1. EAUC WORKSHOP SERIES SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS NOVEMBER Dr Roddy Yarr Environment and Energy Manager

2. Estates Environment Team
INTRODUCTION
Facts
Best University in Scotland 2006
6,808 students (UG &PG)
1,884 staff
£106.3M annual turnover (05-06)
180 buildings with 200,000 m2 gross floor area
Major employer in the area
Estates Environment Team
Roddy Yarr – Environment and Energy Manager
Susan Horsman – Environment Officer
David Stutchfield – Energy Officer
Sustainability
Community &
Social Issues
Community liaison
Education
Diversity
Environment
Waste
Energy
Transport
Economic
Funding
Jobs
Investment

3. STRATEGY AND GOVERNANCE
University Court
Planning and Resources
Committee
Environment
Task Group
Travel and
Parking Group
Changing
Behaviour
Group
Sub-groups
Tree and Frog
E & E
Sustainability Policy
Sustainable Development Strategy
Objectives and Targets
Performance monitoring and reporting to Court
budget performance
progress by aspect
annual target performance
future targets approval
high risk areas

4. Changing behaviour KEY ASPECTS Environmental management and compliance
Waste
Resource Use
Travel and Parking
Utilities
Biodiversity
Changing
behaviour

5. REPORTING PERFORMANCE - NOW
Based on Global Reporting Index / DEFRA / Internal Discussion
Annual report plus quarterly performance updates to Environment Task Group and Changing Behaviour Group
Environment indicators
Legislative
e.g. emissions to air, land, water
Policy and best practice
e.g. % waste to landfill; % recycled; travel data; procurement
Economic indicators
e.g. Utilities spend (electricity, gas, water); Waste costs

6. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ASPECT 2003/2004 2004/2005 2005/2006
Figure 1 KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS FOR ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Figure 1 KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS FOR ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ASPECT
2003/2004
2004/2005
2005/2006
ENVIRONMENT COMPLIANCE
Number of prosecutions or enforcement notices
UTILITIES
Energy Costs
- Residences all fuels (£)
£599,883
£1,021,026
- Schools and Units – all fuels (£)
£969,557
£2,188,298
Total – all fuels (£)
£1,289,583
£1,569,440
£3,209,324
Energy Consumption
Residences Elec (kWh)
5,013,311
5,776,713
Residences Gas (kWh)
25,542,982
24,604,494
Schools and Units Elec (kWh)
15,507,023
16,474,355
Schools and Units Gas (kWh)
23,736,358
25,557,994
Total – all fuels (kWh)
65,435,883
70,094,297
72,413,556
Total kWh per m2 (kWh)
139
144
Energy Emissions (tonnes CO2)
Oil emissions 74
Gas emissions
9,315
9,560
9,531
Electricity emissions
4,939
6,177
6,698
Total (tonnes CO2)
14,254
15,810
16,228
Water and Sewerage
Total water consumption (m3)
294,788
206,578
193,251
Water/Sewerage costs (£)
£296,458
£359,423
£362,144

7. RESOURCE USE AND PROCUREMENT 2003/2004 2004/2005 2005/2006
Figure 1 KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS FOR ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
RESOURCE USE AND PROCUREMENT
2003/2004
2004/2005
2005/2006
% of projects over EU threshold with social and/or environmental criteria
50%
WASTE
Waste to landfill (tonnes)
1,020
1,137
Waste Recycled (tonnes)
180
314
Total waste arisings (tonnes)
1,200
1,451
% waste to landfill
85%
78%
% waste recycled
15%
22%
TRAVEL AND TRANSPORT
Car park spaces
1,339
1,294
1,290
Bicycle parking spaces
1,121
1,151
1,211
Travel patterns (modal shift)
% staff travelling to work by car alone
55%
46%
% staff travelling to work by car (with others)
17%
23%
% staff travelling to work by bus 5% 6%
% staff travelling to work by bicycle 8%
% staff travelling to work on foot
14%
% staff travelling to work other 1%
% students with cars at University
21%
Number of students with cars
1,350
1,262
BIODIVERSITY
Area of land under biodiversity management (ha)
2.4

8. REPORTING - FUTURE
Future indicators – potential wider scope to fully incorporate performance data, for example:
Carbon footprint and carbon neutrality
Travel
business miles
Biodiversity
species inventory
Financial and ethical performance
Staff aspects
accident statistics
staff training
Security
theft
vandalism

9. Thank You