{"id":12418,"date":"2022-08-12T08:18:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-12T08:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/sustainability\/?p=12418"},"modified":"2022-08-12T08:18:00","modified_gmt":"2022-08-12T08:18:00","slug":"university-shortlisted-in-three-categories-at-the-2022-green-gown-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/sustainability\/2022\/08\/12\/university-shortlisted-in-three-categories-at-the-2022-green-gown-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"University shortlisted in three categories at the 2022 Green Gown Awards!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-attachment-id=\"12429\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/sustainability\/2022\/08\/12\/university-shortlisted-in-three-categories-at-the-2022-green-gown-awards\/gga-2022-finalist\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/08\/GGA-2022-Finalist.png?fit=600%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"GGA 2022 Finalist\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/08\/GGA-2022-Finalist.png?fit=300%2C100&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/08\/GGA-2022-Finalist.png?fit=600%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-12429 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/08\/GGA-2022-Finalist.png?resize=393%2C131&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"393\" height=\"131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/08\/GGA-2022-Finalist.png?resize=300%2C100&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/08\/GGA-2022-Finalist.png?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 393px) 100vw, 393px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We are very please to announce that the University has been named as a finalist for the <strong>Sustainability Institutio<\/strong><strong>n of the Year Award <\/strong>at this years <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greengownawards.org\/green-gown-awards-uk-ireland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UK &amp;\u00a0Ireland Green Gown Awards<\/a>! The category is one of three which University projects have been shortlisted in &#8211; the most nominations in a single year since 2015.<\/p>\n<p>The Awards, administered by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eauc.org.uk\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EAUC<\/a> (the Environmental Association of Universities and Colleges), recognise the exceptional sustainability initiatives being undertaken by universities and colleges across the UK and Ireland each year. The University&#8217;s last success at the Green Gowns came in 2017, when we received the Carbon Reduction award for delivering a reduction of 35% in our emissions across the University (from a 2008\/09 baseline).<\/p>\n<p>This year, the University has been shortlisted in three categories for the following projects:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sustainability Institution of the Year Award: <\/strong>&#8216;The art of SMART sustainability leadership&#8217;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Campus Health, Food and Drink: &#8216;<\/strong>Giving Food More Thought\u2122&#8217;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Next Generation Learning and Skills: &#8216;<\/strong>Climate in the Classroom: Leading transformation of climate education in UK schools and colleges&#8217;<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In response to the University&#8217;s work on all three projects, the Green Gowns Award judges provided the following feedback:<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Very impressive and well quantified headline statistics that go above and beyond legislation and sector benchmarks, particularly with regards to estates led activity. T<\/em><em>here was clarity and openness about the impact of the pandemic on your progress&#8230;<\/em> [and]<em> t<\/em><em>he examples of research impact are world-leading and again, impressive.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Each project will be assessed in further detail over the next couple of months, before winners are announced at the Green Gown Awards Ceremony at Loughborough University on 8th November.<\/p>\n<p>We are proud to be nominated in each category and hope our efforts will be recognised further with a win in November! Watch this space for updates on the results, as well as more information about our sustainability initiatives. You can find a full list of the categories and finalists <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greengownawards.org\/2022-finalists1xx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are very please to announce that the University has been named as a finalist for the Sustainability Institution of the Year Award at this years UK &amp;\u00a0Ireland Green Gown Awards! The category is one of three which University projects have been shortlisted in &#8211; the most nominations in a single year since 2015. 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