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Sustainability

We recognise the necessity to adapt our approach to reflect the changing international, national, and local challenges of climate change.

We are making progress in establishing ourselves as a sustainable university. To assist in achieving this strategic goal, we embed consideration of our contribution to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals into our research, learning, teaching and operations.

 We also hold permanent observer status for Conference of the Parties (COP) and are signatory to SDG Accord which inspire, celebrate and advance the critical role that education has in delivering the SDGs.

Secondly, the Accord is a commitment learning institutions are making to one another to do more to deliver the goals. These awards recognise the University’s strategic commitment towards achieving its sustainability objectives.

We have three main goals: 

  1. To have a sustainable campus and university
  2. To drive sustainable social and economic development through outstanding teaching, research and innovation
  3. To motivate the next generation of students to go out and tackle the sustainability challenges through their learning

The annually approved University budget supports sustainability in three ways:

  1. A specific budget pays for the staff and operating costs of the Sustainability team (including the Student Prize fund)
  2. More generally, the University budget supports the strategic objective to embed a consideration of the SDGs in the University’s teaching, research and operations.  The budget is allocated to faculties and service departments, and funds the staff and operating costs deployed to advance sustainability as reflected in the Sustainability Leadership Scorecard. Examples include: research furthering the SDGs; sustainable procurement; teaching related to the SDGs; improving energy efficiency; health and wellbeing initiatives; managing a biodiverse campus; business and community engagement initiatives; and a host of EDI activity. 
  3. The University provides a subsidy to the University of Bradford Union, whose activities include student engagement on sustainability.

The University’s annual report and accounts includes a section on Governance, Planet, People and Prosperity, which sets out how the University deploys these resources in support of sustainability

Our sustainable campus reduces our impact on the environment.

Students and staff get engaged in activities that promote sustainability.

News from Sustainability 

Our people

Our team works closely with internal and external partners to deliver our sustainable initiatives. Our partners include Bradford Metropolitan District CouncilWest Yorkshire Combined Authority and many local charities and organisations. In addition to these partnerships, we engage with our student community through their elected sabbatical officers and have recruited a number of student Green Ambassadors who run environmental projects throughout the year.

Here are some of the key staff with sustainability within their remits:

Helen Cutts

Associate Director of Sustainability

University of Bradford Associate Director of Sustainability stood in front of greenery

Helen is our senior management team lead and oversees the strategic direction of sustainability. 

Contact

Email
h.cutts@bradford.ac.uk
University of Bradford Associate Director of Sustainability stood in front of greenery

Associate Director of Sustainability

Mark Wrigley

Engineering Team Leader

Mark Wrigley

Mark manages the engineering team which includes the electrical, mechanical, energy and environmental disciplines. An experienced energy manager, he develops and oversees projects to improve mechanical and electrical infrastructure which aim to reduce our carbon emissions. Mark is also the project manager of the Sustainable Development Programme, which looks at embedding the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals across all University operations.

Contact

Email
m.wrigley@bradford.ac.uk
Mark Wrigley

Engineering Team Leader

Lyn Ha

Energy Manager

Lyn Ha

Lyn is key to delivery of our energy projects, with responsibility for energy, carbon, travel, and compliance within these areas. She works closely with the mechanical and electrical teams to deliver the university’s decarbonisation strategy.

Contact

Email
l.ha@bradford.ac.uk
Lyn Ha

Energy Manager

Armando Leal Puente

Environmental Sustainability Manager

Armando Leal Puente, Environmental Sustainability Manager posing in front of shop in Student Union

Armando is responsible for implementing and maintaining the Environmental Management System (EMS), ensuring effective control and compliance of critical operational activities with environmental impact. He also contributes to the broader Sustainable Development Programme across the university.

Contact

Email
a.m.lealpuente@bradford.ac.uk
Armando Leal Puente, Environmental Sustainability Manager posing in front of shop in Student Union

Environmental Sustainability Manager

Qurat ul Ann Malik

Sustainability Assistant

Qurat ul Ann Malik

Qurat ul Ann is a sustainability programme intern working on producing and delivering our sustainability communications plan to support our wider Sustainable Development Programme. 

Contact

Email
q.malik2@bradford.ac.uk
Qurat ul Ann Malik

Sustainability Assistant

Professor PB Anand

Professor of Public Policy and Sustainable Development

Prathivadi Anand, Professor of Public Policy and Sustainability at the University of Bradford

Professor Anand’s continuous work towards sustainable development through his teaching and research has been pivotal in contributing towards the UN’s SDGs. Professor Anand is a key member of the programme’s project board and provides an important link to the academic community.

Contact

Email
P.B.Anand@bradford.ac.uk
Prathivadi Anand, Professor of Public Policy and Sustainability at the University of Bradford

Professor of Public Policy and Sustainable Development

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