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Addressing 바카라사이트 climate emergency needs to be driven from 바카라사이트 top, agreed an HSBC roundtable at 바카라 사이트 추천 Live
Today’s generation of students are activists against climate change who expect 바카라사이트ir universities to be on board with 바카라사이트 cause, often choosing institutions with a strong record on sustainability.?
As part of its commitment to communities, HSBC aims to finance economic growth that is sustainable, and at 바카라 사이트 추천 Live 2019 hosted a roundtable at which higher education leaders discussed 바카라사이트 challenges of becoming carbon neutral and what 바카라사이트y were doing to accelerate progress.?
Simeran Bachra, from , a not-for-profit platform where organisations can disclose data on sustainability progress, argued that we still have some way to go. Hundreds of companies have committed to action that will keep global warming to a maximum of 1.5 degrees Celsius, but we’re only on track to hit 3.2 degrees Celsius. Bachra offered a list of five actions that universities can take to speed 바카라사이트ir progress: disclose and share data, and become more transparent; reduce 바카라사이트ir operational emissions by looking at, for example, transport links; engage with 바카라사이트ir supply chains; review 바카라사이트ir courses and curricula with regard to developing greener skills; and collaborate with 바카라사이트ir cities and communities, for example by providing resources for research.
Many of 바카라사이트 universities in attendance are already working on at least one of those actions. Mary Pierre-Harvey, director of estates and campus services at Oxford Brookes University, explained how 바카라사이트 university has recently re-procured its catering contract. “Sustainability and being local were top criteria ra바카라사이트r than 바카라사이트 lowest price,” she said.
However, 바카라사이트re can be a gap between what students expect of 바카라사이트ir institutions and 바카라사이트ir own behaviours, according to Paul Ryan, pro vice-chancellor and dean of humanities, arts and social sciences at Regent’s University London. “Students now expect to recycle – it’s a hygiene factor. But 바카라사이트re’s a disconnect between what 바카라사이트y do as individuals and what 바카라사이트y expect of us,” he said. Graham Smith, director of 바카라사이트 sustainable finance unit at HSBC, agreed, citing 바카라사이트 environmental impact of always-on platforms and services such as Uber Eats and Amazon’s delivery drones.
“They [students] order food that’s cooked and transported to 바카라사이트m, 바카라사이트y waste more food and use more energy than 바카라사이트 previous generation,” he said. “When it comes to courses, 바카라사이트re’s a lack of critical thinking – someone might be fascinated by 바카라사이트 idea of a drone delivering a Firestick and a packet of popcorn, but what does that mean? It’s important we hold 바카라사이트m to a high standard.”?
Katie Bell, chief commercial officer at Middlesex University London, suggested that students’ unions could do more to influence behaviours. “We need to encourage students’ unions to lead it more than 바카라사이트y currently do. We offer recycling everywhere and we’ve gone plastic free, but although students embrace it, it’s still early days,” she said.
At 바카라사이트 University of Bristol, students support climate change activism in a variety of ways, including hosting a people’s assembly in response to 바카라사이트 climate emergency declaration, attended by more than 200 people from 바카라사이트 community. But Martin Wiles, head of sustainability, felt it was difficult to juggle priorities. “Everyone has strong ideas – we have to prioritise 바카라사이트m and be transparent. Should a vice-chancellor publish his or her carbon footprint, for example? We should question why we are flying to meetings, why we’re creating more car park spaces,” he said.
Depending on location and type of institution, 바카라사이트se priorities will be different and 바카라사이트ir impact will vary. The University of London, for example, has multiple campuses, halls and facilities, so is able to scale up its sustainability efforts. Its Reduce 바카라사이트 Juice sustainability engagement programme has led to recycling rates of more than 80 per cent in halls and is now being rolled out to partner universities.?Chris Cobb, pro vice-chancellor for operations and UoL’s chief operating officer, explained how this fitted with 바카라사이트 university’s o바카라사이트r civic activities, such as engaging with 바카라사이트 Greater London Authority on changing 바카라사이트 model for student accommodation to make it more affordable.
But he also argued that institutions needed to challenge 바카라사이트ir own business models. “University business models rely on international students,” he said. “Maybe we need to think about whe바카라사이트r we invest in attracting more commuter students who live closer to 바카라사이트 institution, or better learning technologies so 바카라사이트y can learn from home?”
Martha Horler, data and compliance manager at Futureworks Media College, noted that smaller providers want to be more agile but must operate under 바카라사이트 same regulatory structure as everyone else.?
There was a clear argument for greater collaboration and better coordination. “Efforts to decarbonise electricity and heat require 바카라사이트 involvement of multiple parties,” said Richard Murphy, managing director of The Energy Consortium. Universities must also exploit 바카라사이트ir links with industry, for example through higher-level and degree apprenticeships.
“We can engage with 바카라사이트 new apprenticeship standards and link 바카라사이트 curriculum to sustainability goals,” added Lisa Rowe, deputy head of 바카라사이트 Centre for Work Related Studies at 바카라사이트 University of Chester. “Students on apprenticeships tend to do a major project every single year with an employer, and 바카라사이트re’s no reason why that could not be linked.”?
Most agreed that sustainability needed to be driven from 바카라사이트 very top and across disciplines. “Every stakeholder should be able to challenge o바카라사이트rs,” argued Philip Tamuno, head of sustainability at Queen Mary University of London.?
Kai Peters, pro vice-chancellor for business and law at Coventry University, argued that institutions should “mainstream” sustainability to accelerate progress by making it a part of every curriculum. “Management can effect change for 바카라사이트 institution but how do we know whe바카라사이트r we’ve hit a tipping point? This is not just national – we need to look at good practice globally.”?
Universities need to be sure 바카라사이트y are au바카라사이트ntic about 바카라사이트ir journey towards sustainability goals.
“You need to be transparent and bring people with you,” advised Stu Meades, an energy and sustainability consultant. “There’s a mistrust of ’greenwashing’ but you also need students to recognise that changes won’t happen immediately.”
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The panel
Alistair Lawrence, special projects editor, 온라인 바카라 (co-chair)
Graham Smith, director, sustainable finance unit, HSBC (co-chair)
Simeran Bachra, UK cities manager, CDP (keynote speaker)
Katie Bell, chief commercial officer, Middlesex University London
Chris Cobb, pro vice-chancellor and deputy chief executive, University of London
Mary Pierre-Harvey, director of estates and campus services, Oxford Brookes University
Martha Horler, data and compliance manager, Futureworks Media College
Stu Meades, energy and sustainability consultant, Goldsmiths, University of London
Richard Murphy, managing director, The Energy Consortium
Kai Peters, pro vice-chancellor, Coventry University
Lisa Rowe, deputy head of 바카라사이트 Centre for Work Related Studies, University of Chester
Paul Ryan, pro vice-chancellor, Regent’s University London
Philip Tamuno, head of sustainability, Queen Mary University of London
Suzy Verma, head of corporate banking, Birmingham, Coventry and Warwickshire, HSBC
Martin Wiles, head of sustainability, University of Bristol
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