Universities and higher education

‘Flooded’ football shirts and York’s solar ‘living lab’: The sustainability success stories of the week

‘Flooded’ football shirts and York’s solar ‘living lab’: The sustainability success stories of the week

As part of our Mission Possible campaign, edie brings you this weekly round-up of five of the best sustainable business success stories of the week. In this week's edition, a solar 'lviing lab' at a British university, and much more.

Data centres heating pools and community funds to retrofit schools: The sustainability success stories of the week

Long-distance e-buses and BMW’s SDG strategy for MINI manufacturing: The sustainability success stories of the week

6 in 10 UK universities failing to cut carbon emissions in line with sector-wide commitment

Asda’s affordable refills and Ford’s EV manufacturing investment: The sustainability success stories of the week

Natural history GCSEs and carbon literacy: Government unveils new climate-focused education strategy

Why universities must prioritise sustainable development to fight the climate crisis

University of Manchester targets net-zero investment portfolio

#SustyTalk: Bournemouth University’s Neil Smith on sustainable behaviour change during lockdown

University of Gloucestershire ditches paper in favour of digital-only prospectuses

Gamification delivers more than 200,000 sustainable actions for UK universities

EXCLUSIVE: More than 200,000 positive actions have been recorded over the last academic year by the JUMP employee engagement project which encourages university staff to carry out behaviours that boost sustainability.

Why the University of London is crowdsourcing a zero-carbon target

EXCLUSIVE: The University of London is working on a full environmental strategy that will enable the campus to reach zero carbon emissions by 2036. To get there, it has called on leading universities to deliver a range of ideas and technologies as part of a "crowdsourcing" event.

First ISO 20400 sustainable procurement assessment issued in the UK public sector

A purchasing consortium for higher education facilities in London has become the first in the global education sector to be assessed to the ISO 20400 standard for sustainable procurement, in what's believed to be the first such assessment in the UK public sector.

Government pours £6m into University of Sheffield’s CCS research centre

The UK Government has funnelled more than £6m into carbon capture and storage (CCS) research, with an additional £1.5m set to be generated from partner institutions to finance collaborative projects.

New ‘observatory’ to uncover energy-efficiency improvements in Sheffield

The University of Sheffield will enlist sensors, thermal cameras, drones and balloons to scan the surrounding city for ways to monitor environmental impacts, improve energy savings and reduce heat loss.

Online reuse hub could save universities £1m in 2017

British universities have been tasked with saving £1m this year by internally sharing resources through an online reuse scheme.

UK businesses to accelerate bioenergy opportunities through EU grant

A European Union (EU) funded project is set to support firms across the West Midlands to reap the economic and environmental benefits from bioenergy and thermal technologies.

Brunel University employees engage in behaviour change competition

Brunel University London has launched a new employee engagement competition which incentivises participants to reduce their environmental footprint.

Fossil fuel divestment funds double to $5tn in a year

The value of investment funds committed to selling off fossil fuel assets has jumped to $5.2tn, doubling in just over a year.

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