Sustainability and Carbon Advisory Group
Introduction - Membership
- Terms of Reference - Reporting
- Meetings - Minutes
The Executive Committee established the
Sustainability and Low Carbon Advisory Group in Autumn 2003. It replaces
the Energy Committee following the recommendation of Energy for Sustainable
Development Ltd, which undertook a review of the University of Bath’s
carbon strategy (report dated July 2003) on behalf of the University and
the Carbon Trust. It has a wider remit than the Energy Committee so it
can more effectively promote a low carbon strategy throughout the University.
Membership
- Chair - to be appointed by the Vice-Chancellor
- Director of Estates
- Deputy Director of Estates
- Energy and Environment Manager
- Health, Safety and Environment Manager
- A representative from Purchasing Services
- At least two senior academic staff with compatible research interests,
to be appointed by the Chair
- One representative of senior technical support staff from the Faculty
of Engineering and Design, to be appointed by the Dean
- One representative of senior technical support staff from the Faculty
of Science, to be appointed by the Dean
- Students' Union Environmental Officer
Note: Others, internal and external, will be invited to attend meetings
of the Group as required by the business to be transacted.
Terms of Office
The terms of office of the Chair, academic and technical staff representatives
are unlimited and they will be invited to confirm their membership each
academic year.
Terms of Reference (Revised
May 2010)
The role of the Sustainability and Low Carbon Advisory Group is to devise
and implement a low carbon strategy for the University as a whole. Specifically
the Group’s remit includes the following:
- To oversee the development and maintenance of an effective energy
and emissions information system that would enable data to be collected,
analysed and disseminated across the University.
- Set targets on environmental performance and monitor progress towards
these targets.
- To make recommendations in respect of necessary funding of initiatives
for carbon reduction and sustainability improvement for discussion and
agreement at the University’s Executive or Finance Committees.
This would include the identification of external forms of grant funding.
- To promote and achieve the widest possible participation in the creation
of local and visible low carbon projects across the campus.
- To ensure that the low carbon vision is reflected in the University’s
brand and marketing messages and in internal communications where appropriate.
- To advise and make recommendations on appropriate training and induction
for both staff and students.
- Where practicable, to promote biodiversity across the campus through
appropriate management of the estate.
- To consider how the University’s Green Transport Plan might
evolve within a low carbon strategy.
- To agree and adopt appropriate strategies for the procurement of
new buildings and refurbishment projects which are consistent with low
carbon and other environmental objectives.
- To consider sustainability and low carbon objectives that might be
embedded into all University central procurement processes.
- To encourage the reduction, reuse and recycling of products and materials,
thereby minimising the University's production of waste.
- To provide support and guidance to both the University’s Energy
Manager and Environmental Adviser and to receive regular reports on
progress from them.
Reporting
The Group will report, via the Chair, to the Deputy Vice-Chancellor
and then where appropriate to Executive Committee, Finance Committee and/or
Council. The Minutes of the meetings will be submitted to the Executive
Committee.
The Group will produce an Annual Report to be submitted to Executive
Committee.
Meetings
There will normally be two meetings in each academic year.
Next meeting - to be arranged
Last meeting: Tuesday 28 September 2010
Minutes
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