“I’d like to offer my congratulations to all those staff and students who have worked hard to contribute to our success in this area.” Taken against a background of increasing student numbers, new infrastructure on campus and an extremely harsh winter, this is a considerable achievement. “Campus-wide efforts on sustainability have yielded our first-ever reduction in carbon emissions - a cut of over 1,100 tonnes of carbon dioxide on the previous year. Professor Karen Cox, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Environment and Infrastructure, said: “Last year Nottingham was ranked no.2 in the Greenmetric league table, so it’s very pleasing that our continuing work has been recognised with a move up into the top position. The University launched an environmental strategy in 2010, managed by an Environmental Steering Group, which outlines its aims in achieving excellence in sustainability and has been underpinned by the introduction of a range of initiatives supporting its green agenda. These include the maintenance of its award-winning parkland campuses incorporating green gardening practices, the use of innovative architecture and sustainable design in building new facilities, reducing the environmental impact of its IT use and introducing sustainable procurement practices into contracts with a growing number of major suppliers. Nottingham’s aim is to become a sector-leading green university in all its activities, and the past year has seen staff and students working hard on a range of initiatives to reduce its carbon footprint.
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