Targets and data
We set SMART targets against all of our significant operational areas. These are reported on annually as part of the Environmental Management System Management review process
More information about these targets and the action plans for achieving them can be found by reading the relevant operational strategies or visiting local webpages using the link below
Target summary
| Operational Area | Target (2022/23) | Actual (2022/23) | Target achieved? | Target (2023/24) |
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| Carbon Emissions |
Achieve 20% reduction against 2018/19 baseline |
10,502 tonnes (16.8% reduction against baseline) |
No |
Achieve 25% reduction against 2018/19 baseline |
| Water Consumption |
Achieve 2% year-on-year reduction |
290,314 m3 (22% increase) |
No |
Achieve 2% year-on-year reduction |
| Waste and Recycling |
Reduce proportion of general waste to 41.5% |
52.4% |
No |
Reduce general waste proportion to 40% |
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Increase proportion of waste reuse to 6.25% |
6.62% |
Yes |
Increase waste reuse proportion to 7% |
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Biodiversity and Landscape
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Achieve a minimum of 80% of the committed areas of coppicing annually (Coupe 8 Brotherhood Wood - 3898m2) |
33561m2 = 91% |
Yes |
Achieve a minimum of 80% of the committed areas of coppicing annually |
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Complete 1 central campus biodiversity project |
Creation of Diamond anniversary orchard 300 fuit and nut trees |
Yes |
Complete 1 central campus biodiversity project |
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Increase acerage of flower and grass meadows by minimum of 2 acres by 2025 |
0.2 acres in 2022/23 4.6 acres overall |
Yes |
Increase acerage of flower and grass meadows by 0.4 acres |
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Install 1 interpretation board |
Biodiversity Stratgey board installed on central campus |
Yes |
Install 1 interpretation board |
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Transport |
To develop and publish new travel plan |
Published March 2023 |
Yes |
To reduce the total number of staff purchasing annual parking permits from 32% by a further 5% by 2027 |
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To conduct staff and student travel survey to establish baseline data |
Conducted November 2022 |
Yes |
Increase the percentage of staff and student’s car sharing from 7% to 12% by 2027. |
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Reduce the number of staff single occupancy vehicle journeys from 72% to 67% by 2027 |
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To increase the percentage of staff cycling from 3% to 7% by 2027 |
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To increase the percentage of students cycling from 1% to 5% by 2027 |
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Construction and refurbishment |
Achieve a minimum of 60% of in scope criteria using the in-house sustainablity assessment checklist Applies to all construction and refurbishment projects over £100k |
Achieved for trial project - Registry Entrance refurbishment - 71.4% |
Yes |
Achieve a minimum of 60% of in scope criteria using the in-house sustaiablity assessment checklist |
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Emissions and Discharges |
Maintain fugitive F-gas emissions to under 10 tCO2e annually |
219.4 tonnes |
No |
Maintain fugitive F-gas emissions to under 10 tCO2e annually |
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Procurement |
Develop catagory specific stragey documents for each procurmeent catagory. Each catagory should be assessed by the Sustainability team as green (low sustainability risk), amber (medium sustainability risk) or red (high sustainabiolity risk) and catagory strategies shoild include additional sustainability questions and/or increased weightings commensurate with the level of risk. |
Roll over to 2023/24 due to staff resource issues |
No |
As 2022/23 |
| Engagement and Community |
Achieve 60 sustainability champions with all 6 divisions represenated |
68 champions, all divisions represented |
Yes |
Collect baseline information on the following activities: |
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Recruit and train 3 champions for peer-to-peer pilot projects |
scrapped in favour of redeveloping new version of the network. 5 champions recruited to focus group |
n/a |
Total staff newsletter views/clicks |
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Deliver 4 events/activities including a summer celebration |
5 events held |
Yes | Sustainability website views | |
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Develop opportunities for staff to engage with campus volunteering centrered around sustainability |
in progress, staff have been involved in on campus projects for 23/24 |
Yes |
Earned media coverage |
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100 themed posts across Instagram and Twitter 12 themed internal communication |
102 posts 12 internal newsletters |
Yes
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Social media engagemnt/views |