Links

Below are a list of links to external pages relating to the following energy and environmental issues:

General

BUST - Bristol University Sustainability Team (Student Group)
CIWEM - A registered charity and professional body that is working for a better environment. They have many resources on their website covering topics such as water resources and efficiency, environmental management and sustainable development, as well as offering professional development opportunities.
Environmental Association for Universities and Colleges (EAUC) - Association with the aim of raising the profile of environmental management and facilitate improvement of environmental performance in member institutions.
DEFRA - Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs
Department for Transport
EcoJam - Your Local Green and Ethical Scene
ENDS Environmental Data Service - Environmental Information for Professionals.
Environment Agency - the leading public body responsible for protecting and improving the environment in England and Wales.
Ends Europe - Europe's Environmental News Service
Higher Education Environmental Performance Improvement (HEEPI) - Project to improve environmental performance within Higher Education primarily through environmental benchmarking
The Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA) - A not-for-profit organisation established to promote best practice standards in environmental management, auditing and assessment
People and Planet - UK student action on world poverty, human rights and the environment

Recycling in Bristol - Bristol City Council
Envirowise - Practical environmental advice for business
Let's Recycle.com - information on recycling and waste management including a directory of recycling and waste management companies.
Material Exchange Provides a free service which allows you to list and look for materials in an online catalogue.
Rethink Rubbish - gives the low-down on the growing problem of household rubbish in the UK and some quick and easy steps to help solve the problem.
Waste Connect - The UK recycling database. Find your local recycling facilities
Waste Watch - national organisation promoting and encouraging action on the 3Rs - waste reduction, reuse and recycling.
WRAP - creating markets for recycled resources

Bristol and Somerset Energy Efficiency Advice Centre - Information about energy efficiency in the home.
Bristol Water
Carbon Trust - The Carbon Trust is developing and implementing programmes that will accelerate the take-up of low carbon technologies. This site provides details of the Trusts' current and future programmes.
Energy Office
Energy Saving Trust - Information about transport, renewable energy and energy efficiency at home and in the workplace.
Europa - Information about environmental policy across Europe.
OFWAT: Office of Water Services The economic regulator for the water industry in England and Wales.
Water Information System for Europe (WISE) - Information on European Water Policy
Water UK - working on behalf of the water industry for a sustainable future
Wessex Water

National Green Specification (CIPS) - towards sustainable construction. The NGS writes and distribute ready-made specification clauses for sustainable building products available in the UK; collates and distributes product information; collates and distributes information relating to sustainable design; and provides a forum for architects/specifiers

Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) - A guide on environmental purchasing in practice
Institute for Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA) - Environmental Purchasing in Practice: guidance for organisations

Netregs - Plain language guidance for businesses on environmental legislation, and how to comply with it.
EUROPA - European Union environmental legislation
Her Majesty's Stationery Office - Delivers a wide range of services to the public, information industry and government relating to access and re-use of government information. Publishes legislation online.
Environment Agency - The Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005 are designed to ensure hazardous wastes are not inappropriately mixed, and that they are appropriately handled, stored and disposed of. This ensures hazardous waste does not cause harm to people or to the environment, either immediately or over an extended period of time. Full guidance on Hazardous waste and classification is available on the Environment Agency’s website.

Sustainability aims to increase awareness of environmental issues and good housekeeping practices through:

Environment Week
- 15th - 19th March 2004
- 22nd - 26th April 2002
Attendance at University events, for example FRESH, Purchasing exhibition. If you are holding a seminar, exhibition or alternative event the Sustainability would be interested in giving a presentation or having a stand. Please contact Sustainability to discuss this further.
Presentations to departments. If you would like us to give a short presentation to your department please contact Sustainability
Provision of information through induction programmes, poster campaigns, newsletter articles, presentations.
Sustainability has given presentations to 6 departments over the last year (2007) and taken part in the support services conference and the student environment festival.
Of course, for the last 3 years the University has run the pioneering Green Impact Awards.