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From start to beginning: a journey from the sustainability wilderness. Dr Peter Rands, Director of Sustainability Dr Janet Haddock-Fraser, Dean, Faculty of Social and Applied Sciences. Objectives. The Christ Church story – what and why Methodology of research - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Dr Peter Rands, Director of SustainabilityDr Janet Haddock-Fraser, Dean, Faculty of Social
and Applied Sciences
From start to beginning: a journey from the sustainability wilderness
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Objectives
1. The Christ Church story – what and why
2. Methodology of research
3. Activity - What do you think?
4. Findings
5. Discussion
6. Lessons learnt and the route ahead
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University evolution
1962 – Church Foundation teacher training Coll. In Canterbury
1988 – 2,000 students
1995 – University College
1997 – New Vice Chancellor
2000 – Campus in Broadstairs
2002 – 14,000 students
2004 – Campus in Medway
2005 – University title
2007 – Campus in Folkestone
2009 – Research Degree awarding powers
2010 – New Vice Chancellor
2012 – 20,000 students – Golden Jubilee
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University values
the development of the whole person by encouraging a spirit of reflection and enquiry and promoting opportunities for learning beyond the curriculum
in responsible stewardship of the natural environment
equality of opportunity by respecting the inherent dignity and potential of each person
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The sustainability ‘journey’
Year Leadership/Gov. Operational Academic GL2005 Policy published2006 Sustainability Cttee. Module development2007 Fairtrade Fail (93)2008 Travel plan 3rd (81)
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The sustainability ‘journey’
Year Leadership/Gov. Operational Academic GL2005 Policy published2006 Sustainability Cttee. Module development2007 Fairtrade Fail (93)2008 Travel plan 3rd (81)2009 Dedicated staff Module failure 2:2 (70)2010 Staff conference Car parking charges 2:2 (56)2010 Strategic plan Carbon man. plan
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The sustainability ‘journey’
Year Leadership/Gov. Operational Academic GL2005 Policy published2006 Sustainability Cttee. Module development2007 Fairtrade Fail (93)2008 Travel plan 3rd (81)2009 Dedicated staff Module failure 2:2 (70)2010 Staff conference Car parking charges 2:2 (56)2010 Strategic plan Carbon man. plan2011 EcoCampus Silver Green Academy 1st (31)2011 Futures Initiative2012 LiFE index Bioversity launch 1st (33)2013 EcoCampus Platinum Zero landfill waste ?
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So what now?
Lots of activity across the University
Embedded within Estates and Facilities
Innovative use of ‘place’ within the WHS
Creative capacity building for ESF
Pockets of engagement with GI and SSO
Active volunteering and community engagement
Commitment to CMP, EcoCampus and LiFE
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Motivations for review
Impact of financial agenda on CMP
Successful achievement in EcoCampus
Priority of student recruitment and other short term business related focuses
Hiatus of senior leadership
Halfway through Strategic Plan
Understand best areas to focus efforts
Support SMT in evaluation & articulation
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Methodology
To examine underlying perceptions of the drivers and influencers of sustainability decisions:
In-depth semi-structured interviews
All current (and one former) members of Senior Management Team (10 staff)
8 additional staff:Academic Heads of Department
Professional Services staff engaged in development/implementation of sustainability actitives as part of their institutional role (e.g. facilities, learning and teaching)
Senior staff engaged in environmental agenda on a ‘project’ basis
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Interviewees
SMTVice Chancellor, PVC Research & KE and PVC Academic
Deans of Education, Health & of Arts and Humanities
Strategic Director of Resources, University Solicitor
Management GroupEx PVC Learning and Quality
Director & Assistant Facilities Director (Estates and Infrastr.)
Director of Marketing, Director of Learning and Teaching
Director of Futures Initiative & HoD of Geographical and Life Sci.
HoD of Sports Science, Tourism and Leisure
HoD of Computing & Dean of Chapel
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Organisational structure
(Acting) Vice-Chancellor
PVC (RKE) PVC( Academic)
StrategicDirectorResources
Dean –Social/AppliedSciences
Dean- Arts& Humanities
Dean-Education
Dean-Health &Social Care
UniversitySolicitor
Chaplain
DirectorSustainability
Director FI
Director Marketing
DirectorFacilities
HoDGeog/LifeSciences
HoD SportTourismLeisure
HoDComputing
Senior ManagementTeam
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Methodology (ctd)
Individual interviews of 30-40 minutes
Focus on perceptions of:Key drivers of sustainability activities (list provided) – with prompts based on: reputation; risk reduction; cost reduction; regulation; ‘right thing to do’;
Initiators, leaders and influencers of these;
Barriers to progress to date, and going forward;
Thoughts on priorities for sustainability in future.
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Activity
Reflect on your own organisation
If you undertook this exercise what would you expect the results to be?
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Findings
All staff interviewed felt the sustainability agenda was congruent with institutional values;
All staff recognised importance of supporting institutional values as part of their role;
Perceptions on(i) items of greatest importance;
(ii) drivers for justification, depending on function of individual
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Findings (ctd)
For instance:Academic staff tended to focus on:
Integration of sustainability into the curriculum
Exploring opportunity for development on the ‘intelligent citizen’ with students
Reputational benefits from above
Operational/professional services roles tended to focus on
Risk and cost reduction opportunities;
Environmental sustainability issues relating to estates/facilities/procurement
Simple rulesfor determining sustainability behaviour
1. No positive incentives for change unless societal net benefits of change are positive.
2. No positive incentives if organisation would adopt sustainability changes without incentives/regulation.
3. No positive incentives if overall costs outweigh benefits.
Adapted from Pannell 2008 – Land Economics
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Benefit-Costs of sustainabilityfor CCCU?
Bene
fit to
soc
iety
Cost
to s
ocie
ty
Cost to organisation Benefit to organisation
Regulation Reputation Risk reductionReduce costs
Right thing to do?
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Response to environmental position
Steger 1993 ‘Greening the Boardroom’
High riskLow risk
Low
opp
ortu
nity
Hig
h op
port
unity
ORGANISATION / SMT
DirectiveSupportive
Growth of activity
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Multiplying Davids and GreeningGoliaths (Schaltegger 2002)
Staff
SMT
Holistic organisational engagement
Organisation hierarchy
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Findings Operational maturity
Different stages of maturity/developmentOperational
‘Low hanging fruit’ - all but achieved
Cost and efficiency priorities
Searching out win-win scenarios
But part of mainstream decision making
Limited permeability relating to behaviour at work
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FindingsAcademic maturity
AcademicSeen as big opportunity but lesser stage of operationalisation
No target in Strategic Plan
Not clear how to embed this into programme and module planning
Strong examples of good practice (FI)
Approval mechanisms need sorting out
Levels of understanding need raising (FI)
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Lessons learnt
An ‘organisation’ is not a single entity, but a collection of staff with differing priorities, perspectives, personality and power to influence;
To what extent should we expect personal behaviours to reflect organisational values?
Present new initiatives with respect to meeting multiple (differing) needs and perspectives of influential/powerful decision-makers;
Sell appropriately to each organisational unit.
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Lessons learnt (ctd)
Role of ‘collective voice’ important to capture in decision-making
Is the organisational culture an enabler of this?
Should senior management provide top-down direction or ‘permission/space’ for ‘bottom-up’ ideas to flourish?
Importance of follow-through to operationalize strategic plans/intentions
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If you don’t do anything else…
Your ‘aha’ moment
Message 1
Message 2
Message 3