INSPIRE Prospectus - University of Wales Trinity Saint David

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INSPIRE DELIVERING FOR A SUSTAINABLE WALES 4. Governance Commitment • The Governance arrangements for the university will reflect Trinity Saint David’s clear commitment to sustainable development. • The University’s Annual Report will include a Sustainability Statement • A University-wide Sustainable Development Group will be established following a staff skills audit • The University will become a signatory to the Welsh Government’s Sustainable Development Charter. The Governance arrangements for the university will reflect Trinity Saint David’s clear commitment to sustainable development in the new charter, strategic vision and the strategic priorities of the institution as well as within the university's core values and core strategic vision. Leadership and responsibility for sustainable development will be incorporated into the responsibilities of both the Chair of Council and the Vice-Chancellor. This provides a clear signal of academic and operational leadership for this area and the importance of sustainable development to the university. A Pro Vice-Chancellor with a responsibility for delivering on the key strategic messages of the new university, including Sustainable Development, will be appointed to fully integrate sustainable development into all aspects of the new university’s role including resourcing, job description development, roles/responsibilities and performance reporting. The commitment at executive level is being matched by commitment through the governing body/university committee structures. This commitment will also be made public through signing the Welsh Government's Sustainable Development Charter. Universities in Wales have already signed ‘A university leader’s statement of intent on sustainable development’. This Statement outlines how universities plan to meet the challenges of sustainable development through • Demonstrating strong and visible senior management leadership for sustainability • Committing to the embedding of sustainable development into the institution's strategies • Developing active links with partner organisations, external networks, business and international organisations to share ideas and new approaches to sustainable development • Identifying clearly defined and institutionally appropriate sustainable development objectives and targets that are linked to sector and national targets • Publishing an institutional carbon management plan including a target for carbon reduction from energy consumption against a 2005 baseline. By doing so the institution will contribute to achieving the sector target of reductions in emissions of 34% by 2020 and 80% by 2050 against a 1990 baseline • Engaging staff and students to provide their ideas on how universities can help meet the challenges of sustainable development Once the clear lead from the top of the university has been established, a cross-cutting Sustainable Development Group (SDG) will be established to guide sustainable development strategies and actions within the University. This group will provide the link between those responsible for governance of the University and the operationalisation of the sustainable development vision. Membership of the Group will include representatives from each School and Institute; representatives from the student community on each campus; a representative of the University Council and external community representatives who link the work of the Sustainable Development Group to external stakeholders (such as local and national government). 8 | www.tsd.ac.uk
DELIVERING FOR A SUSTAINABLE WALES INSPIRE In the longer term, the Sustainable Development Group will advise on the following processes: - Capacity building at an institutional level to ensure sustainable development principles are being applied appropriately - Engaging with University committees - Engaging with Human Resources to ensure all job descriptions, roles and responsibilities and performance evaluation processes include sustainable development responsibilities where appropriate - Working in partnership with Institutes and Units within the University to ensure sustainable development strategy priorities are reflected in their activities. - Identifying funding opportunities from Research Councils and others to develop an effective academic cluster - Advising on curriculum offerings and programme design The proposed merger between the University of Wales Trinity Saint David, Swansea Metropolitan University and the University of Wales is due to take place in August 2012. Following that merger, the new governing body will develop the appropriate governance structures to take forward the sustainability agenda. www.tsd.ac.uk | 9
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