EcoCampus

EcoCampus is an Environmental Management System (EMS) and award scheme for the higher education sector. The scheme allows universities to be recognised for addressing key issues of environmental sustainability.

The aims of the EcoCampus Scheme are to encourage, reward and provide tools to assist institutions in moving towards environmental sustainability through good operational and management practices.

Applications to join the 2010 Cohort now open

Applications to join the 2010 cohort of the Ecocampus Scheme are now being accepted. To join, please complete and return the Enrolment Form.

If you wish to speak to a member of the Ecocampus team about the Scheme, please contact Sara Macey, on 0115 848 3337.

The EcoCampus Team would like to offer a warm welcome to Richard Meddings, who has joined EcoCampus as a Project Manager. He will be working alongside Sara Macey, who has recently returned from maternity leave.

"Greetings, having recently joined the EcoCampus scheme as a project manager at the end of 2009; I’d like to take this opportunity to introduce myself to those involved with the scheme.

My background prior to EcoCampus involved working with Environmental Management Systems (EMS) at a local authority and as a consultant/trainer working in the manufacturing sector. I also previously worked with an environmental institute (IEMA) which involved coordinating their BS 8555/Acorn Scheme programme which provides a phased approach to EMS.

The phased approach of EcoCampus is therefore relatively familiar; however the higher education sector is a completely new area for me (although I have not strayed too far from academia having recently finished a distance learning MSc in Integrated Environmental Management last year).

I’m looking forward to working with the Cohorts on their EMS implementation process and to helping them manage and improve their environmental performance through use of the scheme."

Awards Update

We would like to offer our sincere congratulations to the following members of the Scheme, who have recently achieved awards.

The Institute of Cancer Research has achieved the Bronze Phase Award for completing the Planning stage of the EcoCampus Scheme.

Bournemouth University has achieved the Silver Phase Award for successfully implementing their EMS.

The University of Worcester has achieved the Gold Phase Award for the successful operation of their EMS.

Aberdeen College has achieved the Platinum Phase Award for completing the checking and correcting phase of the EcoCampus Scheme.