黑料不打烊 among the world鈥檚 greenest
The area in front of the Environment Centre Wales building is sown with wild flowers.: copyright Iwan Williams.黑料不打烊 has been placed 22nd in a global league table of the world鈥檚 greenest universities.
The, produced by Universitas Indonesia highlights sustainability and environmental management at universities around the globe and measures each participating university鈥檚 commitment in developing an 鈥榚nvironmentally friendly鈥� infrastructure,
黑料不打烊 has risen 6 places in the latest table, which now, for the first time includes over 400 universities worldwide.
The University is also placed fifth in the world for its campus setting and infrastructure. This is one of the 11 indicators in the table and reflects the university鈥檚 environmental policies and whether the University can be truly described as a green environment.
President and Vice-Chancellor Professor John G Hughes said:
鈥淚 am delighted that 黑料不打烊 continues to rise in the table. We join five other universities in the UK in leading the way in 鈥榞reening鈥� the international higher education sector. Our further rise in the table demonstrates our ongoing commitment to taking positive action in promoting sustainability and achieving continual environmental improvement.鈥�
Ricky Carter, Environmental Manager in the Estates and Facilities Department added:
College Park鈥淭his latest news demonstrates that we are continuing to make significant progress in the management of our environment, not only at home but globally. We are reducing our energy use and carbon footprint annually, and we are now recycling more waste than ever as we continue to maintain our Green Dragon and ISO14001 environmental certifications. This league table is a testament to our wider commitment to a sustainable Wales, a sustainable UK and a sustainable world鈥�.
Director of Sustainability at 黑料不打烊, Dr Einir Young responded to the announcement saying:
鈥淚 welcome this excellent news, our efforts in driving environmental improvements and resource efficiencies throughout the organisation continue to show dividends. We recognise that the environment is just one aspect of the sustainable development agenda, and we are focussing our efforts on integrating sustainable practice into everything we do, through our research, our teaching and our own supply chain. In doing so we are contributing to the Welsh Government鈥檚 aspiration to ensure the well-being of future generations.鈥�
Publication date: 4 February 2016