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  TUCO Appoints New Vice-Chair – 29th July 2016

  The University Caterers Organisation (TUCO) has recently announced the appointment of Phil Rees-Jones as the Vice-Chair of the Board, as it continues to strengthen its national leadership team.   Phil Rees-Jones, Director of Commercial Services at Exeter University, moves into his new position in Se...

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  Climate Change Adaptation Webinar Series – 29th July 2016

  EAUC-Scotland worked with Adaptation Scotland and AECOM to deliver a webinar series in July 2016 on climate change adaptation, to support those working to design or implement adaptation projects within universities and colleges.    All three webinars are now available to watch on our Sustainability ...

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  EAUC Living Labs Project – 20th July 2016

  We recently launched our Living Labs Research.  It was triggered by strong evidence and positive feedback from institutions with Living Lab projects globally. A Living Lab (LL) is a concept which is understood and applied in several different ways within the tertiary education sector. At its hear...

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  Circular Economy Inititative at the University of St Andrews – 17th July 2016

  The Furniture Recycling Group (TFR Group) has partnered with the world-renowned University of St Andrews to transform textile recycling processes in its student accommodation and introduce a circular economy system. Since partnering with TFR Group over 2000 mattresses, duvets and pillows have bee...

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  RE:FIT For Purpose – 15th July 2016

  Vital Energi are pleased to announce that they have been awarded a place on The National Framework for Energy Performance Contracting (RE:FIT) developed by the Greater London Authority (GLA) and Local Partnerships (LP) and available for use nationally. RE:FIT, the national energy efficiency progr...

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  Veolia wins Responsible Business of the Year – 15th July 2016

  Veolia, the global resource management company, has been recognised as a leader in environmental and social responsibility by winning the Responsible Business of the Year Award 2016, Business in the Community’s flagship award. The award recognises Veolia’s role in transforming itself ...

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  UniGreenScheme wins £15,000 in Santander annual business competition – 14th July 2016

  Michael McLeod, Ph.D. student at the University of Birmingham and Managing Director of UniGreenScheme, has won the Santander Universities Entrepreneurship Award 2016. Over 200 businesses entered the annual competition, which rewards student entrepreneurs by offering ongoing mentoring, start-up suppo...

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  Oportunity to review university data in 2x Brite Green reports – 13th July 2016

  Brite Green: University emissions data now available for review Brite Green publish a wide ranging review of carbon reduction performance in the higher education sector. The analysis reviews data from 2005 to 2015 and assesses absolute reductions to date, performance against targets, and projected ...

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  University of Gloucestershire team celebrates pioneering ESD initiative across Europe – 12th July 2016

  From 26 - 28 June, University of Gloucestershire celebrated the close of University Educators for Sustainable Development (UE4SD) project at an event in Gibraltar, drawing colleagues from across Europe and all continents. University of Gloucestershire led this ground-breaking EU funded project fo...

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  Cardiff Metropolitan University Caterers Prove Themselves to be Sustainability Stars – 11th July 2016

  A mixed menu of initiatives to serve customers delicious, healthy, ethical and sustainable meals at Cardiff Metropolitan University has been rewarded with a Two Star Food Made Good rating. The Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA) which conducted the rating found that the university had all th...

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  Update on the EAUC’s strategic review – 6th July 2016

  The strategic review process is well underway with three meetings of the Strategic Working Group (SWG) having taken place already. The SWG consist of EAUC Board members, certain members of staff and representatives of the MAC, who insure that the member voice is heard loud and clear throughout this ...

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  Are you doing any work around the SDGs? – 5th July 2016

  Sarah Lee, manager of our Scotland office, is working with representatives from a range of organisations, including the Regional Centres for Expertise on Education for Sustainable Development (RCEs) and our partner associations Australasian Campuses Towards Sustainability (ACTS) and in the Associati...

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  EU Fuel Cell subsidy available to UK institutions until late August 2016. – 5th July 2016

  An EU Enefield grant subsidy has been made available to certain manufacturers of MicroCHP (must be fuel cell) up to the value of £3500 towards installation costs. This is extremely worthwhile to many end users as it could mean installation for effectively no cost. This subsidy can also be used in ...

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  EAUC writes to MPs encouraging them to embrace the Sustainable Development Goals – 29th June 2016

  Iain Patton, Chief Executive of the EAUC, has written to a number of MP's to encourage the government to fully embrace the potential of the Sustainable Development Goals and to emphasise tertiary education's crucial role in their implementation. The letter was cosigned by the University and College ...

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  Matthew White Announced as New Chair of TUCO – 29th June 2016

  The University Caterers Organisation (TUCO) has recently announced the appointment of a new Chair to take the fast-moving organisation through the next progressive phase of its journey. Matthew White, who is currently Director of Catering, Hotel & Conference Services at The University of Reading, wi...

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  Green Scorecard Guidance Documents. – 23rd June 2016

  To ensure that all of our members are up to speed with the Green Scorecard, we have asked AUDE and ARUP for permission to share their guidance on completing the Scorecard, which was originally shared with Directors of Estates and those registered on the platform with the expectation that they would ...

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  Share your success at the Association for Decentralised Energy Awards 2016 – 21st June 2016

  The Association for Decentralised Energy (ADE) and Vital Energi are delighted to announce that this year’s ADE Awards Dinner will be held at the Natural History Museum in London on Wednesday 23 November 2016. The ADE Awards celebrate the best in district heating, combined heat and power and...

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  Sustainability in Education Survey 2016 Launched – 21st June 2016

  The Environmental Association for Universities and Colleges (EAUC), National Union of Students (NUS), University and College Union (UCU), College Development Network (CDN) and Association of Colleges (AoC) have again launched a joint survey on perceptions of sustainability in the sector. The surv...

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  The EAUC invites tenders for the event management of the Annual Conference 2017, 2018 and 2019 – 20th June 2016

  This tender has now closed. The Environmental Association for Universities and Colleges (the EAUC) invites tenders for the event management and delivery of the Annual Conference in 2017, 2018 and 2019. Now in its 21st year, the EAUC Annual Conference is the sustainability event of the year for...

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  Blog Post - Interface: Bringing Positive Thinking To Business – 20th June 2016

  Blog Post from Erin Meezan, Interface: The business world is undergoing a powerful shift. It’s a shift beyond "responsible business" to optimism. A shift to expecting more of businesses than profitability and stakeholder engagement. It’s a way of thinking of business as a mechanism to...

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