THE University of Bradford has added to its green credentials after gaining the EcoCampus Gold accreditation.
The title, awarded to the university’s estates and facilities departments is an Environmental Management System, and gold is the final stage before international management standard accreditation.
Achievements of the university on its way to the accreditation include delivering sustainable construction projects, minimising pollution risks, modernising the infrastructure and improving efficiency, handling waste correctly, composting, reusing furniture and not sending waste to landfill.
The external auditor, Richard Walsh, of NQA said: “Estates and Facilities, sees that sustainable development is key to moving forward successfully and to that end a new ten-year strategy for the University is being drawn up that will take things right through to the mid 2020’s.”
Clive Wilson, director of estates and facilities, said: “We have worked as an integrated team to fully embed sustainability into everything it does.The university is now starting to see the effects of ten years’ hard work with accolades, financial savings and, reduced carbon and waste from its two campuses. Receiving this award demonstrates the university’s commitment to environmental issues.”
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