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EAUC-Scotland Campus Sustainability
Programme
Outline of workshop
• Describe what CaSPr has done up to 31 March 2008
• Discuss some key issues:– Scope – what is the sustainability agenda -
subject matter, purposes?– How is support best provided
• The future for CaSPr
Campus Sustainability Programme first phase
to 31 March 2008• EAUC awarded Scottish Govt Sustainable Action Grant
Summer 2005
• Additional funding March 2006 from SFC
• To run until 31 March 2008
• Aim “to help Sustainable Universities and Colleges in Scotland improve their sustainability performance”
• Inga Burton and John Forster chosen programme managers
Summary of activities
• Development events/workshops
• Involving other organisations (partners) that have sustainability interests (e.g SEPA)
• Case studies
• Engaging Students
• Snapshot of existing practice- “State of the Campus Review”
• Topic support networks – themed networks
• Website
Topics covered by events
Baseline event (2)
Community
Responsible Investment
Construction
UHI Waste
Corporate Responsibility
Energy Performance certs
Climate Change
Introduction to CaSPr
Energy (2)
Waste (2)
Performance Workshop/KPI
Construction
Procurement
Travel event (2)
Biodiversity
Student event (2)
Some CaSPr achievements
• 22 events run - covering ca 120 hours
• 90 % of FHE institutions attended at least one event
• 300 FHE staff from 63 institutions on mailing list
• 65 Partners involving 124 individuals on mailing list
• 40 partners attended events – 89 individuals
• 499 “attendances”
• 39 respondents attributed 135 sustainability innovations to their involvement in CaSPr
• usefulness of events on scale from 1 to 5 was 4.1
• Sharing experience was the best thing!
Issues in developing sustainability capacity and actions
• What is the overall purpose of a support programme?
• What are the range of topics that should be included?
• What are the support/development processes that should be used?
Ca 19 heavily involved
Attendance by FE institutions 05-08
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14
Insititution 1
Insititution 6
Insititution 11
Insititution 16
Insititution 21
Insititution 26
Insititution 31
Insititution 36
Insititution 41
Insititution 46
Total Number of attendances from individual FE institutions
Ca 8 not involved at all
Ca 19 heavily involved
What support processes should be used?
CaSPr – next phase 1 April 2008 onwards
• Provide development activities and resources
• Promote Climate Change Declaration
• Work with students
• Benchmark progress
