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Environmental Aspects and Impact of SAUWS Services Operation – Paisley Campus
7 December 2009
As stated in SAUWS Environmental and Ethical Policy 2009, “SAUWS are committed to considering the environmental and ethical implications of all of our actions, and are also committed to continually improving our environmental and ethical performance.”. SAUWS also believe that an important part of improving our performance, is to identify our most significant environmental aspects and Impacts.
These impacts are both direct (e.g. resulting from operations at our premises or whilst travelling on company business) and indirect (e.g. resulting from operations outside of the company such as emissions from power stations producing electricity). The emphasis is on direct impacts as they are much easier to influence and reduce, although we do cover indirect impacts where we have the realistic potential to work with outside agencies, such as suppliers, to reduce our collective environmental impacts. Below are the 10 most significant aspects and impacts for the Paisley campus in order of priority.
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No.
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Aspects
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Impacts
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1
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Electricity usage (328,907 kWh per year*)
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Resource depletion (fossil fuels); contribution to climate change
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2
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Gas usage (310,060 kWh per year*)
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Resource depletion (fossil fuels); contribution to climate change
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3
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Water usage (423.4 m3 per year, estimated **)
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Tap water (heating): contribution to climate change
Bottled water in water coolers:
a) Manufacture - resource depletion; contribution to climate
change
b) Transport - contribution to climate change; local air pollution
c) Disposal - contribution to climate change; land degradation
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4
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Products listed through purchasing consortium
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a) Energy usage - during manufacture, delivery and disposal - resource depletion (fossil fuels); contribution to climate change; air pollution
b) Supply chain issues - workforce welfare; habitat loss; land degradation; animal welfare
c) Packaging - resource depletion; unsustainable forestry; volatile organic compounds (VOCs)
d) Transportation of products to our Union buildings
e) Disposal to landfill - contribution to climate change; land degradation
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5
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Refuse produced
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Disposal to landfill - contribution to climate change
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6
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Office resources for use at Paisley Union Building (e.g. computers, stationery, etc.)
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a) Raw materials (paper) - unsustainable forestry
b) Energy usage (paper manufacture, printing) - contribution to climate change
c) Printing process - water usage; VOCs from inks causing air pollution; contribution to climate change
d) Distribution - contribution to climate change; air pollution
e) Disposal - contribution to climate change; land degradation
f) Raw materials - resource depletion; habitat loss
g) Manufacture - water usage; air pollution associated with polyvinyl chloride (PVC)
h) Supply chain issues - workforce welfare; habitat loss; land degradation
ICT equipment:
Energy usage (during use) - contribution to climate change
Stationery (disposable pens, etc.):
Disposal to landfill - contribution to climate change; land
degradation
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7
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Catering (Café)
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a) Farming - animal welfare; habitat loss; species loss; land degradation; pollution from fertiliser and pesticides
b) Transport (food miles)- contribution to climate change; air pollution
c) Supply chain issues - workforce welfare; animal welfare
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8
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Internal and External Printing (etc. Posters, flyers, The Banter student magazine)
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a) Raw materials (paper) - unsustainable forestry
b) Energy usage (paper manufacture, printing) - contribution to climate change
c) Printing process - water usage; VOCs from inks causing air pollution; contribution to climate change
d) Disposal - contribution to climate change; land degradation
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9
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Waste paper (eg. mail, posters, flyers)
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a) Raw materials (paper) - unsustainable forestry
b) Disposal - contribution to climate change; land degradation
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10
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Waste bar glass
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a) Disposal - contribution to climate change; land degradation
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* Figures based on 07/08 data
** Figures based on 08/09 data
References Used
MM&T Module Report University of the West of Scotland Paisley Campus
30th January 2009 Prepared by The Green Consultancy Ltd
Envirowise Fasttrack ENVIROWISE RESOURCE EFFICIENCY REVIEW FOR
PAISLEY CAMPUS 21st May 2009
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