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Environmental sustainability

Activities and achievements

The University is a member of the Carbon Trust’s Higher Education Carbon Management programme and a number of initiatives are in place across the campus in an effort to cut our Carbon footprint. 

Carbon:

• The University aims to reduce its emissions by 30% per m2 by 2015
• Carbon emissions by staff and student FTE (full-time equivalent) have dropped by 9.76% since 2006

Recycling:

• Recycling rate now 52% up from 14% in January 2009
• Mixed (co-mingled) recycling introduced and pay-by-weight
• Diverted 240 tonnes of waste from landfill saving 111 tonnes of Co2

Energy:

• 92% of all campus electricity now on green tariff

Lighting:

• LED lighting - up to 95% energy reduction
• Induction lighting
• Retrofit of low energy fluorescent

Transport:

• A number of university vehicles run on LPG
• Waste cooking oil is turned into Bio-diesel
• Purchase of low carbon fleet – electric recycling vehicle and hybrid car 

Biodiversity:

• Green roof on top of The Stripe building on the King Alfred Campus

The University is also a signatory to the Talloires Declaration of the International Association of University Leaders for a Sustainable Future.

Award recognition

• The University was shortlisted for Outstanding Contribution to Sustainable Development in the prestigious Times Higher Education (THE) Awards 2010
• Awarded a Bronze Standard by Universities that Count (UTC) for Environmental and Social Responsibility 2009/10
• Shortlisted as a finalist in the Sustainable Large Business category of the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Sustainable Business Awards 2010
• Won a first class award in the People & Planet Green League 2011, rising 44 places in two years to be ranked 22nd out of a total of 142 institutions
• Winchester Student Union was awarded a Gold award in the 2010 Sound Impact Awards. They also won the Ecologist Communications Award for a short awareness raising film on students and their environmental impact

The University's catering department runs a number of sustainability initiatives and has won various awards. Find out more about their catering for life.