Learn about how we engage our colleagues across the University with sustainability.
Colleague engagement
Our colleagues play an important part in the success of both our sustainability initiatives and implementing sustainable changes into our daily operations.
Our colleagues are a key stakeholder, as identified by our environmental management systems. This means we need to effectively communicate to them to adopt more sustainable behaviours across campus.
Each year, we carry out a behaviour change campaign on a key sustainability area – this could be travel, waste or energy. We share messages and tips through our Green Champions network to encourage changes whilst hosting regular events to increase engagement.
We evaluate the success of these campaigns through measurable changes. This includes the number of sign ups to a travel incentive or a reduction in energy consumption.
On the back of the launch of the Climate Action Strategy there was a Green Champions Network 'Town Hall Event' held on the 21st June 2023 aimed at relaunching the Green Champions Network. The attendees worked in groups discussing how the role could be used to help to embed the strategy going forward. Future networking and engagement activities will be confirmed in the new academic year based on discussion held at the meeting.
Our internal operations teams are key in improving the sustainability of the University. We have worked with Catering Services, Digital Technology Services (IT), Facilities Management and our Print Shop on campaigns to change daily processes to reduce our environmental impacts. These changes are adopted by operational staff who lead by example.
Each year, we work with our management review group to create a communications and engagement plan that identifies our key stakeholders. It keeps track of our events and initiatives throughout the year to ensure engagement with our stakeholders. It also allows us to identify gaps in communications so we can target our messaging.
Our team
The Environmental Compliance Service sits within the Estates Team, but activities including our externally certified ISO 14001 Environmental Management spans the breadth of university activities. Sustainability as a whole institution approach is overseen by the Rory Duncan (Pro Vice-Chancellor - Research and Innovation) who sits on the University Executive Board.
The day-to-day sustainability operations are carried out by a dedicated team with varying roles as defined below:
| Name |
Role |
Responsibilities |
| Owen Anthony |
Head of Sustainability and Performance |
Campus Management lead on the Climate Action Strategy, Chair of the ISO14001 Management Review Group. |
| Fiona Griffiths |
Environmental Compliance and Sustainability Manager |
Progress and management of team, policy and plan development, strategy, compliance, engagement |
| Rachel Cooper |
Compliance Manager |
Maintenance of environmental and energy management systems, lead auditing, data presentation, compliance. |
| Anthony Barker |
Systems and Compliance Officer |
Auditing, data collection and presentation, legislation. |
| Hayley Daughtry |
Environmental Officer |
Auditing, data collection and presentation, communications, behaviour change campaigns, green champions network. |
| Charles Morse |
Energy Manager(part of the Infrastructure and Compliance Team within Estates, working closely with the Environmental Compliance Team.) |
Management of consumption of energy and water across the estate including compliance, monitoring and reduction projects. |
For all enquiries and feedback, please email environment@shu.ac.uk
