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www.eauc.org.uk. Our vision: is a tertiary education sector in which the principles and values of environmental, economic and social responsibility are embedded. The LiFE Index. Environmental, Economic and Social Responsibility. www.thelifeindex.org.uk. What is the LiFE Index?.

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  1. www.eauc.org.uk • Our vision: is a tertiary education sector in which the principles and values of environmental, economic and social responsibility are embedded

  2. The LiFE Index • Environmental, Economic and Social Responsibility www.thelifeindex.org.uk

  3. What is the LiFE Index? • It has three elements: • Performance Improvement System - which enables institutional self-assessment, management and improvement. • Performance Accreditation Programme - which allows institutions to submit to independent assessment, verification and accreditation of their progress • Support package for participants, workshops and online support www.thelifeindex.org.uk

  4. WHAT DOES LIFE LOOK Simply put • Small number of questions • Small number of metrics – which you already gather • A comprehensive set of development frameworks covering institutional activity www.thelifeindex.org.uk

  5. Which together can help you: manage, measure, improve and promote social, environmental and economic responsibility within and without your institution WHAT DOES LIFE LOOK Simply put www.thelifeindex.org.uk

  6. WHAT DOES LIFE LOOK Drivers for LiFE • Increased acceptance in institutions that they need to demonstrate management of environmental and social issues • Opportunity to co-ordinate and promote activities • Opportunity to stimulate a whole institution approach • Companies Act 2006 – Duty on Directors of Charities to have regard to 172(d) the impact of the organisations operations on the community and the environment www.thelifeindex.org.uk

  7. Framework Approach

  8. WHAT DOES LIFE LOOK Functionality of the system • Document storage and management • Internal and external discussion forum • Report generation and self assessment • Team management and allocation of roles and responsibilities www.thelifeindex.org.uk

  9. How are institutions using LiFE? • To review existing sustainability and social responsibility commitments • To shape the development of a new sustainability and social responsibility strategy • To promote existing activity across the institution and externally • To stimulate whole institution engagement on sustainability – out of estates! The LiFE team provides support on all of these areas www.thelifeindex.org.uk

  10. Participating institutions • The University of Edinburgh • University of Leicester • The University of Northampton • The University of Nottingham • University of Westminster • Walsall Adult and Community College • Plymouth University • KeeleUiversity • Holmesglen TAFE • Aberdeen University • Bedford College (Pending) • Banff and Buchan College • Durham University • Kingston University • Macquarie University • University of Gloucestershire • Nottingham Trent University • Oxford Brookes University • Plymouth University • St Andrews University • Queen Margaret University • James Cook University www.thelifeindex.or.uk

  11. WHAT DOES LIFE LOOK Contact • ipatton@eauc.org.uk • http://www.thelifeindex.org.uk/ www.thelifeindex.org.uk

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