Leadership and Governance

The Carrot before the Stick

Jamie Pearson, Edinburgh Napier University & Sarah Lee, EAUC

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What is it?Why does it exist?

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What is it?

Commitment Principal/Vice Chancellor

Action Plan Baseline and SMART targets

Report Per institution & EAUC Sector Report

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Drivers for

Success

Scottish Funding Council

Scottish Government

APUC

Learning for Sustainability

Scotland (RCE)

Energy Saving Trust

Zero Waste Scotland

Duties on Public Bodies

Learning for Change (UNDESD)

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Edinburgh Napier: Management Structure

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Edinburgh Napier: InformationStructure

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Activity:

How do you manage all of this in your institution?Policies/Plans/Management Systems etc

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Activity:

How do you communicate and promote this engagement?

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YOU CAN’T MANAGE WHAT

YOU DON’T MEASURE

Reporting

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Reporting

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EAUC (UCCCfS)

Scottish Funding Council

Climate Change (Scotland) Act

Part 4 Guidance: Duties on Public Bodies

Public Sector Sustainability Reporting Guidance

Sustainability Data

Universities & Colleges

Climate Change Action Plan

Sustainability / Progress Report

HESA Returns

eMandate/ equivalent

Legal requirement to report

Sector report to SFC Other Factors:

SG Climate Change Act TargetsLiFE metricsSFC – Carbon & Sustainability ReportingUS Efficiencies Taskforce

EU Trading Standards

Carbon Reduction Commitment

Scottish GovernmentEuropean UnionScottish Funding CouncilEAUCHE/FE Sector

Data

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Activity:

List challenges and opportunities of reporting you might face in your institution.

What do you do with the information/reports?

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Activity:

How could you encourage similar outcomes to the UCCCfS in your institution?

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Questions?

Jamie Pearson J.Pearson@napier.ac.uk Sarah Lee slee@eauc.org.uk

‘Aha’ moments

Structure and reporting has helped Scottish institutions focus their activity – break down silos

Reporting sector progress to SFC and Scottish Government has been a driver for change

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