste product. To address this effect the University has developed

a target and supporting actions for the reduction of its paper

consumption.

The target and key actions are to reduce the overall

consumption of paper by 5% per Annum up to 2016/17 by:

Increasing double sided print by 3% per annum.

Increasing print output to the central MFD* fleet by 2%

per annum.

Training and information campaigns to promote environmentally

friendly practice.

The above table shows the progress made against target for the past 5

years, which illustrates the positive effect of the actions employed to

date; The University purchased approximately 35% (4 million)

fewer sheets of paper in 2012/13 compared to 2008/09.

The Print Studio uses a range of management systems to monitor and

analyse MFD print and copy activity against the targets and to identify

areas that require a particular focus.

More information relating to Printing and Copying, to include Paper

Supply and Usage, Document Printing and Double-sided Printing, is

attached at Appendix 5. 1 MFD. Multifunctional Device for

copying, printing and scanning.


Sustainable Estate

In academic year 2012 13 the University contracted to provide a new

art school at the Llandaff campus, completing the current Estates

Strategy. This new building will allow the University to dispose of the

Howard Gardens campus in the city centre. The Estate is thus

sustainably enhanced in a number of ways eg. much reduced footprint

for the school, the provision of an energy efficient building that has the

benefit of passive design and designed to BREEAM Excellent

standards. The building has several notable sustainable design

elements ie. photovoltaic panels to the roof, natural ventilation and a

high level of energy metering and controls. On completion of the

facility (September 2014) the University will have achieved its target of

reducing to two academic campuses. In addition to the foregoing, a

range of estates improvements have been made in the year, including

the upgrading of residences boilers to more efficient models, several

water saving installs, the installation of LED lighting and the

programme for replacement of single glazed fenestration.

Sustainable Procurement and Fair TradeThe Universitys procurement function is a key contributor to

sustainability objectives. Whilst the primary objective of all University

procurement is the achievement of best value for its goods and

services needs, the University seeks to configure all procurements to

include additional and non-core benefits, of which sustainability is a

major consideration, and to do so in a manner consistent with the

Welsh Government Welsh Procurement Policy statement.

When developing the specifications for its procurement requirements,

the University strives to include sustainable benefits, which in the last

twelve months have included multi-functional devices with enhanced

energy efficiency; a continuation of the growth in use of office

products manufactured from recycled materials; and further

enhancements of the sustainability credentials of the undergraduate

prospects through the use of mineral-based inks and World Land Trust,

carbon balanced paper stock.

Where the University leads on collaborative procurement projects that

are available to the broader public sector, it makes extensive use of

dividing the requirement into regional lots to assist in creating

opportunities for smaller and local businesses. The benefit to the local

economy of these various local supply initiatives can be illustrated

through the fact that in the last twelve months, some 54% of the

Universitys influence-able spend was placed with Welsh based

suppliers, and some 47% of the Universitys supplier base was Welsh.

The University seeks to make full use of electronic tools wherever

appropriate in its procurement processes. It has introduced a full e-

procurement ordering process to complement its electronic tendering

portal, resulting in a reduction of the use of hard copy documents and

stationery used in communicating to bidders and suppliers and, as a

consequence, dramatically reduces the use of surface mail services.

In addition to maintaining Fair Trade University Status, the University

has implemented an Ethical Supply Chains Policy, aimed at ensuring

the broadest consideration is given to the impact it has on its direct and

indirect supply chains.

For the coming twelve months, the University has devised a series of

quantitative measures to monitor progress against its objectives and it

will be looking to create baseline figures; the University will be looking

to make further progress on the use of products manufactured from

post-consumer waste and exploring opportunities to introduce

community benefits aspects into its major procurement exercises.

Travel and Transport

The well-established University Travel Plan provides a comprehensive

framework to continually review and improve the Universitys travel

practices. The Universitys continual investment and improvement in

sustainable travel has directly enhanced the health and wellbeing of

students, staff and the local community.

Since 2009, Cardiff Metropolitan University has achieved a significant

12% reduction in the number of student car users and a 10% reduction

in the number of staff driving to work, resulting in only 25% of students

and 68% of staff travelling by car to campus. The Universitys

successful travel initiatives have created a substantial growth in

passengers on its dedicated Met Rider bus service, along with

increasing demand for cycling facilities. Further details regarding the

range of travel initiatives are expanded upon in Appendix 6.

Our successful and continued proactive approach to travel planning

was recognised in December 2011 with the University being awarded

a Gold Level Welsh Travel Plan Award.


The following table illustrates the estimated number of cyclists

commuting to the University each week:

Cardiff Met Cyclist per week statistic 2008-2013

next Steps

To further improve the service, routes, times etc of the

Met Rider service to the University campuses and across

the city and wider community.

Continue to promote the use of virtual learning and

conferencing, to reduce the need to travel to campus.

Develop strategies to reduce the Universitys direct and

indirect business travel footprint.

Continue to explore new travel options with local train

companies, and bus operators to assist student and staff

use of public travel.

Waste Management

Waste management performance remains positive, with a continuing

reduction in general waste to landfill being achieved albeit at a slower

rate than previously

The high peak between May and July 13 corresponds to a summer

programme of building and refurbishment work with the

corresponding clear out of old furniture and equipment that in many

cases has no re-use or recycling potential.

Landfill 2009-2013 (Tones)

During 2103 recycling continued to grow, with the overall figures for

2013 showing an increase of 45 tonnes versus 2012.

Recycling 2009-2013 (Tonnes)

Following the introduction of food waste separation and collection in

2012, the University received grant funding to support additional food

waste and mixed recycling bins. Since then, the food waste collection

has increased from 6 tonnes per annum to almost 18 tonnes (in 2013).

Conclusion

The University continues to make excellent progress on

the environment and sustainability agenda and thanks are

due to the staff and students for their contribution.

Its pursuit of becoming a top 10 (post 92) university in the

next five years opens up further challenges. There are

many examples where the University makes a difference,

but it can do more. This is a great opportunity to lead in

pushing forward the principles of sustainable

development. By committing to the sustainable

development agenda, Cardiff Metropolitan University

can win the hearts and minds of staff and students,

create positive impacts, shift the culture from compliance

to alliance and drive up performance and invest in

the future.


1. Policy Statement: Cardiff Metropolitan University recognises the importance of the role it

has to play in environmental stewardship of its estate and in promoting

principles of sustainability across all of its activities, including teaching

and research. The University will manage and control its environmental

risks in a sustainable manner by complying with relevant legislation and

adopting where appropriate best practice.

2. Application: It is essential that sustainable development is at the core of all activities

in the higher education sector and at Cardiff Met.

The University is a major contributor to societys efforts to

achieve sustainability through:

the environment in which its students learn

the skills and knowledge that they acquire and put in to practice;

and

its own strategies and operations

This policy applies to all activities undertaken by (or on behalf of)

the University including those of governors, staff, students and

contractors.

3. Objectives of this policy are: The objectives of this policy are:

To make sustainability a core principle in all that we do.

To ensure that all environmental risks are assessed, managed and

controlled.

To promote and adopt best practice within the higher education

sector.

To maintain and develop the University in a sustainable manner.

To work together with our community on matters of the

environment.

To develop good working relationships with relevant external

authorities and bodies.

To develop managers, staff and students by providing training and

information on Sustainable Development: Environmental

management, Social Justice and Economy.

3.1 In accordance with the policy statement the University will:

Adopt Sustainable Development: Environment, Social Justice and

Economy, as a key principle in the University's strategic planning

and delivery.

Cohere the plans and activities, of complementary policies, to

enhance efficiency and results: Health & Wellbeing,

Environmental Management, Equality & Diversity and Staff

Development.

Meet the requirements of environmental legislation and commit to

a process of continual environmental improvement.

4. Promote and Adopt Best Practice Maintain an Environmental Management System; to set targets

and indicators, measure environmental performance and report

progress.

Appendix 1

5. Promote and adopt sectorinitiatives and best practiceThrough sustainable procurement best practice, seek to sup-

port, influence and deliver continuous improvement across so-

cial ethical and environmental aspects of products and services

whilst achieving best value.

Maximise energy efficiency, use of renewable resources and use

of low carbon technology;

Minimise waste generation and facilitate repair, reuse and

recycling over disposal of wastes;

Audit the ecology and biodiversity of the estate, and develop an

associated action plan to enhance its performance and

mitigate impact;

Actively promote sustainable and active travel to and from the

campus;

Promote continual improvement in maintenance practices

Encourage activities to enable students to contribute to

sustainable development;

Communicate and inform the University Community.

6. Produce an Annual Report; Produce reports to the appropriate committees;

Communicate with the Sustainability Champions.

7. Working with External Authorities and Bodies Develop good working relationships with all relevant external

authorities;

Develop links with appropriate environmental bodies and

associations;

Report any incidents as required.

8. Development of Managers,Staff and Students Provide appropriate training and information to the

University community.



Appendix 2Academic Development

Emissions and Effluents

Energy and Utilities

Environmental Awareness

Operational Health and Safety

Paper

Sustainable Estate

Student Union

Sustainable Procurement and Fair Trade

Travel and Transport

Waste Management

Dean of Learning and Teaching

Maintenance Operations and Space Manager

Energy Manager, Estates and Facilities

HR Manager (Staff Development)

Health and Safety Advisor

Head of Commercial Services

Director of Estates and Facilities

Chief Executive, Cardiff Metropolitan University Student Union

Head of Procurement

Travel Plan Manager, Estates and Facilities

Facilities Manager, Estates and Facilities


Appendix 3The following presents further examples of the work that is

taking place within the Universitys Schools

Within CSAD, examples of work include how the BA/BSc Product

Design and BSc Architectural Design Technology programmes require

their students to consider the impact their new designs have on society

and the environment. In addition to a sustainability oriented overall

approach, the Graphic Communication programme runs a project

entitled Sustainable Me?, intended to raise second-year students

awareness of sustainable and unsustainable attitudes, behaviors and

practice. By telling stories, student groups gain understanding and

insight into their subject area, and identify sustainable and

unsustainable practice. They then develop and apply their own

sustainable graphic-communication skills to print and screen-based

media for a given target-group on behalf of their client (a

representative of EcoDesign Centre Wales: www.edcw.org).

CSADs MSc Advanced Product Design course originally had a twenty

credit sustainability focused module, called Sustainability Issues in

Design for Production. This was actually removed in favour of a more

holistic approach which forces students to addresses the paradox

between the need for socially responsible sustainable product design

and the desire for cost- effective mass production to feed mass

consumerism in all modules.

The Schools research and enterprise portfolio includes the Ecological

Built Environment Research and Enterprise (EBERE) research group.

EBERE is involved in work that investigates how design and

construction techniques, strategies and applications can be developed

for low impact on planetary resources. It also seeks to address how

people use and experience the built environment in their lives, work

and leisure. The group are currently running four Knowledge

Exchange Skills Scholarships (KESS) with Welsh Housing Associations,

focused on meeting ambitious Welsh Government zero carbon targets

in the housing sector. They have also recently completed a major

EPSRC-funded research project with Salford University on a similar

theme.

In addition to the KESS projects, the School has a number of enterprise

activities with sustainable practice elements. For example the Product

Design programme is currently engaged in a Knowledge Transfer

Partnership with EcoDesign Wales aimed at helping a local company

employ sustainable approaches to design of batch and mass

manufactured products. It is working with the charity Mothers of

Africa on developing medical goods and services for rugged rural

environments in Zambia. It has undertaken projects on the reuse and

recycling of plastic bags, including IKEA carriers.

In the Cardiff School of Sport, reading lists can be accessed via a series

of hyperlinked texts which are either linked directly to their original

locations with journal providers, or provided via digitised versions.

Students can book via an online scheduling website to meet the

module leader for individual tutorials. The effect of the move to a more

paperless approach has been that students no longer need to print

handouts, but rather loading lecture handouts on their mobile devices

and bring these to lectures. Having a number of students accessing the

internet during sessions has greatly facilitated our use of internet based

activities spontaneously during class sessions making classes more

open and dynamic.

Cardiff School of Educations development of an Outdoor Learning

Centre will provide a range of learning opportunities linked to

sustainable issues. The market for Forest School courses is strong and

the School is ideally placed in South East Wales to meet the demand; a

unique feature will be the ability to deliver Forest School training

through the medium of Welsh.. The centre will also target the

compulsory education, hobby, night class and consultancy markets.

This will mean that the Centre will be reaching a wide range of people

within the local community and across South East Wales, promoting

the principles of sustainability through structured training

programmes. These will included Forest School training, Earth

Education workshops and curriculum focused events, such as literacy

and numeracy, promoted within a natural environment.

As sustainability is integral to the education system in Wales, the

Centre will build upon best practice in terms of subject knowledge and

pedagogical practice. It will play an important part in enhancing

understanding of sustainability issues, for students and participants

from external bodies.


Appendix 4Strategic Goal Progress during 2011/12

To increase employee engagement through encouraging participation in workplace health andwell-being activities.

A health and well-being Promotion Group comprising volunteers from Schools/Units metthroughout 2012/13.

There were over 450 instances of staff participation in health promotion activities organised throughout 2012/13. This figure includes a number of active travel related activitieswhere staff were encouraged to improve theirhealth through green exercise initiatives.

Encourage exercise through the promotion of active transport.

Bike/walk to work weeks were held throughout2012/13. More than 163 staff participated perevent. The University also run a Cycle PurchaseScheme during the year where 36 members ofstaff were able to purchase bicycles for travel toand from work through a salary sacrifice scheme.

To provide supportive mechanisms to enable staffto make informed health-oriented lifestylechoices.

Access to on-site smoking cessation groups wereprovided, through a partnering arrangement withthe Charity ASH Cymru.

On-site confidential staff counselling was providedagain during 2012/13 with sixty staff members attending sessions held on the Llandaff and Cyncoed campuses.

The Eatwell Project continued to be developedduring 2012/13. The project aims to make thehealthier, more nutritious choice, the easier choicefor staff and students.

Access to dedicated health information from theuniversitys workplace health and well-being staff.

To raise awareness among staff of workplacehealth and well-being provision at Cardiff Met.

An internal communications strategy has been developed by Communications and Marketing to promote health and well-being at Cardiff Met.

To develop the provision of health and well-beingat Cardiff Met to a level which satisfies the GoldLevel Award criteria for the Welsh GovernmentsCorporate Health Standard (CHS).

Cardiff Met was awarded the Gold Level of the Corporate Health Standard in December 2011.


Appendix 5Paper Supply and Usage

The University sources the majority of its paper from the Antalis

McNaughton Paper Group, under the Higher Education Purchasing

Consortium for Wales (HEPCW) agreement. The paper purchased

through this contract derives from certified sustainable sources, and is

produced in ISO14001 accredited mills. In March 2012, the University

changed the standard of paper it purchases, from an 80g to a 75g

product. The 75g paper is made from 32% less trees/wood, and has

reduced production waste by approximately 6%.

The following table summarises paper purchased 'centrally' by the Print

Studio over the last five academic years. The graph includes the annual

reduction target to show performance against this measure. 2012/13

figures illustrate a steady reduction in the volume of paper used versus

the previous year. The excellent early performance necessitated a

review of the original target. This has now been increased, and is set to

achieve a 50% (5.5m sheet) reduction in overall paper purchased

between 2008/09 and 2016/17.

Table 2: Total volume of paper purchased by Cardiff

Metropolitan University 2008 - 2013

2010/11 volume of paper purchased: 8,314,500 sheets

2012/13 volume of paper purchased: 7,179,389 sheets

The following sections detail the strategies that assist meeting the

paper-reduction target.

Document Printing

Moving toward a centralised print model for document production

involves the gradual removal of non-essential desktop office printers,

and the redirection of printing to centralised/shared multi-functional

devices. This model offers a more economic and environmentally

friendly approach for this activity. The University monitors all print

activity.

The results show a continued improvement in the transfer of document

production to central devices. What is heartening is that this is

happening in a voluntary way, with staff recognising the benefits to be

gained from this approach. This has been helped in part by an

information campaign to raise awareness of the benefits of this model.

The four years of data for the print activity across the entire MFD fleet

along with the annual target are as follows:

Table 2: Total number of pages printed on MFD between

2009/10 2012/13

The table shows a significant increase in print activity each year, with

2012/13 achieving a 5% increase on the previous years result.


Double Sided Printing (Duplex Printing)3

Double sided printing can bring obvious reductions in paper usage,

and is therefore an area of focus. Analysis of print activity for 2012/13

shows, at 19%, a slight decrease versus 2011/12, but still performing

ahead of target.. The following table presents performance against

target since 2010/11.

The new multi-function device contract, 2013/14, includes a

management system (UniFLOW). This management system provides a

statistics module, making it far easier to collate information on printing,

copying and scanning. In addition, UniFLOW can assist in the work

toward financial and environmental savings, by providing reports on

user activity, and how system interventions are assisting these savings,

e.g. through secure job deletion and rules based routing, or

environmentally through hardware and related Co2 emissions.

Rules based routing

The Universitys Schools and Units are all currently reviewing

expenditure related to print, with the aim of reducing as much as

possible. In support of this the University will be implementing Rules

Based Routing. This system is used to control the routing of print

production to the most cost effective device (within the organisation).

Essentially it is designed to move production from desktop printers to

MFDs to assist the University to remove its dependence upon desktop

printers. It is intended to deploy the system in an advisory way initially,

providing the opportunity to collect data on areas not taking

the advice.

Print Audit

The new mfd contract includes the rquirement to undertake an

organisational Print Audit. This audit will take place in the Spring of

2014 and will capture volumes, document types, user trends, colour

content and use of double sided printing via the installation of software

on to the network. There are two software options for the audit, the

first is designed for print server only audits and the second has the

ability to capture all printing from locally attached desktop printers.

An organisation Print Audit will provide recommendations to advise

on how the University may further reduce the cost (and environmental

impact) associated with document production.

3Note: The University currently has no means of similar analysis for

copy activity.

2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13

CSM 351,787 631,516 (+79%) 626,932 (-1%) 648,771 (+3.5%)

CSAD 7500 7726 (+3%) 17,580 (+227%) 25373 (+44%)

CSHSS 181,047 256,229 (+41%) 320,486 (+25%) 365,460 (+14)

CSOE 83,992 109,177 (+29%) 126,420(+29%) 193,324 (+53%)

CSS 49,199 63,764 (+29%) 90,317 (+41%) 84,925 (-6%)

Two thirds of the Universitys print volume is generated by the academic Schools, therefore looking specifically at their respective performance

provides a clear indication of the progress being made: CSM is maintaining excellent performance with approximately 648,000 prints in 2012/13.

The other Schools continue to show an overall positive shift to centralized print:


Appendix 6Walking2013 has seen the start of the construction of permanent showers,

lockers and changing facilities in the new Cardiff School of Art and

Design being purpose built for staff and students who walk or cycle to

campus. Over the past year an increasing number of walking initiatives

have taken place including a twice weekly lunchtime walk, free

pedometers and complimentary breakfasts resulting in 29% of students

and 8% of staff walking to campus.

CyclingThe University is considered a pioneering institution regarding cycling,

having launched its BUG (Bike User Group) in 2004. The group has

steadily grown to consist of over 300 members of staff (26% of all staff)

who through engagement have become a key factor in influencing the

universities substantial investment in cycling facilities.

Continued promotion of cycling and its health benefits has resulted in

over a thousand students and staff annually accessing the all weather

bicycle storage facilities spread across the four campuses. Recent

initiatives have included cycle to work purchase windows, Dr Bike

maintenance sessions and the expansion of the Llandaff campus cycle

path.

Cardiff Met cyclist per week statistics2008-2013

Met Rider (Formerly UWIC Rider)The bespoke Met Rider bus service has witnessed continuous growth,

with a 35% increase in sales in the past 5 years resulting in circa 2,200

Rider passes being purchased by students and staff in the 2012/13

academic year.

The Met Rider pass allows access to the largest student bus network

pass in Wales, permitting access to the entire Cardiff Bus fleet across

all zones, which is essentially a 30 mile radius. Recent investment in

technology has meant that the university has streamlined the

application process to be capable of completing an application and

issuing a pass within two minutes.

Met Rider Sales 2003-2013

Car ShareThe Universitys Car Share Group has existed since 2006 and annually

results in a reduction in car mileage by members of circa 120,000

miles, which equates to 46 tonnes of CO2. Membership has been

encouraged over the past year through Car Share Coffee Mornings

and direct emails to members who had not joined a group.

The forthcoming year will see a focus on increasing car sharers ahead

of the transfer of Howard Gardens to the Llandaff Campus in

September 2014.

Business TravelA continued reduction in staff car mileage and the increasing utilisation

of the pool cars and staff sharing transport has seen a 56% increase in

pool car usage since 2010. Staff now have the option of being able to

walk or cycle to work and use the pool cars to travel off campus during

the working day.

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