What an Environmental Manager might do

A key aim of the Go Green campaign is for the university to employ dedicated full-time staff for environmental management. Is a full-time staff member REALLY needed? Here's a sample breakdown of how 37.5 hours a week dedicated to environmental management could be spent (taken from a guidance booklet from the Environmental Association of Universities and Colleges):

• Environmental legislation
• Noise management
• Water management
• Water budget (invoicing)
• Energy management
• Energy budget (invoicing)
• Building design/ services
• Waste management (general / municipal)
• Waste management (hazardous)
• Waste minimisation
• Transport plans / parking
• Procurement
• Landscape management / Site biodiversity
• Policy development
• EMS/ ISO implementation
• Communications
• Reporting to committees
• Local community liaison
• Corporate communications (related issues)
• Environmental reporting
• Awareness raising
• Training
• Curriculum greening
• Student recruitment
• Staff / student retention
• Improving access to marginalised learners

All in a day's work. Not much, really.