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In July 2022 we published our new Sustainability Strategy 2022-2027, which is the University\u2019s 3rd \u2018whole-institution\u2019 sustainability strategy.<\/p>\n
It continues our cutting-edge and learning-based approach to sustainability and forms one of the 6 strategic enablers of the wider University Strategic Plan 2022-2027<\/a>.<\/p>\n This new Sustainability Strategy will maximise our future impact, focusing on 3 top areas of positive change we can make through learning, practice and collaboration, with 2 headline goals in each area.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/sustainability.glos.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/bsi-rce-logo.jpg” title_text=”BSI & RCE Logos” _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=”” 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2022-2027<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#f1f2f3″ custom_padding_tablet=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”0px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” custom_padding=”0px|||0px|false|false” border_color_all=”#000000″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/sustainability.glos.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Hannah-presenting-2-2-scaled.jpg” title_text=”Hannah presenting (2) (2)” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”-27px|-40px|20px||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”0px|0px|||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”0px|0px|||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text 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_module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”-27px|0px|20px|-40px|false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”0px|0px||0px|false|false” custom_margin_phone=”0px|||0px|false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”|20px|||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”|20px|20px|20px|false|true” custom_padding_phone=”|20px||20px|false|true” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Goal 5<\/strong> \u2013 Support students to drive change for sustainability within and beyond the University\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Goal 6<\/strong> \u2013 Collaborate with stakeholders to develop skills and practice in sustainability<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/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_text 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We will continue to report publicly through this Annual Sustainability Report on the progress we make and the benefits we are bringing to students, staff, partners and the wider public.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” module_class=”greenBoxHeading” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#188178″ vertical_offset=”80px” horizontal_offset=”-255px” z_index=”11″ vertical_offset_tablet=”4px” vertical_offset_phone=”4px” vertical_offset_last_edited=”on|phone” horizontal_offset_tablet=”0px” horizontal_offset_phone=”0px” horizontal_offset_last_edited=”on|phone” width=”25%” width_tablet=”80%” width_phone=”80%” width_last_edited=”on|phone” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”-50px||||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”40px||||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”20px||||false|true” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”|20px||20px|false|true” custom_padding_tablet=”|20px||20px|false|true” custom_padding_phone=”||||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” text_text_color=”#ffffff” text_font_size=”30px” text_line_height=”1em” custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px|true|true” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n City campus [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||30px||false|false” custom_padding=”20px|20px|20px|20px|true|true” border_width_all=”4px” border_color_all=”#188178″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _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\/CGI-of-City-Campus-exterior-former-Debenhams-building.jpg” title_text=”CGI of City Campus exterior (former Debenhams building) during daytime” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||13px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.2″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”14px” global_colors_info=”{}”]Photo caption: City Campus campus development project in Gloucester[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”text” _builder_version=”4.20.2″ module_alignment=”left” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n In March 2021, the University announced it had bought the former Debenhams store in Gloucester city centre \u2013 and we are now transforming this building into our new City Campus<\/a>.<\/p>\n Our sustainability commitments are at the core of the project plan, which will make this campus development a major feature in the delivery of our 5-year Sustainability Strategy 2022-2027.<\/p>\n Low carbon methodologies that align to our Net Zero ambitions have been planned into the building refurbishment. We gained \u00a33.3m Salix Finance funding through the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme to resource the works that ensure the building has fully electric heating, improved insulation and thermal glazing, and a low carbon travel plan reflects its setting in the central King\u2019s Square.<\/p>\n For this project we agreed an ESG financing package<\/a> linked to our Net Zero goals to reduce gas and electricity carbon emissions. ESG stands for Environmental, Social and Governance, and the loan also requires that we meet our targets to recruit more UK-domiciled young BAME students and improve access and participation for students from deprived areas.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/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″ 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=”{}”]<\/p>\n This report meets our annual reporting commitments on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as an institutional signatory to the tertiary sector SDG Accord.<\/p>\nLearning<\/h2>\n
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