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EVOLVE INNOVATE IMPROVE                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY 2022-24






                                                                                                                                                                                                BIODIVERSITY                                   IMPLEMENTATION                                    ƒ Develop an appropriate KPI such as
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                species diversity, percentage of native
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               MECHANISMS                                       species, connectivity etc.

                                                                                                                                                                                                TARGET
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  ƒ Update the Biodiversity Action Plan      SUPPORTING
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 2019 in conjunction with the Herts and
                                                                                                                                                                                                   ƒ No construction, refurbishment or                                                       POLICIES
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Middlesex Wildlife Trust.
                                                                                                                                                                                                  maintenance work has a net negative
                                                                                                                                                                                                  impact on biodiversity and that where           ƒ Active participation in Students         AND PLANS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Organising for Sustainability’s Farming for
                                                                                                                                                                                                  possible, the impact is net positive.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Carbon and Nature programme.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 ƒ Biodiversity Action Plan.
                                                                                                                                                                                                KEY                                               ƒ Develop a Sustainable Food Policy to         ƒ Sustainable Construction Policy.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 minimise the impacts of the food we
                                                                                                                                                                                                PERFORMANCE                                      purchase.

                                                                                                                                                                                                INDICATORS                                        ƒ Source all timber from FSC/PEFC sources.

                             We aim to be a leading                                                                                                                                                                                               ƒ Seasonal meetings of the Land
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Management Group to ensure biodiversity
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 is considered in the upkeep of the Estate.
                             organisation in limiting                                                                                                                                              ƒ Actions completed in Biodiversity Action     ƒ Investigate opportunities for offsetting
                                                                                                                                                                                                  Plan.
                             negative and, where possible,                                                                                                                                         ƒ Retention of Hedgehog Friendly Campus       carbon emissions and improving
                                                                                                                                                                                                  accreditation.                                 biodiversity through tree planting on site
                             having positive direct                                                                                                                                                                                              and measuring carbon capture in soil.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  ƒ Create programme of student and staff
                             and indirect impacts on                                                                                                                                                                                             volunteering events to support wellbeing


                             biodiversity.                                                                                                                                                                                                       through our green spaces.





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