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4ENVIRONMENTAL INDEXRESULTS4.1 The Index modelThe Environment Index assesses the extent towhich environmental responsibility is integratedthroughout an organisation, and provides abenchmark for both environmental managementand performance in impact areas material to theorganisation.processes make up 5% of an organisation’s overallscore, and willingness to disclose contributes theremaining 5%. See Figure 1.4.3 Environment Index Overall Scores(HE Sector Average 55%, BusinessAverage 83%)<strong>Universities</strong> that Count4.2 ScoringThe Management and Performance sectionshave been equally weighted at 45%, while theAssurance section (which covers the entiresurvey) has been weighted at 10%. Within theManagement section, all questions have beenequally weighted, except for the Supply Chainand Stewardship questions, which carry doublethe weight of others. Within the Performancesection, all three impact areas carry the sameweight. Within the Assurance section, assuranceThe HE Benchmarking Project Environment Indexbenchmarked HEIs against their sector peers(HE Sector Average) and companies that haveparticipated in the National Environment Index2005 (providing the ‘Business Average’), on thebasis of their environmental management andperformance in key impact areas.Figure 2 compares the HE sector to sectors withinthe Business Index. The HE sector score of 55%falls 20% behind Professional Services, the lowestperforming sector in the Business Index.Figure 1(45%) (45%) (5%) (5%)11
4. Environmental Index Results<strong>Universities</strong> that CountFigure 2The twenty-five HEIs in the pilot project makeup the ‘HE sector average’ for these results. TheBITC Environment Index 2005 average was 83%.Seasoned HEIs that have been benchmarking inthe BITC Y&H Regional Environment Index for thepast six years are significantly advanced. Theiraverage, when extracted from the overall sectoraverage, was a strong 84%. Compared to this,newcomers to the Index achieved an average of45%.Figure 3 shows the HE sector average across theEnvironment Index, and compares with the overallBusiness average. For reference, each chart isnormalised to 100%.4.4 Environmental Management (HE SectorAverage 55%, Business Average 86%)Environmental management encompasses theextent to which an organisation understandsand manages its environmental impacts and,where appropriate, makes environmental issuesan integral part of its business strategy. TheManagement section of the Index comprises of:key issues methodologies, leadership, policy,objectives, targets, employee environmentalprogramme, communication with externalstakeholders, environmental managementsystems (EMS), audit, supplier programme andstewardship.Figure 4 shows the HE sector average across themanagement areas, and compares with the overallBusiness average.Figure 312
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