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Green Focus

We take our responsibility to protect the environment very seriously.

Bath Spa University has participated in the People and Planet Green League table since 2009, achieving two top 10 positions in that time.

We manage our environmental impacts through the internationally recognised standard ISO14001, which specifies requirements for an effective environmental management system (EMS) covering all activities and sites. Our environmental manual sets out the intended outcomes of the EMS and how we ensure compliance with the standard. Our environmental planner sets out our objectives, targets and responsibilities.

We have taken a number of actions on single-use plastics, and have produced a rationale for why we have taken these steps.   

Sustainability strategy

Our Sustainability Policy sets out the aim to minimise our impacts and continually improve environmental performance, and our Sustainability Strategy shows how we will deliver this focused on seven key themes, supporting documentation for the strategy can be found below:

Education for sustainability

Transport

Procurement (including food and Fairtrade)

Health and wellbeing

We provide free drinking water in all our academic buildings across the Bath Spa estate. You can find all our publicly available mains-fed water fountains on the Refill app. We provide these not only for people’s health and wellbeing but also to reduce our dependence on single-use disposable bottles of water.

Community engagement

The Student’s Union at Bath Spa also has a strong sustainable and ethical ethos and they have signed up to the NUS Green Impact Award. Environmental Management at the Students’ Union is part of Bath Spa University’s ISO14001 EMS. The Students’ Union building is owned and run by the University and is covered by the Carbon Reduction Management Plan. 

Managing sustainability

Environmental Steering Group

The Environmental Steering Group (ESG) is responsible for:

  • Overseeing the direction of sustainability at Bath Spa
  • Reviewing relevant policies and strategies
  • Reporting compliance of environmental audits along with recommendations and corrective actions
  • Changes in aspects, impacts and changes
  • Briefed on any changes to environmental legislation that affect the business
  • Reporting on how the University meets its objectives and targets
  • Reviews complaints and incidents
  • Resources.

Environmental Steering Group members

  • Neil Latham – Chief Operating Officer - Chair of ESG
  • Andy Williams – Deputy Head of Estates and Services
  • Arlene Stone – Director of Human Resources
  • Daniel Allen - Assistant Dean (Portfolio Development) - BSAD
  • David Watson – Head of Field: Culture and Environment - CoLA
  • Jane Wakefield – Head of Communications
  • Julian Greaves – Sustainability Manager
  • Kate Rigby – Professor of Environmental Humanities – Research and Graduate Affairs
  • Students' Union Representative
  • Mark McGuinness – Assistant Dean: Strategy and Planning - CoLA
  • Richard Jordan – Director of Estates and Services
  • Sara Cundy – Sustainability Co-ordinator
  • Sarah Dawes – Chief Executive Officer Students’ Union

In attendance/circulation of papers

  • Jane Conibere – PA to Chief Operating Officer (minutes)

Meet the Sustainability team

  • Neil Latham – Chief Operating Officer

    Chair of the Environmental Steering Group and overall responsibility for the University's sustainability strategic direction.

    n.latham@bathspa.ac.uk
    +44 (0)1225 876612

  • Julian Greaves – Sustainability Manager.

    Developing the University’s Sustainability Strategy, Energy and Environmental Management.

    j.greaves@bathspa.ac.uk
    +44 (0) 1225 875846

  • Sam Henderson – Energy Performance Officer

    Energy data analysis, BMS Optimisation, Support for Sustainability Manager

    s.henderson@bathspa.ac.uk
    +44 (0) 1225 875846

  • Sara Cundy – Sustainability Co-ordinator

    Support for EMS Manager, lead officer for sustainable transport, food, Fairtrade, Environmental activities and programmes communications, staff and student engagement, working with Student Community Partnership.

    s.cundy@bathspa.ac.uk
    +44 (0)1225 876282


  • David Tinkham – Technical Manger

    Operational management, co-ordinating protocols for environmental protection at Sion Hill and BSAD satellite sites including hazardous waste management.

    d.tinkham@bathspa.ac.uk
    +44 (0)1225 875475

  • Penny Snowden – Grounds Manager

    Grounds management, implementation of Biodiversity and Habitat Management Plan, pollution prevention

    p.snowden@bathspa.ac.uk
    +44 (0)1225 876249

  • Ceri Davies – Technical Demonstrator 

    Responsible for hazardous waste at Newton Park

    c.davies7@bathspa.ac.uk

  • Kate Rigby – Professor of Environmental Humanities

    Education for a Sustainable Future Lead

    k.rigby@bathspa.ac.uk
    +44 (0)1225 875626
  • Green Communicators – Student Employees

    Communicating sustainability issues to their peers.  

    Please sign-up with the JobShop to be notified of any upcoming vacancies to the team.
  • Green Communicator – Student Placement

    Sustainability related project work: every year we offer the opportunity for a current student to spend an extended period of time working with the team on a specific project related to Sustainability at Bath Spa. Please contact Sara Cundy for more information.

Communications

  • Communications strategy
  • All new starters undertake an induction programme, which includes university sustainability policy, ISO14001 and areas for staff to engage in environmental activities. The sustainability team also sends out a welcome email.

Current students and staff

If you're currently member of our community, we have a wealth of information on our Intranet pages (login required). You can also follow us on Twitter or Facebook or email queries through to environment@bathspa.ac.uk

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