Message from the Vice-Chancellor
"The global imperative to reduce carbon emissions and to improve the sustainability of our activities is compelling. The University clearly must contribute by addressing our own operations, but as a higher education institution we are also ideally placed to influence the future through the education of our students and our world-leading research. This Strategy sets out our objectives in all of these areas. It will require your involvement to deliver the outcomes we seek ─ I hope you will help us achieve them."
Professor David Greenaway
Vice-Chancellor
Environmental Strategy Statement
The University of Nottingham has a long-standing commitment to the environmental agenda and is committed to institution-wide environmental excellence.
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We have significant internationally recognised research strengths and course provision in the environment related field
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Our estates operations are built upon a strong environmental ethos
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Through our adoption of progressive environmental strategies in our capital projects we have embedded sustainability into the heart of our operations
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The University has committed itself to becoming a leading green University and will build on both our research and operational excellence to achieve this
The University recognises that it has a range of roles and interacts with a number of stakeholders:
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it is an educator of future generations, many of whom will be be at the cutting-edge of research and captains of industry
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it is a significant regional employer whose decisions have a large impact on the regional environment
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it is also part of the local community
In pursuit of achieving environmental excellence the University of Nottingham is committed to a number of aims, highlighted in the Environmental Strategy 2009/10 document [pdf] .
Professor Alan Dodson
Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Environment, Infrastructure and Information Services
The Strategy in Operation
The Strategy outlines a number of key operational areas, with information as to why these are important issues, the strategic aim(s) that they relate to and some specific operational objectives and key performance indicators. The key operational areas are:
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waste and recycling
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energy and water
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travel and transport
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procurement
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campus development
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awareness raising, training and communication
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corporate governance
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information services
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landscape
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teaching and learning
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research
For full details please download the Environmental Strategy 2009/10 document. [pdf]
Contact us
Sustainability Team
The University of Nottingham
Estate Office
University Park
Nottingham
NG7 2RD
email: sustainability@nottingham.ac.uk