Sustainability

Guy Head, Project Manager from Estate Development Service, next to the newly-installed Biomass Boiler.

Awards and achievements

2011/12

First class award for the 4th year running in the People and Planet 2012 Green League
Achieved ISO14001 for Campus Services
University has endorsed the Declaration for Higher Education Sustainability Initiative for Rio +20
University is one of four Higher Education institutions to be awarded £1 million funding from HEFCE’s Revolving Green Fund (RGF)
2012-13 Green Flag Award
Students’ Guild achieved Gold in the NUS Green Impact Awards 2012
The University of Exeter came 12th in the HE Sector and in the top 10% of the 2,100 participants in the first annual Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) League table has been published by the Environment Agency
Biomass Boiler installed to heat University greenhouses
University of Exeter Business School claimed a first in the sector with its commitment to become completely carbon neutral
Food waste composting system introduced to divert a proportion of kitchen waste from landfill
University’s Biodiversity Enhancement Plan 2010-2015 and Biodiversity Monitoring and Community Engagement Plan were launched
The University hosted the first TEDxExeter one day conference “Sustainability and our Interconnected World”