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  HEFCE SD Consultation 2008 update to strategic statement and action plan – 11th June 2008

  This is a consultation on an updated strategic statement and action plan to support HE's contribution to sustainable development. It is structured around the four roles identified for HEFCE in their first sustainable development strategy. This document is both a progress report and a consultation...

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  Two Important Updates from HEFCE – 2nd June 2008

  Post consultation update from HEFCE on the proposed Revolving Green Fund [HEFCE writes] We sought the sector's views on the implementation of a revolving green fund earlier this year. The fund which will provide HEIs with recoverable grants to undertake projects that will reduce greenhouse gas e...

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  Take Action on Active Travel – 16th May 2008

  Please find below a PDF of the policy call "Take action on active travel", developed by a working group of public health and transport organisations, and supported by a broad cross-sectoral constituency of 57 bodies at the time of going to press, including the EAUC. "Take action on active travel"...

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  BREEAM for Higher Education – 17th April 2008

  BREEAM higher education will end bespoke by creating a 'standard scheme' applicable to most university buildings. The Association of University Directors of Estates (AUDE) is working with partner organisations and BRE to develop the BREEAM for higher education for piloting in the autumn of 2008 ...

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  'Green Colleges Declaration' launched today – 9th April 2008

  UK colleges commit to go green Colleges responsible for teaching and training over three million people will today pledge to go green in all areas of their business. The 'Green Colleges Declaration', covering UK institutions with a combined annual turnover of £6 billion, will be launched by t...

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  Green Gown Award Winners Announced – 7th April 2008

  Universities and Colleges are Creating Greener Buildings, and Responding Positively to Environmental and Social Issues 16 universities and colleges are winners or highly commended for the prestigious 2007-8 Green Gown Awards. These recognise innovative actions in eight categories – Colleges...

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  National Union of Students’ Glitzy Green Awards Ceremony reaches out to a million students – 20th March 2008

  Loughborough Students’ Union reclaimed a prestigious environmental award at a glitzy awards ceremony on Tuesday 18th March 2008 for the second year running. Over a million students will have seen environmental best practice in place as a result of 67 Unions entering into these awards. Rangi...

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  Response to Consultation on Implementation of Article 5 of the Energy Services Directive – 20th March 2008

  Please see document below for the consultation submission from the EAUC.

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  Scottish Climate Change Declaration – 18th March 2008

  In the light of global concerns about climate change and the developing political pressure in Scotland to take mitigating action, the EAUC has successfully received funding from the Scottish Funding Council to assist the sector take appropriate action through the development of a Climate Change Comm...

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  Green Gown Awards: Winners Announced – 18th March 2008

  Three of the Green Gown Award Categories were announced at the AUDE conference yesterday, on 17th March. The winners are as follows: Continuous Improvement Winner (projects): Sheffield Hallam University Highly Commended (projects): University of Birmingham Winner (institution): Uni...

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  New Guide to High Performance Buildings – 14th March 2008

  Two new Guides on High Performance Buildings have been produced by HEEPI, Sust and Thirdwave. For further information and a copy of the guide click here.

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  EAUC AGM Notification – 12th March 2008

  Please find below details of our forthcoming AGM which will be held on 31st March 2008 at the University of Exeter during our Annual Conference. Below are the AGM agenda, Minutes from 2007 AGM and the Annual Trustee Report and Financial Accounts for 2007. Members are welcome to attend the AGM ...

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  Consultation on Site Waste Management Plans - Response required by 14th March 2008 – 27th February 2008

  Dear Members You may remember we responded to Defra on the proposed regulations for site waste management plans last year. Defra have now published the Regulations which are due to come into effect on 6th April 2008. You can view the Regulations by going to: https://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2008/uks...

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  Call for Mini-Grant Funding Bids – 22nd February 2008

  There is growing pressure and expectation on the higher education (HE) sector to respond to the sustainability challenge and consider how best to embed sustainable development into policies and practices, not least in learning and teaching and curricula. To that end, the Higher Education Academy&rsq...

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  HEFCE Review concludes that stretching policies are required if HE is to become a leader in SD – 20th February 2008

  The key aim of the review was to devise a baseline of Sustainable Development activity in English Higher Education in order to measure progress over the longer term. The review examined the extent to which teaching, research and corporate and estates activities addressed SD – that is, our unde...

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  The Green Education Declaration – 19th February 2008

  With the launch of Go Green Week by People & Planet, many students will be lobbying their Vice Chancellor or Principal to ensure they sign The Green Education Declaration. The Declaration was launched this morning with a total of thirteen initial signatories. It calls for this year’s Climat...

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  Consultation on Article 5 of the Energy End Use Efficiency and Energy Services Directive 2006/32/EC – 1st February 2008

  Article 5 requires the public sector to fulfil an exemplary role in the context of energy end use efficiency. As part of performing this exemplary role the public sector must communicate its energy saving actions to the wider public. The Directive requires the public sector to take up cost effective...

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  Consultation: Revolving green Fund for English HE – 1st February 2008

  Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in England will benefit from a new fund to provide repayable grants for projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This fund will be a partnership between HEFCE and Salix Finance Ltd (Salix) with both parties committing significant funds. HEFCE and Salix expe...

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  Encouraging greener living - Defra publishes public attitudes research – 31st January 2008

  The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has published a framework to encourage environmentally friendly behaviour among individuals and communities. The report pulls together evidence on public understanding, attitudes and behaviours and draws conclusions on the potential f...

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  Government calls for Universities to do more to reduce their carbon emissions – 22nd January 2008

  Reducing carbon emissions was one of the key priorities laid down today by John Denham, Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, in his annual grant letter to the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE). The grant letter calls for universities to do more to reduce ...

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