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  EAUC announces new partnership with Love to Ride – 16th December 2016

  EAUC are inviting all member UK and Ireland Universities and Colleges to take part in this new national behaviour change programme, designed to monitor and grow cycling amongst your staff and student communities.  Uni~Cycle is launching in early 2017 and is part of a big push to grow cycling in t...

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  Scottish Climate Change Reporting Update – 15th December 2016

  The Sustainable Scotland Network (SSN) team announced on 14 December 2016 an excellent return rate on the first mandatory year of Public Sector Climate Change Reporting. Colleges and Universities had a 95% response rate, with 145 of the 150 eligible public sector organisations submitting a return. ...

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  New TUCO Chair Named 'Top 20 Influencer' – 14th December 2016

  The Chair of The University Caterers Organisation (TUCO), Matt White, has been named in the annual Top 20 Public Sector Influencers for the first time, just three months after taking up his new position at the Organisation. The list, which is put together by the leading Industry title, Cost Secto...

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  Revolving Green Fund 2016/17 - Now Accepting Applications for Funding – 14th December 2016

  Salix are pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for Revolving Green Fund 16/17. The funding is available for over 120 energy-efficiency technologies and is repaid through the savings made on energy bills. If you would like to apply, please download an application here. Proj...

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  EAUC Partner of UK Stakeholders for Sustainable Development (UKSSD) – 13th December 2016

  The EAUC is delighted to announce that it is now a partner of UK Stakeholders for Sustainable Development (UKSSD).   The UKSSD network supports organisations who are working to advance sustainable development in the UK. Its focus and strategy is informed by the expertise of its partners. UKSSD rep...

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  Manchester is first carbon literate university and museum in the world – 9th December 2016

  Manchester is celebrating after being named the first carbon literate university and museum in the world. The University has been awarded a bronze Carbon Literate Organisation award for its 10,000 Actionsproject, which asks every member of staff to take part in collective, measurable improvement ...

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  New Blog Post from Iain Patton – 9th December 2016

  "In 2017 as part of a new forward thinking and far-reaching strategic plan, the EAUC will launch an Advocacy Programme to give the EAUC Community a greater voice at the sector and societal policy levels.  In advance of this yesterday, I met with Mary Creagh Chair of the UK Parliaments Environment...

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  Carbon Credentials Hosts Science-Based Targets Event – 7th December 2016

  Carbon Credentials have recently run two Science-Based Targets Events Science-based targets are all about translating the commitments made in the Paris Agreement into action in the business world. They have published a series of four blog posts to provide more insight into science-based target...

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  UK university income grows by 2bn pounds in one year reaching a record 30bn pounds – 7th December 2016

  Universities increase turnover via efficiency effectiveness agenda and business driven developments  Key stats University sector maintenance costs amount to £2bn a year   Capital expenditure reaches a record high of £2.75bn per annum  Student numbers remain constant despite decrease in ...

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  Leading a new chapter of change and decision-making agility – 7th December 2016

  Sustainability as the problem to solve your university and college issues!   The EAUC Harvard Driving Sustainability Leadership project has taken an exciting new turn. Last week, three university leadership groups were each exposed to a new intense version of the programme which we launched at the...

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  CALL FOR PAPERS - 9th WEEC 2017 – 6th December 2016

  The 9th WEEC (World Environmental Education Congress) will be held in Vancouver, Canada, September 9-15, 2017. The title of the Congress is CulturEnvironment: Weaving new connections. The Organizing Committee for the congress is BC’s Institute for Environmental Learning (IEL) in cooperation...

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  St Andrews win Scottish Green Energy Award – 5th December 2016

  The University of St Andrews and partners Vital Energi have won a major national award at the Scottish Green Energy Awards 2016 for the biomass energy centre at the University’s new Eden Campus at Guardbridge. The £25 million energy centre on the east side of the former paper mill site at G...

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  IUSDRP will soon have reached 100 members! – 1st December 2016

  Founded in 2016, the Inter-University Sustainable Development Research Programme (IUSDRP) provides a concrete contribution towards the efforts of member universities to consolidate their initiatives in the field of sustainable development in many ways. For instance:   a) by increasing their resear...

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  Sustainable Small Fleet Award for the University of Cambridge – 1st December 2016

  Estates Facilities have taken a number of steps in recent years to make the University of Cambridge fleet sustainable. These steps include; reducing fleet size, tracking vehicle use, driver training, the development of the Sustainable Fleet Management Policy and the introduction of electric vehicles...

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  TUCO works with its members to achieve a more sustainable future for the British Dairy Industry – 30th November 2016

  TUCO (The University Caterers’ Organisation) has become the first procurement network to guarantee a fixed minimum payment to UK farmers for their milk.   The fairly-traded pricing structure assures farmers a minimum price of 30p per litre for standard milk across the life of a contract. The...

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  Plymouth University earns new national award in recognition of sustainable commitments – 29th November 2016

  The University of Plymouth has won a second award in less than a month in recognition of its commitment to sustainable practices. Just weeks after winning a fifth Green Gown Award since 2011, the University has triumphed in the Sustainability Reporting (Public Sector) category of the Building Pub...

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  Take Part in our Food Waste Survey – 29th November 2016

  We have created a short survey with Cloud Sustainability to gain a better understanding of how universities and colleges deal with food waste. We are doing this to improve the levels of support that we offer to members. We would be grateful if you could take part in this piece of research. Take t...

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  University of Liverpool Invest in Sustainable Energy Centre – 28th November 2016

  Installation works have commenced on site, as Vital Energi begin the installation of a new £1.5m Energy Centre, for the new Greenbank halls of residence at the University of Liverpool. Vital Energi have a longstanding relationship with the University of Liverpool and have previously installed the Un...

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  Join Share Action in Petition to USS to Stop Investing Money in Cluster Munitions and Landmines – 25th November 2016

  Despite two years of engagement in good faith, USS are ignoring the views and concerns of members, and are investing members' money in businesses that contradict the world we try to create as scholars, teachers and supporters of learning. Join in asking the scheme to step away from companies that...

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  The University of Edinburgh Commits to Zero Carbon by 2040 – 24th November 2016

  The University of Edinburgh has committed to become zero carbon by 2040 with the release of its new Climate Strategy, which aims for the institution to halve its relative carbon footprint by 2025 and be zero carbon by 2040. In a pilot of the Sustainable Campus Fund, eight projects are already in ...

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