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Plans, Policies and Procedures

Durham University is committed to reducing its environmental impact, and improving the local environment, both for the people who live and work in the University, and for the wider community.

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Policies, Plans and Procedures

Durham University is committed to reducing its environmental impact, and improving the local environment, both for the people who live and work in the University, and for the wider community. This commitment is reflected in policies, plans and procedures which seek to make the most effective and efficient use of all resources, encouraging all members of the University community to develop an ecologically sound approach to their work and lifestyle.

Policies

  • Environmental Sustainability Vision, Policy and Strategy

    Our Environmental Sustainability Vision, Policy and Strategy is available along with an Action Plan and detailed Key Performance Indicators.

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  • Waste

    Our Waste Management Strategy is available along with key procedures to help staff and students segregate waste effectively.

    bins on campus

Environmental Sustainability Vision, Policy and Strategy

Our Environmental Sustainability Vision, Policy and Strategy is available along with an Action Plan and detailed Key Performance Indicators.

Hands holding plants in soil

Waste

Our Waste Management Strategy is available along with key procedures to help staff and students segregate waste effectively.

bins on campus

  • Energy Management Policy

    We are committed to responsible energy management and the highest standards in energy efficiency.

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  • Biodiversity Strategy

    Durham University is situated within a highly biodiverse environment and we have set targets to conserve and enhance current biodiversity.

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Energy Management Policy

We are committed to responsible energy management and the highest standards in energy efficiency.

Landscape showing Wind Turbines

Biodiversity Strategy

Durham University is situated within a highly biodiverse environment and we have set targets to conserve and enhance current biodiversity.

A barn owl in flight

Sustainable Procurement

We recognise that procurement has a significant impact on the environment and, as such, we are committed to reducing this impact.

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Sustainable Construction and Renovation

We are committed to maintaining and  improving the quality of our built environment.

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  • Sustainable Food

    The purpose of this policy is to outline the University’s position in relation to the management of sustainable food on campus.

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  • Other policies

    We are committed to delivering solutions to the Net Zero transition and are well-placed to contribute to delivering solutions in the broad areas of energy, food, health and wellbeing, social impact and water. Explore our other sustainability policies.

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Sustainable Food

The purpose of this policy is to outline the University’s position in relation to the management of sustainable food on campus.

Food in UK

Other policies

We are committed to delivering solutions to the Net Zero transition and are well-placed to contribute to delivering solutions in the broad areas of energy, food, health and wellbeing, social impact and water. Explore our other sustainability policies.

White leaf icon on purple background

Plans

Procedures

We have put procedures in place to help our staff and students know what to do in relation to different waste streams. We have various systems in place to ensure that as much of our waste as possible is reused or recycled. Please see the procedures on our internal Sharepoint site.

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