Newcastle University has just been given a bronze award as part of accreditation in an Environmental Management System (EMS) called ‘Eco-Campus’.

All of the services and activities on campus have an environmental impact.

For example, energy use on campus is associated with carbon emissions and climate change. We also have environmental impacts associated with waste production, travel, purchasing and pollution.

Eco Campus provides a framework for managing our environmental impacts.

We are now working towards our Silver accreditation then Gold and Platinum Awards in successive years.

We will be externally audited at each stage as we progress towards increased environmental sustainability.

These awards will help to distinguish Newcastle University as an institution who is serious and ambitious about reducing environmental impact from our activities.

More information about Eco Campus can be found at http://www.ncl.ac.uk/estates/environment/projects/ecocampus.htm and http://www.ecocampus.co.uk/