Celebrating Success Environment Awards Professor Tony Stevenson Deputy Vice-Chancellor 1 6 th June, 2016

2 World Environment Day- 5th June

3 Vision 2021 To Achieve- Financial and Environmental Sustainability Societal Challenges- Ageing; Sustainability; Social Renewal

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2016- Commitment to Investment Policy Changes In May ’16, following a call from NUSU and Student Fossil Free Movement, Council members pledged to embed Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) considerations into the University’s investment strategy. Going forwards the University will procure only fund managers that are signed up the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI). Preference will be given to investment managers who preferentially invest in progressive companies that are working towards low carbon solutions. 5

6 Environment Awards

7 Best Environmental Initiative (Student) Shortlist: -Robert Noyes - outstanding leadership of RenewCastle (student sustainability society). -Amy Fok - outstanding commitment to sustainability volunteering. -Kim Loan Vuong- outstanding contribution to Cockle Park Market Garden (NUS Go Volunteer project). -Sofiyah Mohd Hanif & Sheila Aziz Zabidi- outstanding contribution to Northumberland schools volunteering (NUS Green Grants project).

8 Best Environmental Initiative (Student) - Highly Commended -Sofiyah Hanif & Sheila Aziz Zabidi, Northumberland Schools Volunteering project

9 Best Environmental Initiative (Student) - Winner -Robert Noyes, RenewCastle student sustainability society.

10 Best Environmental Initiative (Staff) Shortlist: -Go Volunteer – outstanding leadership of student volunteer projects including Stu Brew and Green Grants projects. -Helen Davis – Richardson Road furniture reuse project.

11 Best Environmental Initiative (Staff) - Highly Commended -6,500 out of the 10,000 items of furniture reused. -Worked with ‘Changing Lives’, St Oswalds and The British Heart Foundation. -St. Oswalds sold furniture to the value of £1,200 in only one day. -helped local charity Emmaus furnish 15 new flats for homeless residents. -Byker Under the Bridge charity organised a ‘Free Furniture Day’ for local residents in need of support. Helen Davis, Richardson Road furniture reuse project.

Best Environmental Initiative (Staff) - Winner 12 Go Volunteer – outstanding leadership of student volunteer projects, including Stu Brew and Green Grants projects.

Best Environmental Initiative (Research) 13 Shortlist: -Claire Walsh, Ana Suarez-Suarez & Eliza Lopez-Capel - Bio- informing Urban Gardening. -Lindsay Bramwell - Newcastle Allotment Biomonitoring Study: An Investigation into the Relationship Between Allotment Soil Lead Concentrations and the Blood Lead Concentrations. -Jan Dolfing - Towards Energy Neutral Treatment of Municipal Wastewater.

Best Environmental Initiative (Research) - Winner 14 Claire Walsh, Ana Suarez-Suarez & Eliza Lopez- Capel - Bio- informing Urban Gardening.

Sustainable Estate Project 15 Shortlist: -Park Terrace Recycling Yard Project team: Jack Hunter & Andrew Nelson. -University’s transition to the new ISO14001 standard Kathryn Hall -Herschel Learning Lab Project team: Georgina Robson, Ross Henderson, Adam Hamilton, Thomas Price & Paul Nicholson. -Newcastle University Flood Mitigation Project Project Manager: Louise Petrie

16 Sustainable Estate Project- Highly Commended Kathryn Hall Outstanding contribution towards the University’s transition to the new ISO14001 Environmental Management System Standard whilst undertaking a student placement with the Sustainability Team.

17 Sustainable Estate Project - Highly Commended Herschel Learning Lab -Project team: Georgina Robson, Ross Henderson, Adam Hamilton, Thomas Price & Paul Nicholson. -Cool-phase low energy cooling and ventilation system -Low volume toilet flushing systems with non-concussive tap controls. -LED lighting and lighting controls. -Secondary window glazing with solar reflective and insulating window film applied.

Sustainable Estate Project - Winner 18 Newcastle University Flood Mitigation Project -Project managed by Louise Petrie. -On a secondment as Flood Risk Manager, Louise worked with researchers at the University and local stakeholders to develop a programme of work to mitigate against the impacts of future extreme weather events.

19 Green Impact Bronze Awards- Winner Green Beehive (Research & Enterprise Services, Old Library)

20 Green Impact Gold Award- Winner Library Green Group (Robinson Library)

21 Green Impact Platinum/ Innovation in Engagement Award- Winner NUBSies (Newcastle University Business School)

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