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Sustainability

The Sustainability team here at the University of London work to bring staff and students across the University and federation together to tackle issues surrounding climate change and the environment.

The University manages a wide range of services, including student accommodation and Senate House Library. It is of great importance to us that we continue to improve the environmental performance of our estate and operations while increasing positive action toward a sustainable future among our staff, students and visitors.

The University of London Sustainability team is responsible for improving the sustainable performance of the University and to lead on the delivery of the University’s strategic aim to ‘build on cutting edge sustainability practices, working towards our zero operational carbon target'.

Through the management of four key sustainable delivery areas: Carbon Emissions; Resources; Nature; and Knowledge/Engagement the team works collaboratively across all levels of the University to promote good awareness of UoL’s sustainability goals and ensure statutory requirements and best practice are incorporated into projects, activities and management decision making.

The Sustainability team

Natalie Isaac (Head of Sustainability)

Natalie leads the University’s drive to improve its sustainability performance across all its activities. Along with being responsible for the delivery of our net zero operational target, Natalie enjoys managing a committed and passionate team who work collaboratively across the University and with external stakeholders to ensure statutory requirements and best practice are incorporated into projects, activities and management decision-making.

Maddie Reason (Sustainability Projects Officer)

In her role, Maddie works closely with the Head of Sustainability to shape the University's sustainability policies and strategy. Alongside Natalie, she is responsible for the Estates and Property Services Environmental Management System certified to ISO 14001:2015. 

Maddie also manages a diverse project portfolio including aspects of biodiversity improvement and nature-based solutions, waste reduction and recycling improvement, and monitoring and reporting. 

Kate Veck (Sustainability Communications and Engagement Officer)

In this role, Kate primarily coordinates multi-channel and stakeholder sustainability communications for the University, manages staff and student sustainability engagement programmes, and works collaboratively with the Sustainability Projects Officer on sustainability-themed events/projects.

Policies

Environmental Management Policy [PDF]

Reporting

Annual Sustainability Reports:

To record and celebrate the environmental achievements from across the University, the Sustainability Team put together annual sustainability reports.

The reports serve as a record of the University’s progress on working towards and achieving our environmental goals and targets to date.

 

Sustainability Linked Loan:

Zero Carbon Estates Handbook

This document aims to tool up the UK & Ireland’s higher education professionals, to consider how to influence their universities on the drive toward zero carbon. It focuses on considerations for driving down universities’ carbon emissions through the built environment.

View the Zero Carbon Estates Handbook at Issuu.

Transforming Lives and Society Worldwide

We have published a booklet that provides an overview of the University of London’s contribution towards achievement of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. Though it provides a historical perspective, the focus of the publication is on the University of London’s current forms of global engagement together with University of London Federation members and is intended as a contribution to current debate and discussion of the critical role of higher education in sustainable development.

Learn about how we are transforming lives and society worldwide.