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EVOLVE INNOVATE IMPROVE                                                                                  ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY 2022-24





 BACKGROUND AND INTRODUCTION










 he Royal Veterinary College   to the key impacts.    PRIORITY        FOCUS
 (RVC) recognises the
 unprecedented global   The Environmental Sustainability Strategy   AREAS  AREAS
 challenges posed by the   will be underpinned by supporting policies
 Tclimate change and we need   and plans.  An initial materiality assessment has been   Seven focus areas have been identified from
 to strengthen our commitment.   completed to identify the environmental   the assessment, which form the basis of this
 This Environmental Sustainability Strategy   issues the environmental sustainability   environmental sustainability strategy:
 Our environmental sustainability vision   builds on the Sustainability Strategy 2019-  strategy will focus on, this included:
 is that the RVC makes a positive impact   2021 whilst recognising sustainability
 through continually improving our   issues have changed significantly over the     ƒ A review of global and national     ƒ Energy and Carbon
 environmental sustainability performance   last few years due to the climate crisis and   environmental issues.    ƒ Sustainable Construction and
 and embedding sustainability   the Covid Pandemic.     ƒ A review of current and future   Refurbishment
 considerations into decision making   considerations for Higher Education.    ƒ Biodiversity
 throughout the organisation.   A short-term strategy has been developed     ƒ Identifying risks and opportunities relating
 to allow robust data collection procedures                               ƒ Waste
                          to the RVC’s activities.
 To deliver our aims, the RVC will need to   to be implemented to ensure achievable     ƒ Water
 implement the Environmental Sustainability   but ambitious targets can be accurately     ƒ Gaining student and staff feedback on     ƒ Travel
                          environmental issues through a survey
 Strategy which contains details of the   set for the environmental sustainability     ƒ Partnership and Engagement
                          undertaken in March 2022 in conjunction
 aims, targets, key performance indicators   strategy commencing 2024.
                          with the Student Union Environment
 and implementation mechanisms relating
                          Officer.






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