28 PRINCIPLES FOR RESPONSIBLE MANAGEMENT EDUCATION 2021
ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGIES
BIODIVERSITY The University’s campuses feature a mosaic of different habitats, including grassland, hedgerows, ponds and woodland. These are havens for wildlife - from nesting swifts to mining bees, to hedgehogs
making their university campus suitable and safe for hedgehogs. The award bolsters the University’s commitment to become a more sustainable institution, with a biodiverse campus.
and the rare white helleborine orchid. There are also
GREEN TRANSPORT
green roofs on The Stripe and St Alphege buildings,
The University is keen to support all students, staff
a Green Wall on the Performing Arts Centre, wildlife
and visitors to travel sustainably and offers a number
ponds, tree planting and student and staff allotments
of green transport initiatives and discounts on public
to encourage staff and students to grow their own
transport and with local suppliers. The University’s
food on campus. The Winchester Environment
Travel Plan was published in 2016 and sets out our
Team worked with the Hampshire Swift Charity to
commitment to reducing single occupancy car use
arrange installing swift boxes around Winchester
and encouraging a modal shift. The plan includes:
for the dwindling population of Swifts (including box
cycling initiatives on purchase, use and maintenance
building workshops). The University’s Biodiversity
of bicycles, public transport passes, car sharing and
Action Plan (BAP) sets out plans to create and
‘Park and Ride’ schemes; electric vehicle charging
enhance habitats and support wildlife across our
points and ‘Green Transport’ loans. Winchester has
campuses.
now 13 fully electric vehicles in our growing fleet. Replacement of fossil fuelled vehicles has had a
HEDGEHOG FRIENDLY CAMPUS BRONZE STATUS Hedgehog Friendly Campus is a new campaign by the British Hedgehog Preservation Society which aims to turn university campuses into places where hedgehogs can thrive amidst a declining population caused by factors such as roads, litter, and lack of food, water and natural habitat. The scheme aims to encourage students and staff to participate in
significant impact in the amount of diesel and petrol being bought to fuel campus vehicles, with volumes reducing by 45% and 74% respectively compared to the previous year. Electric vehicles make up 38% of the entire University fleet at the end of 2019/20.
