Green Gown Awards 2011 celebrated exceptional sustainability initiatives of UK universities and colleges at its annual Awards Night at the Grand Connaught Rooms, London on 3 November 2011. The awards spanned 13 categories, ranging from carbon reduction to social responsibility.
Organised by the Environmental Association for Universities and Colleges (EAU
C), this annual celebration is in its seventh year since its launch by the Higher Education Environmental Performance Improvement (HEEPI) project in 2004. Green Gown Awards, now in its seventh year, recognise annually the exceptional sustainability initiatives of universities and colleges in the UK.
Iain Patton, Chief Executive of EAUC, says, ‘This year’s winning and commended entries demonstrate not only that innovative institutions are taking successful action to minimise their environmental footprints and enhance their social contribution, but also that this is often accompanied by other organisational benefits. The financial savings from many sustainability actions are certainly compatible with the belt tightening that seems inevitable in future years. It is therefore all the more important the whole sector learns from the successes of the Green Gown Awards’ winning and commended entries.’
Green Gown Awards 2011 – winners:
Carbon Reduction: Coventry University
Colleges & Smaller Institutions: South Lanarkshire College
Continuous Improvement: Institutional Change: Plymouth University
Courses: University of Exeter Business School
Green ICT: University of Hertfordshire
Promoting Positive Behaviour: Loughborough University
Research and Development: University of Salford
Skills: South Eastern Regional College
Social Responsibility: London College of Fashion
Space Efficiency: Nottingham Trent University
Student Initiatives and Campaigns: Lancaster University Students’ Union [LUSU]
Sustainable Construction and Refurbishment: Queen Mary University of London – Fraser Brown MacKenna Architects
Sustainable Procurement: Durham University
List of winners and highly commended entries
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