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Governance

Our governance structures are key to the delivery of our Climate Plan.

Our Sustainability Delivery Plan

To deliver our Sustainability Strategy and supporting plans, we have developed a set of actions within our Delivery Plan (insert link) which details the activities lead roles and timescales required to achieve our ambitions. This Delivery Plan includes actions that cut across research, education and student experience and campus and operations. 

Reporting 

Delivery of the commitments and actions set out in the Climate Plan are held to account by the University’s Sustainability Committee (which monitors the University’s overarching Sustainability Delivery Plan), and in turn the University Senior Leadership Team. Specifically, actions relating to the estate and operations are managed and reported via the Sustainable Campus and Operations Implementation Group. You can find out more about the governance arrangements for the Sustainability Strategy by visiting the governance webpages. 

Our progress will be publicly reported through the University’s annual Financial Statements, and in our annual Sustainable Development Goals report. Environmental data will continue to be reported through the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Estates Management Return and our progress towards net zero will be reported using the sector specific Standardised Carbon Emissions Framework.  

Managing Risk 

Environmental Sustainability features on the University’s Strategic Risk Register and is reported twice yearly to Risk Committee. It identifies four direct risks to the University and its operations relating to student recruitment, external funding, finances and reputation. Risk is considered in all papers that are submitted through our formal governance process.  

The impact of climate risk on the University’s physical estate is articulated and managed through the ISO 14001 EMS Environmental Risk Register and reported on via the Property and Campus Services Risk and Assurance governance structure. These risks are managed through our wider estates and environmental strategies.