Environmental Sustainability
AUDE Sustainability Advisory Group: http://www.aude.ac.uk/about/groups/aude_sustainabilitygroup
AUDE Toolkit for a Sustainable Estate: http://www.aude.ac.uk/info-centre/aude_toolkit_forsustainableestate
Business In The Community (BITC) - Membership organisation that mobilises business to improve their positive impact on society.
Campus Sustainability Programme (CaSPr). Funded by the Scottish Executive Sustainable Action Grant Fund and the Scottish Funding Council.
Carbon and Energy Issues Affecting Higher Education - Current Regulations and Schemes. HEEPI (Good Campus) publication. Nov 2010 version (2).
Carbon Reduction Commitment - Information relating to this legally binding climate change and energy saving scheme.
Carbon Trust. Helps businesses and the public sector cut carbon emissions and supports the development of low carbon technologies. Web site includes carbon footprint calculator.
Display Energy Certicates - An introduction to the Regulations for display energy certificates of large buildings.
EcoCampus. National environmental management system, development programme and award scheme for higher and further education.
EAUC. Environmental Association for Universities and Colleges. Includes Resource Bank at: http://www.eauc.org.uk/resource_bank
Energy Saving Trust - Independent, UK-based organisation focused on promoting action that leads to the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions.
Green Book Live - The unique reference source for environmental products and services.
Green Gown Awards - Awarding Sustainability Excellence.
A collection of case studies and videos from the winners and highly commended at the 2011 Green Gown Awards are now available on the EAUC web site at:
http://www.eauc.org.uk/sharing_2011_excellence
Greenhouse Gas Protocol. Accounting tool for Governement and business to manage greenhouse gas emissions. Includes a suite of calculation tools and guidance for the service sector at: http://www.ghgprotocol.org/calculation-tools/service-sector
HEEPI Good Campus - web site of the Higher Education Environmental Performance Improvement project.
HEFCE FAQs on Reducing Carbon Emissions
HEFCE Research into Carbon Reduction target and strategy for HE in England
HEFCE Leading sustainable development in higher education. Details and contacts for projects funded under this initiative.
HEFCE LGM funded Sustainability Projects (Aug 2010).
HEFCE Sustainable development resource. Directory of resources including: biodiversity; carbon management; community; construction; curriculum; financial procurement; transport; strategy; waste and water.
Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment. Professional membership body for the environment, also offers conference and training.
Joint Contracts Tribunal. Sustainability in contracts.
NetRegs - Environmental Regulations Online
NUS Sound* Environmental Impact Awards – An environmental accreditation scheme for Student Unions
Responsible Energy Costs in Higher Education and Further Education – Stage One (RECSO) report is available on the Good Campus HEEPI web site (publications section) at: http://www.goodcampus.org/files/index.php?siteID=Revolving Green Fund - Fund to help institutions adopt a 'low carbon' approach to energy.
RIBA Climate Change Tools. A package of guidance developed by the RIBA to encourage architects to engage with the issue of climate change and to deliver low carbon new buildings and low carbon refurbishment of existing buildings. The toolkit consists of: 01 Climate Change Briefing; 02 Carbon Literacy Briefing; 03 Principles of Low Carbon Design and Refurbishment; 04 Low Carbon Standards and Assessment Methods; 05 Low Carbon Design Tools; 06 Skills for Low Carbon Buildings; 07 Designing for Flood Risk; 08 Whole Life Assessment for Low Carbon Design.Each guide summarises its subject and provides links to other sources of more detailed information.
SALIX - Salix Finance is an independent, publicly funded company, set up in 2004, to accelerate public sector investment in energy efficiency technologies through invest to save schemes.
Scope 3 Carbon Emissions. HEFCE publications 2012. Focus on Supply chain (procurement); Transport; Water and waste.
SORTED - On line resource for sustainability by the Environmental Association for Universities and Colleges (EAUC).
Sustainability Exchange - information portal and online community for the higher education sector.
Sustainable Procurement - Centre of Excellence for Higher Education: http://spce.ac.uk/
Waste Aware Campus. For Scotlands universities and colleges.
