| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 76.52 |
| Liaison | Maria Kirrane |
| Submission Date | July 28, 2022 |
University College Cork - National University of Ireland, Cork
PA-1: Sustainability Coordination
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.00 / 1.00 |
Maria
Kirrane Sustainability Officer Office of the Director of Buildings and Estates |
Does the institution have at least one sustainability committee?:
The charter or mission statement of the committee(s) or a brief description of each committee's purview and activities:
The Green Campus Committee is a student led committee that has membership from students, faculty, admin and operations staff. The committee is chaired by the chairperson of the Environmental Society and the deputy president of the students union. It sits at least monthly.
The Green Forum is composed of interested parties from academia, buildings & estates, procurement, services and university management as well as the students union, and students of the Green Campus Committee. The forum sits twice yearly and thinks strategically about the direction of UCC Sustainability and provides advice.
Members of each committee, including affiliations and role:
Green Campus Committee:
The GCC is co-chaired by the Deputy President of the Student's Union, and the Chairperson of the Environmental Society (or a deputised representative of the Environmental Society). Formal student representation on the Green Campus Committee is elected annually at an EGM by their peers, however all students are welcome to attend committee meetings. The Sustainability Officer, Energy Manager and Commuter Manager are also members of the Green Campus Committee.
The Green Forum is co-chaired by UCC president Prof. John O'Halloran and Director of Buildings & Estates, Mark Poland. Green Forum membership can be accessed here - https://www.ucc.ie/en/greencampus/about/strategy/
Does the institution have at least one sustainability office that includes more than 1 full-time equivalent employee?:
A brief description of each sustainability office:
The Sustainability Office is housed under the Office of the Director of Buildings & Estates. It is Comprised of the Sustainability Officer, Energy Manager and two Administrative Assistants. The office regularly employs student interns to support the activities of the Green Campus Programme. The Sustainability Officer coordinates the delivery of the UCC Sustainability Strategy across the entire institution.
Full-time equivalent of people employed in the sustainability office(s):
Does the institution have at least one sustainability officer?:
Name and title of each sustainability officer:
Does the institution have a mechanism for broad sustainability coordination for the entire institution?:
A brief description of the activities and substantive accomplishments of the institution-wide coordinating body or officer during the previous three years:
The Sustainability Officer coordinates the delivery of the UCC Sustainability Strategy across the entire institution, including infrastructure & operations, administration & student services, research, teaching & learning, and strategic planning for the institution. The Green Campus Committee and Green Forum support and enable the delivery of the sustainability strategy.
See annual sustainability reports for detailed discussion of activities and accomplishments.
https://www.ucc.ie/en/greencampus/resources/annual-reports/
Recent Accomplishments:
- UCC launches its SDG toolkit for Supporting integration of the SDGs into the Curriculum.
- UCC launched its Sustainable Futures Programme - including a Higher Diploma, Postgraduate Diploma and Masters in Sustainability in Enterprise (2021).
- UCC is currently (2021) ranked 8th globally in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings for impact on advancing the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
- UCC is currently (2021) ranked 9th globally in the UI Green Metric rankings for environmental sustainability in in HE.
-UCC won 'Best green Campus' at the Irish Education Awards (2021).
-UCC renewed ISO50001 Energy Management certification (2021)
-UCC was awarded its four consecutive Green Flag, from An Taisce Green Campus Ireland and Foundation for Environmental Education (2020).
A key achievement was the embedding of Sustainability into the UCC Academic Strategy and UCC Strategic Plan (2017-2022) and UCC Strategic Pivot (UCC, 2022)
https://www.ucc.ie/en/registrar/theconnecteduniversity/academicstrategy/
Job title of the sustainability officer position:
Job description for the sustainability officer position:
Job description for the sustainability officer position:
The Sustainability Officer coordinates the delivery of the UCC Sustainability Strategy across the entire institution, including infrastructure & operations, administration & student services, research, teaching & learning, and strategic planning for the institution.
Job title of the sustainability officer position (2nd position):
Job description for the sustainability officer position (2nd position):
Job description for the sustainability officer position (2nd position):
Job title of the sustainability officer position (3rd position):
Job description for the sustainability officer position (3rd position):
Job description for the sustainability officer position (3rd position):
Website URL where information about the institution’s sustainability coordination is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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