INSPIRE Prospectus - University of Wales Trinity Saint David

DELIVERING FOR A SUSTAINABLE WALES
INSPIRE
7. Engagement, Advocacy and Leadership
Commitment:
• The university commits to the corporate social responsibility agenda; recognises its role in promoting the sustainability
agenda across south west Wales and more broadly, welcomes opportunities to participate in sustainability partnerships
and seeks opportunities for national and international engagement with the sustainability agenda through collaboration
with other institutions
• The University commits itself to using Fairtrade produce and to supporting the annual Fairtrade fortnight in partnership
with others
• The Regional Learning Partnership will undertake a sustainability impact audit to underpin a regional vision around
sustainable development issues
• The University will specifically look for partnerships with local authorities, voluntary organisations and businesses in
relation to sustainability
• The University Sustainable Development Group will identify which external awards are most appropriate to reflect activity
The university has been active in developing partnerships with the student communities on both campuses and now needs
to develop this relationship further in the context of developing the sustainability agenda. This has included a commitment
to supporting Fairtrade events and in particular the annual Fairtrade fortnight. The University intends to formalise
partnerships for sustainability with the Students' Unions on each campus through a Memorandum of Understanding to
ensure that there is a clear strategic partnership message.
The university is also looking to develop constructive relationships with local authorities, local businesses and local
representative structures of voluntary organisations to link their activity to learning opportunities through the Regional
Learning Partnership. Through its commitment to the Regional Learning Partnership, the university, with its partners, will
jointly develop a vision for how we understand our inter-relationships around sustainable development issues and, once this
is achieved, to publish that vision. The vision will be underpinned by an action plan and a performance measurement
system to guide partners' activities in this area.
The university intends to recognise and promote the economic benefit that is generated by Trinity Saint David University
and to engage our local community in a dialogue about how to ensure that this benefit is maintained. The University
intends to pilot this approach with an economic, social and environmental study of its impact in Lampeter to inform a
potential partnership on joint aims with Transition Llanbedr Pont Steffan.
Trinity Saint David University's commitment to this agenda means that it will be able to act as an exemplar of sustainable
development practice in Wales and more widely and to promote the principles of sustainable development at international,
national, regional and local levels. By taking the necessary steps to embed sustainability at the heart of the institution's core
mission, the university is creating an enhanced opportunity for our students and staff to recognise and tackle imaginatively
unsustainable practices. Having sustainability at the core of our vision will enable us to provide a general reference point,
language and concepts for all students to engage across their disciplinary experience. Our goal is that our educational
activities lead to a more promising and secure future within a more socially just, healthy, prosperous and biodiverse world.
Over time, we would expect the university to gain substantial recognition for its commitment. We will actively participate in
key external rewards systems. At a glance, this will enable us to achieve national and international recognition for what we
aim to do and strengthen the University's credibility in this field.
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