INTRODUCTION

1. EAUC WORKSHOP SERIESSUSTAINABILITY REPORTINGAT THE UNIVERSITYOF ST ANDREWS NOVEMBER 2006Dr Roddy Yarr Environment and Energy Manager

2. Environment • Waste • Energy • Transport Sustainability • Community & • Social Issues • Community liaison • Education • Diversity • Economic • Funding • Jobs • Investment INTRODUCTION • Facts • Best University in Scotland 2006 • 6,808 students (UG &PG) • 1,884 staff • £106.3M annual turnover (05-06) • 180 buildings with 200,000 m2 gross floor area • Major employer in the area • Estates Environment Team • Roddy Yarr – Environment and Energy Manager • Susan Horsman – Environment Officer • David Stutchfield – Energy Officer

3. University Court Planning and Resources Committee Environment Task Group Changing Behaviour Group Travel and Parking Group • Sub-groups • Tree and Frog • E & E Sub-groups STRATEGY AND GOVERNANCE • Sustainability Policy • Sustainable Development Strategy • Objectives and Targets • Performance monitoring and reporting to Court • budget performance • progress by aspect • annual target performance • future targets approval • high risk areas

4. Changing behaviour KEY ASPECTS • Environmental management and compliance • Waste • Resource Use • Travel and Parking • Utilities • Biodiversity

5. REPORTING PERFORMANCE - NOW • Based on Global Reporting Index / DEFRA / Internal Discussion • Annual report plus quarterly performance updates to Environment Task Group and Changing Behaviour Group • Environment indicators • Legislative • e.g. emissions to air, land, water • Policy and best practice • e.g. % waste to landfill; % recycled; travel data; procurement • Economic indicators • e.g. Utilities spend (electricity, gas, water); Waste costs

6. Figure 1 KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS FOR ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Figure 1 KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS FOR ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ASPECT 2003/2004 2004/2005 2005/2006 ENVIRONMENT COMPLIANCE Number of prosecutions or enforcement notices 0 0 0 UTILITIES Energy Costs - Residences all fuels (£) £599,883 £1,021,026 - Schools and Units – all fuels (£) £969,557 £2,188,298 Total – all fuels (£) £1,289,583 £1,569,440 £3,209,324 Energy Consumption Residences Elec (kWh) 5,013,311 5,776,713 Residences Gas (kWh) 25,542,982 24,604,494 Schools and Units Elec (kWh) 15,507,023 16,474,355 Schools and Units Gas (kWh) 23,736,358 25,557,994 Total – all fuels (kWh) 65,435,883 70,094,297 72,413,556 Total kWh per m2 (kWh) 139 144 Energy Emissions (tonnes CO2) Oil emissions 0 74 0 Gas emissions 9,315 9,560 9,531 Electricity emissions 4,939 6,177 6,698 Total (tonnes CO2) 14,254 15,810 16,228 Water and Sewerage Total water consumption (m3) 294,788 206,578 193,251 Water/Sewerage costs (£) £296,458 £359,423 £362,144

7. Figure 1 KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS FOR ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT RESOURCE USE AND PROCUREMENT 2003/2004 2004/2005 2005/2006 % of projects over EU threshold with social and/or environmental criteria 0 0 50% WASTE Waste to landfill (tonnes) 1,020 1,137 Waste Recycled (tonnes) 180 314 Total waste arisings (tonnes) 1,200 1,451 % waste to landfill 85% 78% % waste recycled 15% 22% TRAVEL AND TRANSPORT Car park spaces 1,339 1,294 1,290 Bicycle parking spaces 1,121 1,151 1,211 Travel patterns (modal shift) % staff travelling to work by car alone 55% 46% % staff travelling to work by car (with others) 17% 23% % staff travelling to work by bus 5% 6% % staff travelling to work by bicycle 8% 8% % staff travelling to work on foot 14% 15% % staff travelling to work other 1% 1% % students with cars at University 21% 17% Number of students with cars 1,350 1,262 BIODIVERSITY Area of land under biodiversity management (ha) 2.4

8. REPORTING - FUTURE • Future indicators – potential wider scope to fully incorporate performance data, for example: • Carbon footprint and carbon neutrality • Travel • business miles • Biodiversity • species inventory • Financial and ethical performance • Staff aspects • accident statistics • staff training • Security • theft • vandalism

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