What is the College doing about Managing Environmental Issues?
| The Issue | Wiltshire College |
|---|---|
| A wide range of activities are carried out in the College, resulting in a wide range of environmental impacts | Wiltshire College is instituting an environmental management system to comply with the International Standard ISO 14001; we are following the Acorn implementation scheme |
EMS Management
- Extract from SMT minutes
- Sustainable Development Management Structure and Responsibilities
- Environmental Sustainability Policy
- Environmental Sustainability Policy Statement Application
- Acorn Certificate
Where We Are
- Establish scope of baseline assessment & people
- Drainage plans
- Site histories
- Main environmental activities, products, & services
- Register of Environmental Impacts and Aspects
- Significant aspects & impacts
- Identify key environmental costs
- Existing management practices appropriate to EMS
Monitoring and Measuring
- Data Collection & Recording
- Use of Key Environmental Performance Indicators
- Key Environmental Performance Indicators
Compliance
- Summary of legislation applicable to Wiltshire College
- Register of Environmental Legislation & codes with audit outcomes
Communications
- Awareness-raising
- Views of stakeholders on Wiltshire College environmental impacts
- Identify opportunities & methods for publicising the programme & raising environmental awareness
- Sustainability in Wiltshire College
Training
- Training
- Staff Development
- Briefing for Student Groups
- Identifying key training needs
- Plan training in to meet identified needs
- Initiate training programme
Developing EM Programmes
Implementation - Recycling
Information Sources
Please contact the College Environmental Co-ordinator for further advice. You may also find the following websites helpful:




