Reduced water consumption by 70,000 litres per year.
Our journey to ZERO
Since our baseline year 2019/20 we have reduced our carbon emissions by 33%, some 1100 tonnes!
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2025
2030
Zero waste sent to landfill.
Drastically reduced our single use plastic offer in our refectories.
Introduced a greater range of meat free options across our catering provision.
700 trees planted.
Partnered with a new Green Energy Supplier for our electricity supply.
New and upcoming projects
- Launching a new Green Skills Centre for Nottingham thanks to the LSIF (Local Skills Investment Fund) through which we will share a grant of some £6.6 million to invest in green skills delivery.
- Delivering £3 million of improvements to our Adams and Highfields campuses as part of our ongoing estates decarbonisation programme.
- Open two, new ultra low carbon buildings at our Basford campus to house a new construction skills centre and a new centre for students with learning disabilities and/or difficulties.
How renewable energy is the future
Learn more about how renewable energy sources are made and how to make our future greener. We teach our students to be more sustainable throughout their learning with us, as we progress into an everchanging and green-conscious industry.
This video features lecturer Abbad introducing our horizon kits that students learn from and with.
40%
To be above our Carbon zero target by 2025.
100%
Becoming Carbon Net Zero, for Type 1 & 2 (direct) emissions by 2030.
