EMWG Environment Team - Annual Review Dr Emma Fieldhouse Environmental Manager University of Leicester

Outline Main areas of progress this year by work theme Additional work completed in 2009/10 The year in pictures

Salix Funding – over half of the fund has been committed or spent (£565,368.85) – £131K pipework insulation with 1.7 yr payback – £33K MSB lighting 3.5 yr payback Combined Heat & Power –Detailed design work of Leicester scheme underway – PIT established –City scheme – ESCo appointment imminent ENERGY

Recycling scheme now in all satellite buildings Free collections of fluorescent tubes and batteries set-up – annual savings of c.£8,000 New, cheaper shredding contract arranged Waste auditing crossed boundaries with teaching and learning – now incorporated into ‘Ecological Futures’ final year Geography course WASTE

STIG established Henry Wellcome car parking issues resolved with mini Travel Plan Travel surveys receive good response City Council pleased with progress of Plan Cycle-to-Work scheme now live Travel summary is ready for release across University TRANSPORT

Water Audit Services auditing water use at all residential /non-residential sites Further recommendations awaited TOR of working group in development Positive impacts of early feed into design meeting WATER BIODIVERSITY/LAND MANAGEMENT CONSTRUCTION/REFURBISHMENT

10:10 – expecting to achieve 10% reduction in carbon by end of 2010 Little Green Week – prelude to Big Green Week Green Impact – 17 departments have now submitted workbooks for the Green Impact Awards Universities that Count – submission made Green League Table – submission made COMMUNICATIONS

Additional work completed Env Sus Strategy to 2015 Ticks boxes for reporting in terms of SMART objectives Sets out high-level goals for next 5 years

Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) Internship Project progressing well and extended to maximise outputs Both Universities that Count and Green League Table have focussed upon ESD in their questions this year Will provide information to feed into the Green Leicester web project (in the ESS)

The year in pictures