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This slide is not to be presented This presentation set is designed to be presented: BY: Sponsor of the UCCCfS TO: Senior Leadership Team AIM: To explain what the UCCCfS is; and what Champions can do to help meet the commitments. TIME TO DELIVER PRESENTATION: Around 15 mins

This slide is not to be presented As this slide set is a generic set, for the use of all UCCCfS signatories, you will need to go through the slides, and adapt them slightly to suit your requirements. When preparing the presentation, look at the “Speaker notes” for: • suggestions on how to adapt slides to suit your institution • further detail on the topic to assist presenting Bring a copy of the Commitment to the meeting. If possible, circulate it to SLT members prior to the meeting as pre-reading. If you have any questions prior to presenting, please contact the UCCCfS Programme Manager, Sarah Lee at EAUC: slee@eauc.org.uk

UCCCfS at [institution name] Presented by - Bob Smith, Marketing Manager

Background • Targets for Scotland’s greenhouse gas emissions reductions: • 42% reduction for 2020 (against a 1990 baseline) • 80% reduction for 2050 (against a 1990 baseline) Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 • Part 4 of the Act places climate change duties on Scottish public bodies, including universities and colleges.

Universities and Colleges Carbon Commitment for Scotland • Over 90% of Scotland’s universities and colleges have joined to commit to carbon reduction

UCCCfS Opportunities • Raise awareness of carbon reduction opportunities • Ensure carbon reduction is included in strategic planning • Reduce resource use, and hence costs • Further bring sustainability into the curriculum and learning

[institution]’s commitment • 5 year Climate Change Action Plan • Annual reporting

Business operations and activities • energy consumption and source • waste reduction, recycling and responsible disposal • sustainable estate development • sustainable travel planning • responsible procurement of goods and services

UCCCfS resources • Leadership and governance training • Sustainability behaviour benchmarking • Green Impact accreditation scheme • Scotland’s Topic Support Networks • CPD (e.g. communicating sustainability) • Carbon management support

Further UCCCfS resources • UCCCfS free resources available on-line to aid communicating the campaign – e.g. posters, switch-off stickers, presentations. • EAUC Resource Bank • SFC Sustainable Development Guidance for Estate Management

[institution name] spending

Progress so far • Written Climate Change Action Plan (CCAP) • Targets set • Responsibilities allocated to achieve targets

Targets set

Senior management role • Support the UCCCfS at [institution name] • Include climate change action planning in the strategic planning process • Member of the senior team to set up and chair the UCCCfS Committee or Advisory Board • Help raise awareness amongst staff, students and other stakeholders

Next steps • Set up a committee or advisory board • To include (min): • Senior management representative (chair) • Estates practitioners • Academic staff • Administrative staff • Student representation • Identify a lead practitioner to drive the process

Any comments or questions?

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