Financial Statements 2019/2020


ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY


As part of our focus on increasing sustainability within learning, teaching and research, we re-launched our environmental steering group to have a more academic focus. Professor Sean Wellington, Pro Vice-Chancellor and Executive Dean of the Faculty of Science and Technology, is the new Chair.


A fantastic achievement during a difficult time was our recently awarded Fairtrade University three star status, following a student-led audit. To achieve the award, universities have to meet a range of criteria in categories such as campaigning, procurement and research. Only one other university has achieved the three star status.


We developed a staff induction video about climate change and sustainability, which was shared in 2020. We will also keep working with our staff and student engagement teams to ensure we build a culture throughout our University that is committed to sustainability.


Avoiding waste, saving energy


We were delighted to maintain our EcoCampus Platinum/ ISO 14001 certification which we first achieved in 2018/19. Certification body NQA carried out an audit, which included interviews with our staff and contractors. These were completed online due to coronavirus restrictions.


We invested in reducing energy use, however, prior to teaching moving online due to COVID-19, energy use was running 2% above forecast. This reflected an increase in heating requirements during the winter period. Our carbon emissions continue to reduce – per m2


From March 2020, the move to online working, teaching and learning in response to the coronavirus outbreak led to substantial energy savings and reduced carbon emissions. In most cases, these changes were temporary and are being gradually reversed now that some staff and students have returned to campus and we are using a blended learning model for most students. However, we are continuing our ongoing work to save energy.


Sustainable travel and green spaces of space and per FTE


due to falling carbon factors for grid electricity. For the first time, we have published our carbon emissions in this report on page 59.


To support our energy reduction, we developed an online portal which allows our catering and technology teams to see their energy use in real time. We also ran a high-profile energy saving campaign, Last Out Lights Off, in our College Building. Sensor controls installed on our air-conditioning units in all our lecture theatres are helping us to save energy.


To encourage more staff and students to travel to campus by bike, we upgraded our cycling facilities and showers, adding 176 more cycle racks and making sure there is shower gel and working hair-dryers in all showers.


The University’s biodiversity work continues and the London Wildlife Trust are reviewing the Universities Biodiversity Action Plan. We have restored Church Farm House Pond in the University grounds and will continue to enhance it over the coming years.


To maximise the energy we generate on site, we cleaned the solar panels on the Sheppard Library and upgraded wiring on Williams Building.


The University remains committed to recycling and reducing waste, and improved our recycling guides and bin signage to encourage recycling on campus. Our catering operations have made good progress on reducing plastics. Last year we added a five-pence levy to all drinks served in disposable cups. This goes to our Sustainability Fund, used to encourage staff and students to run small environmental projects. The levy has helped us avoid using 5,000 disposable cups on average every month.


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