University of Greenwich Strategic Plan 2012-17, 'Making

Case study
First-class sustainable and
progressive services
The University of Greenwich was fi rst out of 145 in
the People & Planet Green League 2012, receiving
the highest score ever achieved by a university. The
university’s sustainable food policy was considered an
example of best practice in the higher education sector.
Louise Hazan, lead researcher for the People & Planet
Green League, said: “Congratulations to all the staff and
students at the University of Greenwich for their role
in creating one of the greenest universities the UK has
ever seen. Their success in reducing carbon emissions,
integrating sustainability throughout the curriculum and
fi nding creative ways to engage staff and students in the
transition to sustainability is exemplary.”
The Drill Hall Library at Medway, which is shared by three
universities and incorporates innovative social learning
spaces with state-of-the-art IT facilities, was highly
commended in the Society of College, National and
University Library Buildings Awards 2010.
Meeting the services and infrastructure strategic objective
1. Reviewing systems and workfl ows throughout the
4. Ensuring that our estate refl ects the changing needs
university to eradicate duplication, improve effi ciency
of the university as a whole and that our buildings are
and ensure value for money
functionally suitable and operationally effi cient
2. Analysing our IT infrastructure to optimise usage and 5. Establishing a clear and transparent planning and
ensure resilience and effi ciency
budgeting process that has forecasting accuracy and
fi nancial soundness at its heart
3. Continuing investment in technology in support
of excellent learning and teaching, research and
6. Incorporating the broader academic and
enterprise, and administrative services
administrative issues of sustainability more explicitly
within the agenda.
Key performance indicators
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Indicator
User satisfaction with learning resources
Position in People & Planet Green League
Building condition at Category A or B
Building functional suitability at Grade 1 or 2
Surplus as percentage of turnover
2012
Baseline
Top 10
72%
45%
1.5%
2017
Baseline + 10%
Top 10
85%
65%
3%
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Strategic Development Fund as percentage of turnover
0.8%
2.5%
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