Within our Campus Management Climate Action Plan we have made a commitment to 'Effective management of water used on the estate to reduce unnecessary consumption and embed efficiency measures'.

Our measures and targets

2018/19 Baseline (water and wastewater);

• 92,810 kg CO2e
• 178,025 m3

Target to halve scope 3 emissions by 2030.

Whilst water consumption is a small part of the University’s Scope 3 carbon footprint, the consumption of water as a natural resource is a significant environmental impact as identified through the University’s ISO management system. The baseline water consumption has decreased, largely due to a move towards more hybrid working for staff and students. Long term scope 3 targets are to halve emissions by 2030, however it is felt more data, is required to set better informed long- term consumption targets.

Objectives

Actions to achieve for 2024/25 are:

• Continuous monitoring of consumption and application of reduction projects as identified
• Use data and projects planned to estimate achievable long term water consumption targets