The Accommodation and Hospitality Services Department realise that in order to achieve a high standard of environmental management there will always be a need to set clear and achievable objectives and targets for the short, medium and long term.

The objectives outlined below clearly reflect requirement for continuous improvement in environmental standards as outlined in our Environmental Policy. They  have been agreed by the Head of Accommodation and Hospitality Services and will be reviewed annually at the A & HS.

Health, Safety & Environment Executive Committee.

Short term (12 months)

1.      Maintain our Environmental Management System to meet the standard of BSEN ISO 14001.

2.      Improve our internal environmental auditing systems

3.      Identify and initiate opportunities for reducing CO2 emissions and energy consumption in our buildings and reducing water consumption in our buildings by 5 % annually with students and staff.*

4.      Reduce the end of term accommodation landfill waste by 30%. *

5.      Ensure that all hospitality waste materials are disposed of appropriately to ensure the department meets its 15% reduction target on landfill waste.

6.      Make environmental performance a key criterion with all purchasing exercises. *

7.    Reduce A4 paper usage by 10% over a year. *

8.    Ensure all staff receive annual environmental awareness training.

9.  Create greater community involvement by increasing the department’s use of PDT by    25%.              

10. Encourage a Fuel Free Friday within the department.

11. Review the environmental effectiveness of Woodland Court. 

Medium term (1 - 3 years)

1.      Reduce utility and water consumption on an annual basis agreed in conjunction with University carbon reduction targets.

2.      Identify and introduce opportunities for waste, recycling, reduction and reusing in all departments.

3.      Identify opportunities to improve accommodation waste segregation from residences and improve data gathering.

4.      Review the impact of buildings with solar energy solutions.

5.      Benchmark performance against other Universities

6.      Incorporate energy efficient approaches in refurbishments and capital projects. 

Long term (5 - 10 years)

1.      Incorporate latest advances in energy efficiency and environmental   management into A & HS Department’s environmental strategy.  

*Links to an EPI – Environmental Performance Indicator