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Only 363 days to go!!<\/p>\n<p>For more information on how we continue to improve environmental sustainability, take a look at our <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/10\/Environmental-and-Sustainability-Report-2018-19.pdf\">Environmental Sustainability Report<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2019\/09\/Environmental-and-Energy-Policy-2021-23.pdf\">Environment &amp; Energy Policy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To get involved please join our <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/sustainability\/get-involved\/jump\/\">JUMP<\/a> sustainability programme for staff. Sign up and start earning!<\/p>\n<p>Contact Sustainability Services on the email address below for more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a gruelling 8 days of auditing we have once again maintained our ISO14001 and ISO50001 certifications! 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