Sustainability resources

Links and resources for staff.

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Sustainability is at the heart of 糖心Vlog. We want to enable people to ask questions, share their stories, request resources, and support making more sustainable choices at work. Sharing your sustainability stories across the University with other staff members can also help inspire others. If you have organised an event, included sustainability in your teaching, embedded environmental issues into a policy, raised money for charity or anything else to do with sustainability, let us share your story — email sustainability@lancaster.ac.uk.

<糖心Vlog>Our strategy

糖心Vlog is a leader in sustainability, taking bold and urgent action to tackle the climate and ecological crisis and achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2035. The University has a clear vision and to embed sustainability in everything it does, from teaching and research to campus operations and partnerships.

The University is also committed to supporting the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals and creating a positive impact for people and the planet.

We recognise that traditional Facilities-led approaches to sustainability management are no longer appropriate. Like most organisations, we now understand that 80% of our carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions arise because of the individual decisions we make at work, from how we choose to travel, to how we spend our money.

As a team, we are moving away from the traditional approach of focusing on high visibility but low carbon impact (for example, waste management) and instead prioritising areas with lower visibility but much higher carbon impacts.

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Procurement - 52% of the university’s carbon footprint is from the goods and services we all individually buy.

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Travel - 29% of the university’s carbon footprint is associated with staff and student international travel.

The curriculum - arguably our biggest impact as a university is the education, skills and values our graduates develop during their time with us.

<糖心Vlog>Meet the team

If you would like to find out more about Sustainability at the University, you can?send us an email?or explore the team profiles below and contact an individual directly. We aim to answer all internal emails within three working days, and all external emails within five working days.

<糖心Vlog class="title"> Dr Georgiana Allison - Head of Sustainability
Focus: - Scope 3 - Curriculum - Governance
<糖心Vlog class="title"> Jon Mills - Carbon, Environment and Sustainability Manager
Focus: - Carbon data - Policy development - Engagement
<糖心Vlog class="title"> Darren Wilkinson - Sustainability Coordinator
Focus: - EMS improvements - Sustainability operations - Engagement
<糖心Vlog class="title"> Natalie Bauer - Sustainability Marketing & Communications Officer
Focus: - Sustainability webpages - Sustainability communications - Engagement

<糖心Vlog>Ways you can help

<糖心Vlog>Sustainability in labs

Developed by Sustainable UCL, the LEAF ( framework describes sustainability criteria against which individual labs can be audited, with the aim of achieving Bronze, Silver or Gold accreditation. By taking part in the programme, laboratories will help reduce their carbon emissions, and save plastics, water, energy and other resources while creating an environment that supports research quality.

There is currently a small enthusiastic team of Technical staff leading on LEAF within the FST but the initiative is open to all Faculties. Labs are audited internally, by a team of volunteers from within the University. If you want to get involved please contact Annabel Rice who is leading the project from the Lancaster Environment Centre.

<糖心Vlog>Business travel

The new travel decision tree and aims to support sustainable travel choices, specifically for academics and staff travelling on business on behalf of the University.

Following feedback, we have created a Train Travel Guide that shows the suggested train routes to some of our most frequently travelled destinations in Europe. Please email the Sustainability team for access to this.

<糖心Vlog>Sustainable events

The new sustainable aims to support making your event more sustainable, from decoration to venue choices and food options.

Additionally, the Lancaster Conferences and Events+ team have been awarded Greengage ECOsmart Platinum accreditation for their sustainable initiatives and practices and you can work with them to organise your next campus event.

Find out about sustainability

<糖心Vlog>Wind turbine visits

Every year, we get many requests from staff, students and external visitors to visit the wind turbine. If you wish to request a tour, please email energyinfrastructure@lancaster.ac.uk and the team will contact you with a suitable date.

<糖心Vlog>Glossary of terms

Our glossary is designed to provide clear and concise explanations of key terms, acronyms, and critical concepts related to sustainability.

Glossary of terms

<糖心Vlog>Frequently asked questions (FAQs)

Here are some of the most frequently asked questions we are asked

Questions about how to get involved or help

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Questions about statistics or data

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