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8 Jul 2020: The University recognises the role of offsetting in a comprehensive approach to carbon reduction and has committed to only using it as a last resort to offset unavoidable carbon emissions. That’s why our Carbon Reduction Target for scope 1 and 2

28 Jan 2020: Search site. Sustainability. Walking for Health: start your New Year as you mean to go on!

16 Sep 2020: The Annual Environmental Sustainability Report provides details of the University's successes in sustainability, the lessons learned and the plans for the forthcoming year. Our most recent report can be found on our annual report page. On this page

15 Jul 2020: The Ecological Advisory Panel (EAP) is a sub-committee of the Environmental Sustainability Strategy Committee (ESSC) providing strategic oversight of the University’s commitment to biodiversity and ecosystems.

4 Sep 2020: New sustainable construction standards for the University. Green Impact awards. increase in Environment and Energy Coordinators network – now has 112 members. ... Keep up to date with the latest sustainable news. and events with our Greenlines

27 Oct 2020: We hope this has been a useful intro if you are new to the University or just needed a refresher.

15 Jul 2020: recommend for approval strategies, policies, procedures, guidance notes and action. plans in connection with sustainable transport, including for the implementation of a new car parking policy make recommendations to the Planning

25 Feb 2020: Search site. Sustainability. Another new face in the Travel and Transport team! ... It’s interesting to see the new developments on the city fringes taking shape, but I have rather mourned the loss of a few pubs over the years!

15 Jul 2020: The Carbon Offsetting Working Group is a fixed-term sub-committee of the Environmental Sustainability Strategy Committee tasked with developing an internal carbon offsetting scheme. Organisation The organisational arrangements are as follows: The

27 Apr 2020: Green Impact Award, a new Green Society, and plenty of sustainability initiatives, this may just be Wolfson's greenest year ever! ... Head Chef Sam Frost and his team have introduced a whole host of new vegetarian and vegan options into the daily menus

14 Feb 2020: Purchased goods and services, including the materials and processes used in constructing new buildings. • ... We are in the process of considering the implementation of a new procurement system.

23 Dec 2020: Inspiring communicationsare crucial to attracting new audiences. The ask of our audience is practical andaction-orientated. ... To communicate the lead messages from the Sustainability Team.To reach and engage new audiences.

25 Nov 2020: Speaking about the new Sustainability Policy, Paul Kelly, Dairy Farm Manager says:. ... Actions which are already underway to lower the carbon footprint of the Farm include improving herd health by introducing new protocols for newborn calves and

3 Sep 2020: Search site. Sustainability. Reducing, reusing and recycling just got easier with our new waste guidance! ... The guidance forms part of the University of Cambridge’s new Waste Strategy, approved in 2019, which aims to improve performance on waste

27 Jan 2020: Biodiversity engagement internship Cécile Thiaucourt’s project set out the ground work for a new biodiversity engagement competition scheme. ... As a result of Mick’s report, Estate. Management are planning to install a new polystyrene compaction

29 Jan 2020: We now have a network of over 100 EECs and run termly events for volunteers to share ideas, meet others and gain new skills.

29 Apr 2020: Search site. Sustainability. Be among the first students trained in the brand new Cambridge Carbon Literacy project. ... Apply to be among the first set of 12 Student Trainers on the brand new Carbon Literacy project launching Michaelmas 2020!

26 Mar 2020: This scheme allows you to spend up to £2,000 on a new bike and/or cycling equipment through the Cyclescheme.

12 Nov 2020: 1.18 All new development projects must seek to conserve and/or enhance biodiversity. ... Outputs from the BAP concerning the built environment will be captured in a new strategic estate masterplan that will be developed in 2020/21.

7 Apr 2020: Stress is what happens when we perceive that a situation requires more of us than we are able to give. Whatever your situation at the moment, it is likely to be making greater demands of you than you are accustomed to.

28 Jan 2020: These sessions aim to establish the issues with the way car parking permit allocation happens across the University at the moment so we can take them into account when the new

11 May 2020: The 800 Wood contributed 50% towards the aim of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Local Biodiversity Action Plan (CPLBAP) to create 20 ha of new woodland by 2010 to link up to ... Superseded by new IUCN categories in 1994, but still applicable to lists

24 Jun 2020: We are reintroducing free Dr Bike sessions to support staff who are travelling back into work. The first session is at the Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre on 2 July. Please note social distancing measures will be in place at all times.

28 Jan 2020: The app also looks at creating a community of like-minded people to support each other in these everyday lifestyle changes as well as new ways they could collaborate.

18 Aug 2020: 33% reduction in. carbon footprint of food. NEW Transport. Strategy 2019-24 published. ... Civil Engineering Building. The new Civil Engineering Building was completed in May 2019.

24 Jun 2020: 13 tonnes of waste prevented. A new item has been added more than once a day on average! ... 548 new members of staff have also signed up in the last year.

19 Jun 2020: They are often associated with peat soils. Grassland – Floodplain wetland mosaic is a new Priority Habitat including all land that fits the criteria for the UKHab habitat ‘Coastal and floodplain grazing

27 Mar 2020: 13% are classified as threatened with extinction from Great Britain. Fed up of bad news stories? ... The good news is that with April around the corner, now is the perfect time to sow your wildflower seeds!

27 Apr 2020: It will also be fantastic to see a new Communication and Engagement Strategy developed for the E&E section and pilot a scheme across the University to deliver environmental action at ... My new bike and rucksack paniers. I was born in the old Mill Road

25 Jun 2020: Significant progress. has been made. following the. appointment in. 2016/17 of a new. ...  We will work with project teams involved in new builds, refurbishments and.

28 Jan 2020: Cambridge South Station. Network Rail are looking for your feedback on the proposals for a new station to the south of Cambridge City Centre near the Cambridge Biomedical Campus (CBC). ... Greater Cambridge Local Plan - Your ideas. Our future. The new

26 May 2020: All of us have had to adapt to significant upheaval over the past couple of months. Most of our lab users are currently distant from the labs and can’t expect a return to how things were. Martin and the Green Labs initiative will also be unable to

17 Sep 2020: construction and non-construction. waste) (%). KPI Broadly, with. some exceptions. The percentage of new buildings. ... Relevant KPIs:.  The percentage of new buildings that are certified at least BREEAM Excellent or.

28 Feb 2020: Assistant Energy Manager (Fixed Term) This is an exciting opportunity to join the University's Environment and Energy Section as it coordinates a programme of work to deliver the University's commitment to become zero carbon by 2048.

17 Dec 2020: Step 3: Click submit! We’d like responses as soon as possible in the new year, but will keep the survey open until 12 February.

25 Nov 2020: We had an amazing response to the staff and student annual travel surveys this year. The response rate for both was well in excess of last year's and any University travel survey on record! 3,410 staff (27%) and 1,231 students responded within the

28 Oct 2020: The University’s Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP), sets out our 10-year vision for the future of biodiversity across the University. As part of our ‘wetland and water’ actions within the BAP, we planned to establish an enhancement project at our

10 Mar 2020: Scenario 3: “DH - minimal”: New Museums and West Cambridge with DH networks in 2025. ... All new developments must be designed without gas heating. Whilst this may seem obvious,.

25 Feb 2020: “I’ve had a fantastic summer working in Environment and Energy and would thoroughly recommend it to any students look for experience in the field of environmental sustainability!” Robyn Topper, transport intern.

24 Jun 2020: The Northern Option for Cambridge South Station. Earlier this week Network Rail announced the northern location (option 1) as their preferred location for a new station which would provide direct rail

28 Oct 2020: Back in February 2019, Cambridge City Council declared a climate emergency in response to the rapidly changing global climate.

25 Nov 2020: Taking the first steps towards autonomous vehicle trials Smart Cambridge, a workstream within the Greater Cambridge Partnership, are working with their partners (RDM Group), on a project funded by InnovateUK to trial the use of autonomous vehicles.

25 Feb 2020: As a member of staff at the University of Cambridge, you can sign up to access a plethora of sustainability resources for free or at member rates.

29 Jan 2020: Are you a problem solver who thrives on a challenge? Do you want to take action on climate change? The Cambridge Carbon Challenge is a unique initiative for student and staff teams to develop and present their ideas for cutting carbon emissions and

28 Jan 2020: years, and supported several new academic projects on catering.

27 Apr 2020: Clare Goes Green, has launched a new campaign to help inform people about how their daily decisions contribute to their carbon footprint. ... like going on nights out, buying new phones or using the internet).

28 Feb 2020:  Plant Replacement  Minor Works  Major Building Refurbishments  Masterplans  New Build –All project scales . Defining which items to appraise . ... t . Small W. orks . Major Refurbishmen. t . New Build . Build. ).

17 Dec 2020: The Rivers Trust is on the lookout for community litter-pick groups to clean up litter from the area and record their findings using an online system.

25 Feb 2020: If you know your bike needs a specific new part, you can order it through Bikeworks, book a slot and a mechanic will fit it for free during the Dr Bike ... To stay up to date with more general travel news across the University then sign up to the Travel

21 May 2020: place to ask questions, give answers and delve into biodiversity in a new way. ... This isn’t just an intricate image but a generous start of something new as seeds from this photo have been posted across Cambridge to members of the Biodiversity Yammer