An Introduction to the LiFE Index Jimmy Brannigan ESD Consulting Ltd www.thelifeindex.org.uk
• Green Environment Environmental Sustainability Sustainability Sustainable Development Corporate Responsibility Social Responsibility Corporate Social Responsibility More...... www.thelifeindex.org.uk
What do we mean by sustainability? Reduce the negative Environment impacts and increase the positive impacts of your activity Social Economic Short Long Term Term
A story of sustainability…or good business practice? www.thelifeindex.org.uk
Where should the focus be? Bank Shipping company Mining Company Car Manufacturer Learning Institution Agricultural company www.thelifeindex.org.uk
• Community and • Leadership Public Engagement • Staff Engagement • Business and and Human Industry Interface Resources • Procurement and Supplier Engagement Leadership Partnership and and Governance Engagement Learning, Estates and Teaching Operations and Research • Utilities • Learning and • Resource Efficiency and Teaching Waste • Research • Sustainable ICT • Sustainable Construction • Student and Renovation Engagement • Biodiversity • Travel and Transport
Key Benefits ✦ Multi user access – supports whole institution dialogue ✦ Document storage and management – creation of reports and sharing information ✦ Independent accreditation – flexible entry dates ✦ International benchmarking – Australasia (to start!) ✦ Supports long term change in an institution www.thelifeindex.org.uk
More Information ✦ Jimmy Brannigan - ESD Consulting Ltd jbrannigan@esdconsulting.co.uk ✦ Telephone - 07775514579 ✦ LiFE Website – www.thelifeindex.org.uk www.thelifeindex.org.uk
WHAT IS LIFE? What is the LiFE INDEX? ✦ A series of development / progression frameworks ✦ A small number of metrics to measure quantitative elements of sustainability practice. ✦ Specific questions to ensure a comprehensive picture of institutional activity. www.thelifeindex.org.uk
POLICY AND STRATEGY ACTION PLANNING STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT MEASUREMENT Objective: The principles of social responsibility and The impacts and benefits sustainability are embedded in the curriculum The university of embedding social The university’s Learning and understands where social Key internal and external responsibility and Teaching strategy(s) is explicitly responsibility and stakeholders (including sustainability in the aligned to the university’s sustainability is currently staff, students and curriculum are routinely Sustainability Strategy. Activity being delivered across employers) are involved monitored and evaluated is reviewed on a regular basis. the curriculum and has in the review this activity as part of existing There are clear reporting lines developed plans to and shape its university practice. There into formal university further embed and build development. is evidence of continual management structures. on good practice. improvement and feedback loops. COMMUNICATION TRAINING AND SUPPORT IMPLEMENTATION LINKS TO THE CURRICULUM Commitments and/or targets to take forward The Learning and Teaching ESD are linked to named Strategy(s) is in the public individuals or teams The commitment to social The university is actively domain. There is a planned within the university. responsibility and linking ESD with other approach to communicating to Staff, including academics sustainability within the campus activities and relevant stakeholders the and programme leads, curriculum and through within the stakeholder Strategy(s), its associated have either appropriate learning and teaching is communities that the activities and their implications. sustainability skills and embedded in university university engages. The agenda has clear, high-level knowledge or systems and processes. support within the university. opportunities to develop them through access to specialist support. www.thelifeindex.org.uk
Next Steps ✦ Launch on the 1 st November ✦ Sign up! ✦ First assessment date 28 th February ✦ First national review November 2012 www.thelifeindex.org.uk
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