Colleges (APUC). Environmental Impact Assessment tool and formally Consider using new assess the techniques available for procurement of all calculating the carbon goods and services in equivalent value of terms of environmental carbon emissions due impact, by January to procurement by July 2015. 2015, integrating into the updated Carbon Management Plan. Aim to purchase ethical Increase provision and Fairtrade Policy Fairtrade University Aspect 28: The University will and use of Fairtrade goods status first gained in Procurement of food. increase provision and products on all campuses. May 2009. Last use of Fair Trade and services where Sustainable Food certification in February Aspect 29: goods throughout all possible, minimising Increase provision of Policy (ENU-EMS-93). 2013 (ENU-EMS-94). Procurement of general campuses. This will the use of damaging Fair Trade goods on all Next consumables (including help strengthen and substances and campuses. assessment will be furniture and develop Fair Trade processes. February 2014. stationary). provision and Maintain Fair Trade awareness. University status. E - Transport Policy Statement / Commitment Associated Targets / Milestones EMS Significant Final Outcome Objective Documents Aspect Promote alternatives to Minimise environmental Integrated Travel Policy Overall carbon Aspect 4: Use of fuel The statistics gathered single car occupancy impact due to travel. (ENU-EMS-95). reduction associated (owned vehicles). through the Carbon and unnecessary with business transport Management Plan domestic and Following the targets Sighthill Travel Plan and travel will reduce Aspect 5: Spills/leaks show direct impacts, in international air travel. set within the 2009 (ENU-EMS-96). by 35% by the end of from vehicles. terms of carbon Carbon Management the 2014/15 academic emissions, due to all
Colleges (APUC). Consider using new techniques available for calculating the carbon equivalent value of carbon emissions due to procurement by July 2015, integrating into the updated Carbon Management Plan. Environmental Impact Assessment tool and formally assess the procurement of all goods and services in terms of environmental impact, by January 2015. Aim to purchase ethical and products and services where possible, minimising the use of damaging substances and processes. Increase provision and use of Fairtrade goods on all campuses. Increase provision of Fair Trade goods on all campuses. Maintain Fair Trade University status. Fairtrade Policy Sustainable Food Policy (ENU-EMS-93). Fairtrade University status first gained in May 2009. Last in February 2013 (ENU-EMS-94). Next certification assessment will be February 2014. Aspect 28: Procurement of food. Aspect 29: Procurement of general consumables (including furniture and stationary). The University will increase provision and use of Fair Trade goods throughout all campuses. This will help strengthen and develop Fair Trade provision and awareness. E - Transport Policy Statement / Objective Commitment Associated Documents Targets / Milestones EMS Significant Aspect Final Outcome Promote alternatives to single car occupancy and unnecessary domestic and international air travel. Minimise environmental impact due to travel. Following the targets set within the 2009 Carbon Management Integrated Travel Policy (ENU-EMS-95). Sighthill Travel Plan (ENU-EMS-96). Overall carbon reduction associated with business transport and travel will reduce by 35% by the end of the 2014/15 academic Aspect 4: Use of fuel (owned vehicles). Aspect 5: Spills/leaks from vehicles. The statistics gathered through the Carbon Management Plan show direct impacts, in terms of carbon emissions, due to all
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