Sustainability Reports
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Our sustainability annual reports are referenced throughout these pages; however, for ease of access, they are also available in one dedicated location here.
Should you have any feedback or questions regarding these reports, please contact us via email: sustainability@uos.ac.uk.
Sustainability Annual Reports
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This document summarises what the Sustainability Team achieved during the 2024 to 2025 reporting year, including the attainment of Eco Campus Silver, the launching of the Habitat Plan and Action Plan, and other developments across our key themes.
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Our infographic shows at a glance the key achievements from the 2024 to 2025 annual report.
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The 2023 to 2024 year marked the "Year of Sustainability" by the Vice Chancellor; this document highlights what we did, as well as highlighting progress in other areas, including on utilities, biodiversity, waste, and travel, and attaining a "highly compliant" external sustainability audit result.
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Highlights this year include much progress on our key themes, including habitats, waste, travel, and energy, culminating in us being top of the HESA tables for our decarbonisation of Scope 1 & 2 emissions compared to the baselines, and being named Green Business of the Year by Suffolk County Council
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Highlights from this year's work include the foundations of the Building Management System upgrade, securing renewable energy guarantee of origin certification for approx 90% of our energy, near completion of the Smart House at Digitec, and LED lighting upgrades across campus.
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Highlights from this year's work include setting an Estate's target for carbon neutrality in scopes 1 and 2 and net zero in scope 3, 77% decrease in carbon emissions since the 2015 baseline, installation of 48kWp solar panels, creation of a wildlife garden and a wildflower meadow, and more.
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Highlights from this year's work include placing energy efficiency at the heart of its building and refurbishment programme and partnering with Suffolk County Council, design and development of DigiTech, outperforming the sector's target of carbon reduction and more.