Green Gown Awards 2013 - Continuous Improvement - Coleg Gwent - Highly Commended

The 5 year plan; One college: one planet

The aim of the project was to embed sustainability and environmental management as a core principal of the college andmake significant year on year improvements that would ensure long term environmental and sustainable benefits for the college and itscommunities.

In doing so the College successfully integrated Sustainability, Environmental Management and Social Responsibility into the day to day management of the college and given the same priority as all other management decisions.

As a result of the 5 year plan and commitment, the college achieved the following over the 5 year period; implemented an integrated management system meeting ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001, ISO 9001 and level 5 of the Green Dragon Standards; achieved a waste recycle rate of 86%, substantially reduced energy use by 28% and improved staff and student engagement.

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