Sustainable Organisation

2 July 20103rd International workshop on innovation

and performance management

Brian Butler

Director, Resource & Operations CEH

CEH is wholly owned by….

CEH is a PSRE and the UK's Centre of Excellence for research in the land and freshwater environmental sciences

Public Sector Research Establishments• PSREs are outside of the University sector• Collectively represent a world-class resource for

UK Science ranging from:– Some near-commercial organisations– Others effectively part of a Government Department

• The research capacity they provide meets– Specialist research needs– Strategic importance which cannot be delivered by

market-place• Their sustainable performance is of strategic importance

to the UK

Sustainability• “Operating today in a way which does not inhibit

the organisation’s ability to do so tomorrow and• Managing key resources so as to at least

maintain the current capacity of the organisation, or the capacity needed in the future to respond to changing demands”

• An organisation must know the Full Economic Costs (FEC) of its activities

Science and Innovation Investment Framework – 2004-2014

Sustainability of the PSREs• Full Economic Costs approach to research• Raising sufficient income through core funds,

external research contracts, research grants• Enabling PSREs to maintain a necessary level

of infrastructure investments• A finance sustainable investment approach

The Natural Environment Research Councilin a UK government setting

Energy and Climate Change

Business Innovation and Skills

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

International Development

Biotechnology and Biological Science

Economics and Social

Engineering and Physical Science

Science and Technology Facilities

British Geological Survey

National Oceanography Centre

The Research Councils

The NERC Research Centres

Natural Environment

British Antarctic Survey

Science and Research Unit

Arts and Humanities

Medical

Our Goal

To be the world-leading centre for integrated science in terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems.

Our Vision

Deliver solutions for today’s urgent environmental problems to achieve environmental sustainability.

History

CEH was formed in April 2000 from a merger of four long-established research institutes:

Institute of Terrestrial Ecology

Institute of Freshwater Ecology

Institute of Hydrology

Institute of Virology & Environmental Microbiology

Transition to sustainabilityCEH Business Plan based on inputs

Review of Science proposals - size

Strategic Review (Deloitte) - shape

Outcomes

Smaller science programme approved

NERC funding and target for other income confirmed

Reduce staff from ~600 to ~450

Reduce sites from 9 to 4

Transition & Integration over ~4 years

Lancaster Edinburgh

Wallingford (HQ)Bangor330 scientists and120 support staff

CEH Budget

NERC National Capability

NERC grants

Defra

EUEA Others

£35M pa resource

Director CEH

Director Resource & Operations

Director Biogeochemistry

Director Water

Director Biodiversity

Governance

Director CEH

Director Environmental

Information Data Centre

Director Biogeochemistry

Director Water

Director Biodiversity

Executive Board

Science Board

Monitoring

Public Sector Research Establishment (PSRE) sustainability surveys – Every 2 years

Centre Activity and Resource Plan (CARP) – Annual

Scorecard – Quarterly

Questions?