The Department for Social Responsibility and Sustainability is delighted to announce the recipients of our 2017 Sustainability Awards, in the Office and Lab categories. Image Hand etched trophies made of reclaimed wood, produced by the Grassmarket Community Project. Lab trophy on the left, Office on the right. These Awards are presented to teams representing schools, departments and research institutes from across the University. Winners must demonstrate a commitment to social responsibility and sustainability by fulfilling a range of criteria focused on promoting ethical and environmentally-friendly working practices and behaviours. Last year’s Awards recipients made an invaluable contribution to social responsibility and sustainability at our University by raising awareness, conserving resources, saving energy, streamlining scientific and research practices and fundraising for good causes. Congratulations to all of our teams for their hard work and successes in 2017! Interested in finding out more about the Sustainability Awards or thinking about getting involved? 2017 Sustainability Awards recipients Office Awards Office Awards recipients fulfilled a range of social responsibility and sustainability criteria focusing on communications & engagement, energy saving, sustainable travel, resource efficiency, responsible purchasing and staff wellbeing. Eleven teams were awarded bronze, silver or gold Office Awards in 2017, including three new teams. Two teams were awarded Gold for designing and implementing projects with a demonstrable sustainability impact. Team name Level Edinburgh Global & Student Recruitment and Admissions Gold Sport & Exercise Gold Careers Service Silver Centre for Dementia Prevention Silver Centre for Open Learning Silver Centre for Regenerative Medicine Silver School of Law Silver School of Social and Political Science Silver Central Bioresearch Services - NEW Bronze Scottish Student Sport - NEW Bronze The Horsfall Lab - NEW Bronze Lab Awards Lab Awards recipients demonstrated compliance with a wide range of sustainable lab practices including efficient use of fume cupboards, management of chemicals and samples, and reducing waste, water and energy consumption. Five teams were awarded bronze or silver Lab Awards in 2017, including three new teams. Team name Level Biology Teaching Organisation Silver Centre for Reproductive Health - QMRI Silver Chemical and Environmental Engineering - NEW Silver The Horsfall Lab - NEW Silver Central Bioresearch Services - NEW Bronze Image 2016 Office and Lab Sustainability Awards winners Awards carried over Office and Lab Awards remain valid for two years. The following teams hold awards from 2016 and continue to demonstrate a strong commitment to social responsibility and sustainability. Office Awards Team name Level Easter Bush Campus Gold Institute for Academic Development Gold Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine Gold Printing Services Gold Procurement Office Gold Queen's Medical Research Institute Gold 50 George Square Silver Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Facility Silver Biomedical Sciences, Central Area Bronze Edinburgh College of Art Textile Studio Bronze Financial Information Services (FIS) Bronze FloWave Bronze Moray House School of Education Bronze Lab Awards Team name Level Roslin Institute Gold School of Chemistry - Joseph Black Building Silver Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine Silver Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Facility Silver SRUC Biomarkers Lab Silver Hugh Robson Building Bronze Queens Medical Research Institute (whole building) Bronze Ceremony Image Sustainability Awards ceremony 2016 Office and Labs Awards winners will be celebrated at the upcoming Sustainability Awards Ceremony, along with the winners of our Student Awards, Student Residence Awards and Special Awards categories. The event will take place on the afternoon of Thursday 29th March 2018, in the Playfair Library. 2017 Sustainability Awards participants will receive a calendar invitation with further details in due course. Participate in the 2018 Sustainability Awards The 2018 Sustainability Awards will launch in February! Interested in participating? Let us know by registering your interest. We can put you in touch with an existing team in your area or help you start your own. Sustainability Awards The Sustainability Awards are part of the National Union of Students’ Green Impact environmental accreditation scheme, which runs in over 50 UK further and higher education institutions. The Lab Awards criteria are also based the Green Impact scheme, which itself is based on an updated version of the international S-Lab programme. Publication date 26 Jan, 2018
