EAUC South Central Environment Managers Group meeting Venue: Sparsholt College Date: 18th February 2016 Attendees: Manuel Carvalho, Environmental Officer, Southampton Solent University; Candice Snelling, Energy and Environment Manager National Oceanography Centre; Hannah Donald, PHD Student, National Oceanography Centre; Liz Harris, Environmental Project Assistant, University of Winchester; Lucy Potashnick, Environment and Sustainability Manager, University of Southampton; Philip Smith, Estates Manager, Isle of Wight College; Rachel Platt, Head of Music, Peter Symonds' College; Neil Smith, Sustainability Manager, Bournemouth University; Dougy Hill, Premises & Facilities Manager, Sparsholt College Hampshire; Stephen Tulip, Membership Manager, EAUC; Brian Wheatley, Estates Manager, AUB; Jonathan Swindells, H&S Manager, Sparsholt College Hampshire 1. Interface and the Circular Economy Presentation on Interface’s ‘Mission Zero’ and the positive social and environmental benefits from communities in the Philippines recycling fishing nets (Nets2Carpet) to reduce reliance on Nylon manufacture. Presented by Louise Swift, Public Sector Sales Director, Interface. Interface approach: What’s in your trash? What’s the opportunity? What partners do you need? Measuring proof points and success Student Internships available. 2. Presentation by Sparsholt College Dougy Hill presented key works at the College: . Water saving following installation of metering . BREEAM ‘Excellent’ on new builds . Plans for an AD plant . Plans for Centre for excellence in environmental teaching . Preparing for ISO14001:2015 audit 3. EAUC update . FE guide ‘Sorted’ refreshed & looking for case studies . FE quarterly newsletters published . Conference bookings open (25th – 27th May 2016). Members to co-ordinate travel and hotel arrangements . Biodiversity guide launch . Green Gown started in France . Five year business plan ends in 2016 & looking at three year plan instead (for two years plus one year to review) . Organisational structures review to be launched at conference including different ways to engage senior managers . Divestment – no fossil fuel companies sponsoring conference. Call out for Ethical Investment policies . Green Scorecard – launched at AUDE conference (4th April 2016) & currently being piloted. University League – EAUC seeking clarity on what is intended . Intern looking at possibly developing LIFE as benchmarking tool 4. Round Table Sharing Best Practice Institute Positive Not so positive NOCS Achieved electricity/gas/water Installation of Calorifiers targets required repainting of energy centre floor EAUC Publish annual report Having to write it! Winchester Blackout success (6/8 Blackout well received but buildings showed electricity some negative comments reduction) Poor bus service for 6th in league for cutting commuting to work carbon Isle of Wight Installing Voltage Salix withdrawal due to Optimisation in third building indebtedness of College following success University of Southampton VC streamlining strategy & Review of League Tables sustainability one of the four that matter to University & themes sustainability not included Peter Symonds College Success in retaining and then Poor bus service applying for Sustainability (Stagecoach) Manager post Solent Energy manager recruitment Travel survey found more staff driving to work (48% up to 52%), although did see increase in number of staff completing the survey (65%) without any incentive Bournemouth Achieved EcoCampus No business case for Energy Platinum/ISO14001 Centre 5. AOB i) NOCS – looking for suitable leadership for sustainability course for senior manager (and fits with revised ISO14001:2015 standard requirement). CS to contact EAUC for information ii) UoS – Informed group about work by Eastleigh BC on preparing package of work to support energy saving measures. MJ to ask contact to attend next meeting. iii) Sparsholt – use Inspire to manage and validate utility bills iv) Winchester – VC wrote article in Times Higher about ensuring climate change included across curricula. MJ to circulate link to article. 6. Date of next meeting 10th May 2016 at University of Winchester, 10am – 1500 University of Southampton to host in August 2016. LP to advise on possible dates. .