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This section shares an overview of the overall performance standards we maintain as part of our sustainability programme and the external recognition we have received.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/sustainability.glos.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/girl-on-bike.jpg” alt=”Girl on a bike” title_text=”Picture by Clint Randall www.pixelprphotography.co.uk” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.20.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_css_main_element=”order: 1;” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_menu menu_id=”50″ module_class=”pa-vertical-menu” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” horizontal_offset=”-20px” position_origin_a_tablet=”” position_origin_a_phone=”” position_origin_a_last_edited=”on|desktop” position_origin_f_tablet=”” position_origin_f_phone=”” position_origin_f_last_edited=”on|desktop” position_origin_r_tablet=”” position_origin_r_phone=”” position_origin_r_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”||||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”||40px||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” positioning_tablet=”” positioning_phone=”relative” positioning_last_edited=”on|phone” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_menu][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.20.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]
Staff recognition awards<\/span><\/strong><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,2_3″ module_class=”staffRecognition” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”20px|20px|20px|20px|false|true” border_color_all=”#188178″ border_width_top=”4px” border_width_right=”4px” border_width_left=”4px” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.20.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/sustainability.glos.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Janet-Dwyer.jpg” alt=”Janet Dwyer” title_text=”Janet Dwyer” disabled_on=”off|off|off” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”60px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text disabled_on=”on|on|off” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”14px” global_colors_info=”{}”] Photo caption: Professor Janet Dwyer awarded MBE<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.20.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”text” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ module_alignment=”left” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”60px||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}”] Congratulations to Professor Janet Dwyer<\/strong>, whose huge contributions to rural research to improve sustainable agriculture and pro-environmental rural development, was recognised with the award of an OBE in the Queen\u2019s Platinum Jubilee celebrations<\/a><\/span>. Janet was the Director of our Countryside and Community Research Institute from 2013 to 2021 and continues with her research and leadership roles in this area, including the National Innovation Centre for Rural Enterprise partnership programme.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,2_3″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||40px||false|false” custom_padding=”20px|20px|20px|20px|true|true” border_color_all=”#188178″ border_width_right=”4px” border_width_bottom=”4px” border_width_left=”4px” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/sustainability.glos.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Ed-Moulding.jpg” alt=”Ed Moulding” title_text=”Ed Moulding” disabled_on=”off|off|off” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text disabled_on=”off|off|off” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”14px” global_colors_info=”{}”] Photo caption: Ed Moulding winner of annual sustainability staff award<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”text” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ module_alignment=”left” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”off|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}”] Ed Moulding<\/strong>, Assistant Facilities Manager in the Estates team, was worthy winner of the Sustainability award<\/a><\/span> in the University Staff Awards. Over many years Ed has taken the lead and delivered the change for a range of improvements to campus biodiversity. This year\u2019s award recognised his support to student-led tree planting initiatives, creation of the new campus garden at Park, and beautiful wildflower displays for No Mow May.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”text” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ module_alignment=”left” custom_margin=”||50px|||” custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”] We continue to prioritise and uphold the good practices needed to maintain our status and accreditations in key areas of our sustainability programme:<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_4,1_4″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ make_equal=”on” _builder_version=”4.20.0″ background_color=”#F1F2F3″ custom_margin=”||30px||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”||60px||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”0px||0px” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”30px|50px|30px|50px” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.2″ header_font=”||||||||” header_text_color=”#0c71c3″ header_2_font=”||||||||” header_3_font=”||||||||” header_3_text_color=”#3E77C0″ header_4_font=”||||||||” header_4_text_color=”#21221f” global_colors_info=”{}”] ISO 14001 \u2013 our Environmental Management System<\/strong> \u2013 which is externally audited by British Standards Institute and provides assurance of our active approach to environmental protection and improvement across the University.<\/p>\n Find out more about its targets and objectives in the Operations<\/a> and Net Zero<\/a> sections.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.0″ custom_padding=”0px||0px” custom_css_main_element=”align-self: center;” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/sustainability.glos.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/about-strategy-bsi.png” alt=”BSI ISO 14001 Logo” title_text=”BSI ISO 14001 Logo” url=”https:\/\/sustainability.glos.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/ISO-14001-certificate-26-Sept-2018.pdf” url_new_window=”on” align_tablet=”center” align_phone=”” align_last_edited=”on|phone” admin_label=”ISO 14001 Certificate” _builder_version=”4.17.6″ custom_padding=”50px|50px|50px|0px” custom_padding_tablet=”50px|50px|50px|0px” custom_padding_phone=”50px|20px|50px|20px|false|true” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”left” animation_duration=”500ms” animation_intensity_slide=”10%” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_4,1_4″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ make_equal=”on” _builder_version=”4.20.0″ background_color=”#F1F2F3″ custom_margin=”||30px||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”||60px||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”0px||0px” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”30px|50px|30px|50px” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.0″ header_font=”||||||||” header_text_color=”#0c71c3″ header_2_font=”||||||||” header_3_font=”||||||||” header_3_text_color=”#3E77C0″ header_4_font=”||||||||” header_4_text_color=”#21221f” global_colors_info=”{}”] United Nations Regional Centre of Expertise in sustainability education<\/strong> \u2013 known as RCE Severn, we are part of the global network of RCEs co-ordinated by the United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies \u2013 these partnership hubs develop sustainability learning activities to build capacity for change.<\/p>\n Find out more in the Collaboration<\/a> section.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.0″ custom_padding=”0px||0px” custom_css_main_element=”align-self: center;” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/sustainability.glos.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/RCE-logo-1.png” title_text=”RCE-logo” _builder_version=”4.20.0″ _module_preset=”default” width=”90%” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_4,1_4″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ background_color=”#F1F2F3″ custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”||60px||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_padding=”0px||0px” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”30px|50px|30px|50px” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.2″ header_font=”||||||||” header_text_color=”#0c71c3″ header_2_font=”||||||||” header_3_font=”||||||||” header_3_text_color=”#3E77C0″ header_4_font=”||||||||” header_4_text_color=”#21221f” global_colors_info=”{}”] Carbon Targets ranking<\/strong> \u2013 Students Organising for Sustainability UK<\/strong> \u2013 this new assessment recognises the work being done by universities to reduce their carbon emissions as part of the move towards Net Zero. This ranking placed us in the top tier \u2018Leading the Way\u2019 with a score of 90\/100.<\/p>\n Find out more in the Net Zero<\/a> section.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”30px|50px|30px|50px” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/sustainability.glos.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/carbon-targets.jpg” alt=”Logo for Carbon Targets SOS-UK” title_text=”Carbon Targets” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.20.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_cta title=”Improvement actions” button_url=”https:\/\/sustainability.glos.ac.uk\/annual-sustainability-report-2020-2021\/” module_class=”greenBOX” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” header_text_align=”left” header_text_color=”#ffffff” body_link_font=”||||on||||” body_link_text_color=”#ffffff” text_orientation=”left” global_colors_info=”{}”] <\/p>\n We have held Fairtrade status since 2006 and we’re proud to gain accreditation against the new Fairtrade University Award<\/a><\/strong> with the Fairtrade Foundation in 2022, gaining an additional 1 star for performance outcomes. This involved dedicated collaboration between our Sustainability and Estates teams, Student\u2019s Union and catering provider BaxterStorey.<\/p>\n The standard operates by training students as auditors \u2013 and 3 of our students delivered the audit, assessed performance and worked with the Fairtrade Foundation to ratify the results.<\/p>\n We were proud to be one of the first cohort of 32 universities to join the Student Minds<\/a><\/strong> University Mental Health Charter in 2021. Working to a set of evidence-informed good practice principles and co-ordinated by our Student Services team, this framework – and the sector partnership behind it \u2013 aims to improve support for students and create a positive culture that can help students facing mental health issues to succeed and thrive.<\/p>\n Our HR team led the process to achieve the Healthy Workplaces Gloucestershire Award<\/a><\/strong> in 2021 that recognises how we work to support the health and wellbeing of employees. This followed the Public Health England Wellbeing Charter status achieved two years ago.<\/p>[\/et_pb_cta][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ _builder_version=”4.20.2″ background_color=”#F1F2F3″ custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”||||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”off|phone” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” global_module=”41209″ saved_tabs=”all” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”30px|50px|30px|50px” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.21.0″ header_font=”||||||||” header_text_color=”#0c71c3″ header_2_font=”||||||||” header_2_text_color=”#333333″ header_3_font=”||||||||” header_3_text_color=”#3E77C0″ header_4_font=”||||||||” header_4_text_color=”#21221f” global_colors_info=”{}”] This report meets our annual reporting commitments on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as an institutional signatory to the tertiary sector SDG Accord.<\/p>\nStandards and accreditations<\/h2>\n
Fairtrade University<\/h3>\n
Student Minds<\/h3>\n
Healthy Workplace<\/h3>\n
Reporting on the UN Global Goals<\/h2>\n