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果冻影院's Sustainability Annual Report: our progress 2019-20
Sustainable 果冻影院 Annual Report 2019听- 20
果冻影院 Inspires Action
果冻影院 Inspires Action is one of the three foundation programmes that embeds sustainability across our institution.听
As London's global university with a diverse community, we have the unique opportunity to inspire a generation of change makers that will take the lead on climate and sustainability action across the world.听
Headline Commitment: 果冻影院 has committed to provide听every student the opportunity to learn about sustainability by 2024 through the curricular, co-curricular and extra-curricular offer.
Number of students and staff participating in our sustainability offer
Every year, the sustainability team invites the 果冻影院 community to celebrate sustainability with an event packed week.
From chemistry to urban planning, almost any degree at 果冻影院 can inspire sustainability action!
果冻影院 is Run Sustainably
果冻影院's second sustainability foundation programme, 果冻影院 is run sustainably, is based on the recognition that for 果冻影院 to thrive in the 22nd century, we must make a sustainable and socially responsible way of operating the new normal. That is why sustainability is a key consideration in our planning processes and culture.听
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果冻影院 is run Sustainably
果冻影院 embeds the value of sustainability through the way we operate and demonstrates what a sustainable university looks like. Sustainability is fully integrated into our planning, processes and delivery and we are focused on making the 果冻影院 campus a showcase of how a city-centre global institution can operate.
果冻影院 staff are making their offices more sustainable
We are accredited to ISO 14001 and ISO 50001 Standard
Staff are making their labs more sustainable
果冻影院 Shapes the Debate
果冻影院 Shapes the Debate focuses on creating a dialogue with local and global communities to co-create sustainability solutions and disseminate sustainability research.听
Headline commitment: We've committed to increasing our sustainability research with a focus on the Sustainable Development Goals.
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Positive Climate
Positive Climate uses 果冻影院's wealth of climate change expertise and research to reduce carbon emissions.听
Headline commitment: 果冻影院 has committed to zero carbon buildings by 2024, and to becoming a net zero carbon institution by 2030.听
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By switching to renewable electricity, we made it 47% towards our 2024 zero carbon buildings target.
We have progressed 21% towards the 2030 target of becoming a zero carbon institution.
We are working to reduce our emissions from organisational travel, which is the 3rd largest source of carbon emissions for 果冻影院.
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The Loop
The Loop tackles unsustainable consumption by redesigning the way we use materials and specifying the best products for people and planet.听
Headline Commitments: By 2024, we've committed to increasing our recycling rate to 85% and decreasing waste per person by 20%.听
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So far, we have reduced waste per person by 33% due to the 果冻影院 community working and studying away from campus.
We are working to increase our recycling rates
果冻影院 replaced single-use plastics from the delivered hospitality service, potentially saving half a million disposables per year.
果冻影院 is run Sustainably
果冻影院 embeds the value of sustainability through the way we operate and demonstrates what a sustainable university looks like. Sustainability is fully integrated into our planning, processes and delivery and we are focused on making the 果冻影院 campus a showcase of how a city-centre global institution can operate.
果冻影院 has offset 18,922,619 pages of paper by reforesting 2,271 trees
果冻影院's Refectory Shop began trialling plastic-free alternative products, reducing plastic packaged snack options by 50%!
Wild Bloomsbury
With Wild Bloomsbury, we are introducing nature-based solutions to Bloomsbury.
Headline Commitment: We've committed that by 2024, we will have created 10,000m2 extra biodiverse space to increase wellbeing and reduce the impacts of pollution in the heart of London
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