About sustainability

Sustainability at Royal Holloway is integral to what we do and how we operate. We are providing leadership on sustainability through our facilities, our campus, our education and research and through a culture of sustainability at the College.

Sustainability is about bringing sustainable thinking into the core of organisations and businesses. For a university that means embedding sustainability in our core business of providing education.

We can educate for sustainability through the curriculum we offer, through our campus and facilities and through creating and promoting a culture of sustainability throughout the College.If we manage to provide sustainability education through these channels our students will graduate with an awareness of sustainability and be in a position to factor these into their future decision-making.

We aim to provide as much information on our webpages as possible to help you be sustainable at the College and so you can play your part in creating a culture of sustainability. If you'd like to know more here is a brief introduction |to what we do and if you'd like to be more involved have a look at our get involved page or just get in contact with us. We look forward to creating a culture of sustainability with you.

• Here is the newsletter for Green Impact Jan 2012.
• Here is December's edition of the Green Impact newsletter.
• Remember there is a drop in session on FE 55 for Sustainability Champions!
• Here is the Green Impact newsletter for this November. 
• October 2011:  Green Impact: the College has been selected to take part of an exciting programme led by the National Union of Students’ (NUS). Green Impact is an environmental accreditation scheme which helps staff and students improve their working environment whilst gaining recognition for their efforts.  You can find out more about the scheme here.  
• July 2011: The College is now accredited to ISO 14064-1: 2006, which means that all of our green house gas emissions have been externally verified under the Certified Emissions Measurement and Reduction Scheme (CEMARS).  
• June 2011: Students leaving halls of residence at the end of term donated over 1 tonne of unwanted items for reuse. Beneficiaries included local charities The Besom, Princess Alice Hospice and the United Church of Egham bookstall
• June 2011: Royal Holloway has once again donated a number of old PCs to Computer Aid International. We have been donating old IT equipment to Computer Aid since 2003.

• Waste Management Working Group, 27th March, 10-11am, FW51
• Fairtrade Steering Group, 21st March, 11-12 am, FW51
• Carbon Management and Environmental Sustainability Sub -Committee, 20th March
• Sustainable Procurement Working Group, 20th March, 10-11am, FW51
• Biodiversity and Green Campus Working Group, 13th March, 1-2pm, FW51
• Energy, Climate Change and Sustainable Buildings Steering Group, 5th March
• Green Impact Drop In session, 28th Feb 11.30-2.30, FE55
• Traffic and Transport Steering Group, 14th Feb
• Training, Communication and Community Steering Group, 7th Feb
• Energy Procurement Group, 31 Jan
• Green Impact Drop In session, 24th Jan 11.30-2.30, FE55
• Fairtrade Steering Group, 20th Jan, 10-11am FW51.
• Carbon Management and Environmental Sustainability Sub- Committee, 11th Jan.
• Bicycle Users Group, 10th Jan, 2-3 pm Founders Large Boardroom.

• Carbon Management Plan 2010 - 2020 
• Environmental Sustainability Policy
• Sustainability Strategy 2011-2014
• Factsheet on using Thermostatic Radiator Valves
• Factsheet on Summer Heat Gain and Winter Heat Loss
• Royal Holloway, Travel Plan
• Sustainability Guide
• Guide for the Environmental Management System
• For an update on progress from 2009-10, read our Finance Report.