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EAUC-Scotland

The Campus Sustainability Conference aims to promote sustainable practices in the tertiary education sector in Scotland. It provides a platform for institutions to share knowledge, develop partnerships, and take practical action on sustainability-related issues. The conference also highlights the results of the State of the Campus Surveys, which evaluate the progress made by participating institutions in improving their sustainability performance.

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EAUC-Scotland

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  1. Campus Sustainability Conference 6 May 2008 EAUC-Scotland Campus Sustainability Programme

  2. Content • Background • Overview of CaSPr • Key components • Evaluation

  3. Overview of CaSPr 2005-2008

  4. Key component – events, materials and communication

  5. Key component - partnerships

  6. TSN Coordinator for each topic (Representative from EAUC-S) TSN Working Group for each topic (Individuals willing to help TSN Coordinator) Universities and Colleges Other Organisations/Strategic Partners TSN Members of each topic (Individuals signed up to a TSN) Key component - TSN

  7. Key component - State of the Campus Surveys (1) The 2008 survey gathered information about the extent to which institutions had • Developed and implemented policy and systems to improve their sustainability performance • Identified legislative requirements and environmental risks • Taken practical action on sustainability related issues Institutions that participated in 2006 and 2008 survey Borders College Elmwood College John Wheatley College Reid Kerr College University of Edinburgh University of Glasgow University of St Andrews

  8. Key component - State of the Campus Surveys (2) Environmental issues have not been embraced consistently across the sector in the way that internal social policy has been addressed. For issues such as energy, waste, environment, travel institutions are focusing more general awareness raising campaigns than formal training, this is in contrast to health and safety and internal social policy issues There is a lack of awareness about the requirements associated with some environmental related legislation and more than half of institutions have not considered environmental risks to their institution Institutions lack information and data on environmental performance Apart from LPG less than 10% institutions have taken forward any one particular type of alternative energy such as wind turbines, solar panels etc

  9. Key component - State of the Campus – policies (3)(taken from draft CaSPr State of the Campus Survey 2007 final report at www.eauc.org.uk/campus_sustainability_programme)

  10. Key component - State of the Campus – Technology (4) (taken from draft CaSPr State of the Campus Survey 2007 final report at www.eauc.org.uk/campus_sustainability_programme)

  11. Evaluation – engagement/feedback • Mailing list - 300 staff in FHE • Mailing list - 124 staff in 65 strategic partners (SP) • 499 people attended 25 workshops (41% HE, 37% FE, 15% Other, 7% Student) • 40 Strategic Partners attended either a CaSPr event or a Topic Support Network – involving 69 different individuals and 89 attendances • 32 individual students attending events came from only nine institutions • Respondents attributed 135 sustainability improvements to their involvement in CaSPr. The average “overall usefulness” from 21 events was a very high 4.4 out of a maximum of 5

  12. Some examples... • 7 strategic partners have changed the way they deliver their programmes/procedures to incorporate FHE sector • Encouraged the SA to make environmental agenda number one priority with Principal • Participated in Salix now £1million energy fund • Reduced waste by 9% and recycling up to 33% • Started dialogue on Corporate social responsibility • Developed green travel plan • Developed Sustainable Development Policy • Undertook biodiversity survey • Realised need for register of legislation • Advised senior management of issues for action

  13. Campus Sustainability Programme ‘An outstandingly important resource for the tertiary education sector in Scotland, CaSPr has helped many institutions raise their performance and contribute real progress towards a Sustainable Scotland’

  14. Details EAUC CaSPr Consultants caspr@eauc.org.uk www.eauc.org.uk/campus_sustainability_programme EAUC general info@eauc.org.uk www.eauc.org.uk

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