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This section shares an overview of the overall performance standards we maintain as part of our sustainability programme and the external recognition we have received.
The University was a finalist in the ‘Tomorrow’s Employees’ category for our ‘Empowering ChangeMakers’ project – a collaboration with Cheltenham Education Partnership, The Sustainability Team and our School of Education. The project supported young people in learning for change, driving local outcomes and forging future sustainability-focused careers.
Congratulations to Adam Hart who was appointed as the new vice president of the Royal Entomological Society.
The society is devoted to understanding and development of insect science and the importance of insects to the world’s ecosystems.
Well done to the ChangeMakers project team who were worthy winners of the 2023 sustainability award at the University Staff Awards.
This recognition was credit to the delivery of exciting and creative training for 120 secondary school students that accelerated their confidence and skills in sustainability.
We continue to prioritise and uphold the good practices needed to maintain our status and accreditations in key areas of our sustainability programme:
This is externally audited by British Standards Institute and provides assurance of our active approach to environmental protection and improvement across the University.
Find out more about its targets and objectives in the Operations and Net Zero sections.
known as RCE Severn, we are part of the global network of RCEs co-ordinated by the United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies – these partnership hubs develop sustainability learning activities to build capacity for change.
Find out more in the Collaboration section.
Student interest and perception of action from the University is gauged via the skills survey run by Students Organising for Sustainability UK. Responses to 3 headline questions for UoG are below, with the national comparison (last year’s data is in brackets).
| Responses 2022-23 | “universities should actively promote sustainability” | “sustainability should be integrated into all courses” | “my university takes action to limit negative impacts” | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Gloucestershire events | 602 (192) | 89% (88%) | 82% (80%) | 74% (79%) |
| National results across UK universities | 9303 (8500) | 89% (88%) | 82% (79%) | 75% (71%) |
This report meets our annual reporting commitments on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as an institutional signatory to the tertiary sector SDG Accord.
Throughout this annual report, we record how the actions and results shown in this report contribute to the delivery of the UN SDGs. The actions on this page contribute to the specific goals marked below.
For more information view the global goals page.
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