Glasgow Caledonian University is a progressive higher education institute which acknowledges the importance of playing its role in promoting sustainability and good environmental practice, and promoting these values to its staff, students and other stakeholders. Community engagement means playing a part in society and acting at all times for the common good.
The University has, over the years, promoted the environmental agenda. Staff responsible for managing the University's estates have always sought to improve the university's environmental impact either through effective energy management programmes or through the recycling of waste generated.
The University has active environmental programmes run through the School of the Built and Natural Environment, and has a environmental centre of excellence in the Caledonian Environment Centre which has been in operation for over 10 years.
The University has chosen to take its environmental performance one step further and has establish a small working group to make recommendation to the University's senior management on the next steps.
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