Measuring success
Increase in the % of energy taken from renewable sources to 100% by 2030.
33% reduction of annual building energy consumption per square metre of gross internal area (GIA) by 2030.
Reduction of energy consumption per full-time equivalent student/staff by 2030 in relation to a baseline year of 2018/19.
Reduction of Scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions to net-zero by 2030.
Progress to date
GREEN
Scope 1 and 2 emissions from gas and electricity consumption of Stoke-on-Trent, Stafford and London campuses have decreased from 6033 tCO2e in 2017-18 to 4226 tCO2e in 2021-22.
The University is also forecasting to achieve the milestone KPI for 2022/23 of 4056 tCO2e set within the Strategy published in 2022).
Overall energy consumption reduced by 6 %, energy consumption relative to total GIA reduced by 13 %, and non-residential energy consumption per student/staff FTE reduced by 17 % in 2021/22 relative to 2018/19.