REDUCING EMISSIONS

• Target: 2% carbon reduction year on year
• Replace company car fleet with electric alternatives
• Power saving features for auto turn off desktop PCs to be applied via Group Policy
• Replace classroom desktop PCs with Chromebooks
• Investigate/install electric charging points for cars
• Promote Cycle to Work Scheme
• Investigate Salary Sacrifice Scheme for electric vehicles
• Investigate agile working options with a view to formalising ‘work from home’ arrangements
• Consider Ascentis L1/2 Award in Environmental Sustainability for L1 Media students
• Set up a Green Newsfeed on IEG Insights (staff intranet)
• Embed sustainability within the Tutorial programme e.g. Carbon Literacy Certificate
• Develop additional sustainability modules/courses for the 2022/23 Curriculum Plan
• Work with Student Union Environmental Officers to drive awareness raising and sustainability actions
• Set up an Environmental Suggestion Box and report ideas to the Student Councils for action
• Promote sustainable food options – meat free days
• Create an environmental page on the Student Hub to share information and raise awareness
• Internal audit schedule to include an audit of environmental reporting within IEG

IMPROVING OUR NATURAL ENVIRONMENT

• Tree planting on both campuses to offset paper use
• Engage with environmental groups such as Woodland Trust to encourage biodiversity through planting
• Create an end-of-year Green Festival to include short film, art exhibition, rewilding workshops, tree planting
• Continue paper and cardboard recycling policies alongside toners, containers and consumables
• IT waste – broken keyboards, mice, power cords etc. to be recycled wherever possible to reduce landfill
• Wild flower planting on green areas where there is little/no footfall – banks etc.
• Install bug houses made by students
• Install bat boxes (identify best locations)
• Make and install wind chimes to scare pigeons away from the estate
• Terracycle (crisp packet recycling project) to be undertaken by Pathways students
• Review Ascentis L1 Award in Preventing Plastic Pollution for L1 Media students

REDUCE THE CONSUMPTION OF RESOURCES

• More sustainable purchasing and working with local companies who support our environmental value
• Liaise with UCP campus and Art Technicians to reduce consumables, e.g. within Photography
• Source options for reusable/ recyclable catering packing
• Implement Papercut across Peterborough and UCP campuses to raise awareness of paper consumption and consumable costs, and reduce photocopying
• All end-of-life hardware to be recycled in line with the appropriate WEEE directive, enabling recyclable materials to be broken down into component parts
• Replace LTO plastic cartridge tapes and ribbons for backing up data with digital cloud solution
• Implement full hardware and peripheral recycling – returning all equipment, bags and additional peripherals to IT for re-distribution
• Reduce the amount of paper used within HR
• Install timing mechanisms for standalone heaters (e.g. IAG pods, Melbourne Road seating area)
• Pilot the Eco Schools ‘Green Flag’ initiative
• Replace plastic bottles with water jugs at all college meetings and events
• Reduce sale of plastic bottles in Refectory, Bistro and vending machines; promote cans, water fountains
• Recycle old furniture/give to charities
• Use coffee grinds for garden areas or give away
• Promote free sustainable period products for students
• Consider paper/plastics recycling bins for classrooms
• Avoid use of embroidered names on Student uniforms and set up a ‘new to you’ shop to recycle uniforms from one year group to another
• Install clothes swap rail in Bistro