Facilitated by the EAUC Scotland’s Universities and Colleges – proud to be leading the way This slide is not to be presented This presentation set is designed to be presented: BY:Any member of the UCCCfS Advisory Board or key UCCCfS contact TO:Sustainability Champions AIM:To explain what the UCCCfS is; what Champions can do to help meet the commitments; and offer some tips on communicating and getting action from colleagues, staff and students. TIME TO DELIVER PRESENTATION:Min 20 mins to max 1 hour (depending on what exercises are completed)

Facilitated by the EAUC Scotland’s Universities and Colleges – proud to be leading the way This slide is not to be presented As this slide set is a generic set, for the use of all UCCCfS signatories, you will need to go through the slides, and adapt them slightly to suit your requirements. When preparing the presentation, look at the “Speaker notes” for: suggestions on how to adapt slides to suit your institution further detail on the topic to assist presenting suggestions for exercises

Facilitated by the EAUC Scotland’s Universities and Colleges – proud to be leading the way Sustainability Champions at [institution name] Presented by Bob Smith, Head of Estates

Facilitated by the EAUC Scotland’s Universities and Colleges – proud to be leading the way Background Targets for Scotland’s greenhouse gas emissions reductions: – 42% reduction for 2020 (against a 1990 baseline) – 80% reduction for 2050 (against a 1990 baseline) Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 Part 4 of the Act places climate change duties on Scottish public bodies, including universities and colleges.

Facilitated by the EAUC Scotland’s Universities and Colleges – proud to be leading the way

Facilitated by the EAUC Scotland’s Universities and Colleges – proud to be leading the way Commitment of [institution name] [institution name] have signed up to the UCCCfS: – 5 year Climate Change Action Plan – Annual reporting [name] is the main driver for the UCCCfS Supported by a steering group Champions are an essential part of the success of the commitment

Facilitated by the EAUC Scotland’s Universities and Colleges – proud to be leading the way Role of champions Be a local focus for your team / dept energy saving efforts Conduct Electrical Equipment Audits (if required) Identify resource waste (e.g. energy, water, paper, etc) Encourage those around you to take actions to reduce carbon Promote the UCCCfS Be a support to those around you.

Facilitated by the EAUC Scotland’s Universities and Colleges – proud to be leading the way Promoting UCCCfS Speak to your team / colleagues / fellow students Effective communications are clear and concise

Facilitated by the EAUC Scotland’s Universities and Colleges – proud to be leading the way Communicating Focus on one or two key target areas (e.g. energy – switching off equipment; or recycling waste) Give clear guidance on what actions you want your audience to take **Activity**

Facilitated by the EAUC Scotland’s Universities and Colleges – proud to be leading the way Electrical Equipment Audit Resources on Explore the resources: – Electrical equipment checklists – Sticker templates so equipment can be labelled according to when it can be switched off – Electrical equipment room guides

Facilitated by the EAUC Scotland’s Universities and Colleges – proud to be leading the way Other UCCCfS materials There are other tools to help you: – Posters – Lists of campaign messages that you can use – Conversion table – to convert energy, water and carbon data into easy to communicate statistics. See:

Facilitated by the EAUC Scotland’s Universities and Colleges – proud to be leading the way Ideal campaign Raise awareness of issues Provide easy actions for people to take Support them to take them Ensure you support each other Have fun!

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