EcoCampus
EcoCampus is a national Environmental Management System (EMS) and award scheme designed specifically for the higher education sector. The scheme is closely aligned to ISO 14001, the international EMS standard. The aim of the scheme is to assist institutions in moving towards environmental sustainability through good operational and management practices.
The EcoCampus scheme is broken down into four phases, with the final phase indicating a fully operational, auditable EMS that delivers continuous improvement:
- Bronze (Planning);
- Silver (Implementing);
- Gold (Operating);
- Platinum (Checking and Correcting).
BSU has recently been awarded the Platinum, a notable achievement and signifies major progress in BSU's environmental management journey
As part of the audit we were assessed for our compliance with environmental legislation, pollution prevention, operational competence, progress in meeting our targets, and communication and awareness raising.
The EcoCampus project is funded by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) and is a collaborative project between Nottingham Trent University, Loreus Ltd (EMS, software development and training consultancy) and key partners, the Environmental Association for Universities and Colleges (EAUC) and Environmental Campaigns (ENCAMS).
There are ten areas of work. Click on each one to find out about specific targets for improvement:
Under each of these modules we are developing systems to assess the impacts we have, and find ways of effectively addressing and improving them. As a result you will soon start to notice things changing around the campus.
Our work on each of these EcoCampus project modules links directly back to the commitment in our Environmental Policy.