# SustainableLSE Sustainability Strategic Plan launch event 21 st October 2020
Your hosts Minouche Shafik Prof Nicholas Stern Charles Joly Director, LSE Chair, Grantham Institute Head of Sustainability, LSE on Climate Change and the Environment at LSE
Event plan • Welcome remarks – About the Plan • 16.10 - Plan’s themes overview - Part 1 • 16.30 - Panel: Collaboration for sustainability at LSE • 16.50 - Plan’s themes overview - Part 2 • 17.05 - Panel: Questions & Answers with LSE Directors • 17.25 - Closing remarks
Welcome remarks Minouche Shafik Director, LSE Watch Minouche Shafik’s short intro video at Watch the https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/sustainablelse/20201510_su video stainabilityStrategicPlanPromoVideoLong.mp4
LSE sustainability consultation 668 7 327 Events and Respondents Staff & students workshops to online survey attending Thank you to all the staff and students who contributed teams and more…
LSE sustainability consultation Themed workshops The Role of Staff and Education Students Research Investments Reducing our carbon The role of carbon footprint offsets
LSE sustainability consultation You told us: LSE’s approach to environmental sustainability is important to me 95 % 93 % I am willing to make or accept changes to my LSE life to support sustainability Online 70 % LSE’s carbon footprint : most important aspect of our environmental performance survey 86 % LSE should mitigate the impacts of its current carbon emissions using offsets Key priority area for How can LSE influence discussions LSE research on sustainability? around sustainability? Changing environmental behaviours Getting involved in policy-making
A plan shaped by the LSE community LSE sustainability consultation Workshops, online survey, discussions with groups and individuals Sustainability team Sustainability Advisory Group Various LSE Made of staff & students divisions and departments Sustainability Strategic Plan 6 themes + set of principles + practical initiatives
Sustainability Strategic Plan Six key areas of focus to maximise our impact in shaping a sustainable world Education Research Engagement & Leadership Embedding sustainability across our Shaping the global sustainability debate Deepening public discussion on teaching and learning experiences through our research sustainability across the world Investment Collaboration Our School Making sustainability a key part of our Working in partnerships Becoming net-zero carbon and investment decisions within LSE and externally reducing our environmental impacts
Education Embedding sustainability across our teaching & learning experiences
Education Education Watch the Professor Dilly Fung LSE Pro-Director for Education video “ LSE will embed sustainability across our ” teaching and learning experiences. Watch Dilly Fung’s short video online at https://media.rawvoice.com/lse_sustainablelse/rich media.lse.ac.uk/sustainablelse/20201015_sustainab ilityStrategicPlanEducation.mp4
Education For staff: Support proactively the creation of new multidisciplinary courses, as part of wider School curriculum development. Provide educators with tools to embed sustainability across disciplines. Showcase and reward innovative sustainability teaching and learning practices.
Education For students: Empower students to showcase publicly their sustainability-related learning and perspectives. Create opportunities for students to connect with employers and alumni to explore new and emerging career pathways. Enhance opportunities for all students to engage with sustainability themes and develop a range of sustainability-related skills.
Education An extra-curricular learning experience available to all LSE students & staff in partnership with Get involved in sustainability themed webinars, challenges and competitions and become a certified Sustainability Advocate! Exploring CLIMATE JUSTICE
Research Shaping the global sustainability debate through our research
Research Research Watch the Professor Simon Hix LSE Pro-Director for Research video “ LSE will shape the global sustainability ” debate through our research. Watch Simon Hix’s short video online at https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/sustainablelse/2020101 6_sustainabilityStrategicPlanResearch.mp4
Research Make sustainability research a key strategic area when seeking funding and philanthropic support. Strengthen the Grantham Research Institute’s role as a School - wide vehicle for collaborative research and impact on environmental sustainability. Leverage our existing external partnerships and develop new partnerships to step up LSE’s contribution to global sustainability research and debate.
Research Support research which actively engages policy makers and society in the co-production of knowledge and research on sustainability. Initiatives to promote cross-disciplinary collaboration at LSE and beyond eg: brown bag lunch sessions, research seminar, undergraduate edited sustainability journal, conferences, training modules. Continue current momentum towards online research activities to reduce the carbon impact of research-related travel.
Engagement & Leadership Deepening public discussion on sustainability across the world
Engagement & Leadership Working with range institutions in UK and internationally to inform and engage decision-making on sustainability.
Collaboration Working in partnerships within LSE and externally
Collaboration Collaboration Watch the Professor Julia Black Strategic Director of Innovation video “ LSE will work in partnerships within LSE and externally. ” Watch Julia Black’s short video online at https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/sustainablelse/2020101 5_sustainabilityStrategicPlanCollaboration.mp4
Collaboration LSE Staff & students embedding sustainability in their departments/divisions Over 10 years running
Collaboration Promote student engagement and representation in sustainability decision-making Environment & Ethics officer Sustainability themed societies Support student Working in led projects with Meeting as a group partnership option to bid for funding with students Facebook hub Support students with Green Week - Week 8 projects/dissertations
Collaboration …and beyond LSE Universities Other partners Our suppliers
Collaboration Panel session Panel session Ellie Cottrell Ethan Stratford Saskia Straub Diana Szpotowicz Rhys Clarke Perspectives from LSE students, alumni, staff…
Investment Making sustainability a key part of our investment decisions
Investment Investment Watch the Mike Ferguson Chief Finance Officer video “ LSE will make sustainability a key part of our investment decisions. ” Watch Mike Ferguson’s short video online at https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/sustainablelse/2020101 6_sustainabilityStrategicPlanInvestment.mp4
Investment We already: Adopted a Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) policy in 2015. Became a signatory of the UN supported Principles for Responsible Investment in 2019. Actively engage with and evaluate performance of our Fund Managers on Environmental Social and Governance issues.
Investment You told us 92 % LSE's approach to responsible investment is important to me 90 % Our investments should incentivise the transition to a low carbon economy 25 % I understand LSE’s approach to responsible investment
Investment Communicate our approach to responsible investment: Work with student and others to create materials that illustrate more effectively our approach. Make materials available on our website which explain our approach in an open and transparent manner. Make our fund managers’ responsible investment evaluation process more public, strengthening its impact.
Investment Assessing companies preparedness for the transition to a low-carbon economy: Carbon Performance Management Quality 1 2 Alignment to Paris Agreement Levels of performance 0 - Unaware /not Acknowledging Climate Change 1 - Acknowledging Climate Change 2 - Building Capacity 3 - Integrated into Operational Decision-making 4 - Strategic Assessment
Investment Increase focus on incentives to support the transition to a low carbon economy Form a closer relationship with the Grantham Research Institute at LSE to support the implementation of the Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI). Increase the emphasis of our Socially Responsible Investment policy towards managers who embed climate change in their company selection using for example the Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI). Consider switching to newly formed index tracking indices employing TPI diligence disciplines (e.g. Russell FTSE TPI Transition Index).
Our School Reaching net-zero carbon and reducing our environmental impacts
Our School Our School Watch the Andrew Young Chief Operating Officer video “ LSE will reach net-zero carbon and reduce its direct environmental impacts. ” Watch Julian Robinson (Director of Estates) ’s short video online at https://richmedia.lse.ac.uk/sustainablelse/20201015_sustainabilityStrat egicPlanOurSchool.mp4
Our School Becoming net-zero carbon Take a systematic approach to carbon management Measure Reduce Mitigate
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