Need a University Adopt a Formal Environmental Management System?: Progress without an EMS at a Small University

What system does a university need to optimise its progress to sustainability? Discusses the gradation of approaches possible for a university as it strives to improve its environmental performance. Argues that an environmental policy plus mechanisms for its implementation can be adequate, and endor...

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Published inInternational journal of sustainability in higher education Vol. 5; no. 2; pp. 125 - 132
Main Authors Spellerberg, Ian F, Buchan, Graeme D, Englefield, Russell
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bradford Emerald 01.01.2004
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Subjects
Case Studies
Colleges & universities
Critical Path Method
Energy
Environmental Education
Environmental Influences
Environmental management
Environmental performance
Environmental policy
Environmental Research
Environmental Standards
Foreign Countries
Higher Education
Management Systems
Natural Resources
New Zealand
Organizational Objectives
Policy Analysis
Public Colleges
Sanitation
School Policy
Small Colleges
Strategic Planning
Sustainability
Sustainable Development
Systems Development
Teaching Methods
Universities
New Zealand
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Summary:What system does a university need to optimise its progress to sustainability? Discusses the gradation of approaches possible for a university as it strives to improve its environmental performance. Argues that an environmental policy plus mechanisms for its implementation can be adequate, and endorsement of a single formal EMS need not be necessary. Illustrates this with progress at Lincoln University, the smallest public university in New Zealand. Lincoln University introduced its environmental policy in 1992, but its full implementation was delayed due to pressures on the tertiary sector in New Zealand. However, a new policy has now been adopted and an environmental task force established. Also briefly addresses the following topics: why have an environmental policy?; the establishment and content of the Lincoln University environmental policy; putting the policy into practice--an example based on waste reduction; and a discussion of the main obstacles to progress, in the current university climate. (Contains 3 figures.)
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ISSN:1467-6370
1758-6739
DOI:10.1108/14676370410526215