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UNIVERSITY AWARDED TOP INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ACCREDITATIONS
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he University of Bristol has achieved the rare distinction of being awarded two international environmental accreditations for significantly reducing its impact on the environment. The University-wide accreditations — ISO 14001, an environmental management system standard and ISO 14064 (CEMARS), a carbon and emissions management and reduction standard — mark a major step forward in the University’s efforts in managing its sustainability. Both accreditations have been awarded to the University for its wide-ranging green initiatives, led by the Sustainability Team, which have demonstrated year-on- year improvements and investment in energy-saving measures, sustainable transport projects, and a reduction in its carbon emissions.
Bristol is one of the first Russell Group universities to achieve ISO 14001, an international standard that provides a framework for organisations to manage and improve their environmental performance. The accreditation, which encompasses the University’s 300 buildings and 23,000 students and staff, was obtained through the introduction of an environmental management system [EMS] and implementation of an externally-audited environmental performance evaluation
standard [BS 8555] that enabled the University to identify all its environmental impacts and put into effect strategies to reduce them.
These include, achieving an office waste-recycling rate of 49 per cent, the introduction of a food waste composting facility for its catering centre and halls of residences, a plastic recycling facility for all students and staff, a new student bus service to help reduce car use, sustainable refurbishment of buildings, and an internal green awards scheme involving 40 departments. In addition, the University has also achieved accreditation to ISO 14064, a carbon management standard, which demonstrates the University has implemented rigorous management and reduction of carbon emissions with robust plans for further reduction over the coming year. Future plans include, £8million worth of energy-saving projects over the next three years, the development of a sustainable procurement strategy, three more BREEAM excellent buildings, and participation in the Higher Education Academy ‘Green Academy’ programme to develop sustainability options within the teaching curriculum.
www.bristol.ac.uk/environment/
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EDF ENERGY IS AWARDED UK’S LARGEST EVER ELECTRICITY SUPPLY CONTRACT FOLLOWING A COMPETITIVE
TENDERING PROCESS Government Procurement Service has awarded the UK’s largest ever electricity supply contract by annual volume to EDF Energy following a successful tender process. The framework agreement will see EDF Energy supply electricity and energy related additional goods, works and services to the NHS, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Justice, Metropolitan Police, London Underground, the Highways Agency and other bodies across central and local government.
As part of the deal, EDF Energy will initially supply in
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the region of 30TWh of electricity over a four-year period from April 2012, although this volume could rise significantly during the lifetime of the agreement, dependent on uptake of additional public sector bodies to the framework. The volume supplied each year will be higher than under any previous electricity supply contract in the UK.
This initial volume is the equivalent of powering 2.3 million typical households over the same period. The framework agreement is the outcome of a tender process run by Government Procurement Service, an executive agency of the Cabinet Office which delivers centralised procurement services for Central
Government Departments and the wider UK public sector.
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The agreement provides for supply to thousands of public buildings across England and Wales including hospitals, police stations, defence sites, courts and major cultural assets including the British Museum and National Gallery.
As well as electricity supply, EDF Energy will provide strategic and practical sustainability advice to help Government departments use energy more efficiently and reduce emissions. EDF Energy will be powering a vast range of public buildings across England and Wales, from inner city academies to some of the UK’s most treasured museums, from central Government departments to major hospitals. This pan-Government framework agreement for the
supply of electricity and additional goods, works and services to a portfolio of customers covers sites where electricity usage is large enough to be metered on a half hourly basis. As a result of the
agreement, the portfolio of customers will also have access to EDF Energy’s wide- ranging energy services offerings and will benefit from the EDF Group’s research and development facility in France, the largest of its kind in Europe. This expertise will be available to help Government Procurement Service and its customers meet Government’s target of a 25 per cent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2015 from a September 2010 baseline (Greening Government Commitments).
www.edfenergy.com
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