Sustainability

Our Environment and Sustainability Policy and our 2020-2030 Carbon Strategy shape our actions and approach to embedding sustainability into our day to day activities and drive continual improvement in environmental performance in a structured way.

To support us on this journey, we established a Sustainability Committee that provides governance, direction and scrutiny of our sustainability activities and periodically reviews and monitors progress against the University’s Net Zero strategy to ensure continued delivery of carbon reduction. 

Membership consists of professional services, academics, student and union representation and it is chaired by our Chief Operating Officer who is a member of the USW Executive Board. 

You can read the terms of reference and membership of the committee. Progress against targets and an annual report are reported via the University Executive Board and the Board of Governors Culture, People and Values Committee annually.

We pride ourselves in the sustainability measures we have achieved so far, and are committed to making a better, more sustainable future for our students and to achieving long term sustainability on our journey to Net Zero by 2040.

We welcome your ideas and suggestions of how we can make USW more sustainable. If you wish to find out more about the work of the sustainability team and how you can get involved in projects and events, please contact us at [email protected].