Higher education has long been an engaged sector for sustainability. Supporting social development and economic prosperity is in universities’ DNA. Many institutions are already mapping the distinctive contribution that you can make towards a sustainable future.
But we know that more action is needed to reduce universities’ carbon emissions and other negative environmental impacts. Understanding and responding to the risks that climate change and nature loss present to your institution and its business continuity is also essential.
Universities are part of wider systems: your path to a sustainable and resilient future needs to be plotted with consideration of the massive changes which are underway across all sectors to make the world’s economy sustainable.
Our holistic approach to sustainability consulting combines specialist sustainability knowledge with the expertise of our other practice areas. We recognise that this is a major transformation journey, with implications for your institution’s operations, ways of working, strategy, planning and governance.
We are your partner for this journey. We can help you zoom down into details and out into the big picture, ensuring that your approach to sustainability is integrated, grounded and embedded.
Our sustainability consulting solutions rest on the latest policy development, cross-industry knowledge and academic research. These are fused with the deep expertise from our other practice areas such as data analytics, transformation, strategy and governance.
These services are delivered in partnership with EAUC, the sustainability champion for universities and colleges. This strategic partnership brings a range of sustainability specialisms grounded in leading sector practice and the experiences of sustainability leaders who have achieved major change in their own institutions.
We calculated LIPA’s carbon emissions baseline, using sector-appropriate frameworks aligned with the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol. Building on this data, we applied our specialisms in carbon management, transformation and systems thinking to develop a net zero pathway across emissions scopes 1, 2 and 3.
Our cross-disciplinary consulting team fused expertise in sustainability, transformation and change management. We developed recommendations for cultural and behavioural change to move the dial on the University’s most stubborn sustainability challenges, grounded in the realities of the institution.
We supported the Royal Society to develop: emissions baseline; biodiversity impact assessment; environmental sustainability strategy and monitoring framework; decarbonisation pathway; climate risk assessment and adaptation plan. We also assisted with training and engagement.
We mapped the most material outward impacts on sustainability issues and the inward impacts, risks and opportunities of sustainability issues. We engaged with the leadership and key stakeholders to integrate the materiality assessment insights into strategy, planning and decision-making.
