To establish the efficacy of environmental initiatives on campus, Buildings and Estates measures and monitors various key indicators.
The below graphs provide historical information on some key parameters UL are measuring including:
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Item 1 Year on Year Waste by Category
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Item 2 Relative percentage of Year-on-Year waste by Category
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Item 3 2023 Staff Travel Survey Results
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Item 4 2023 Student Travel Survey Results
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Item 5 UL's Annual Scope 1 and Scope 2 Emissions
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Item 6 Display Energy Certificate Profile of UL Buildings
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Item 7 CO2 emissions broken down between thermal energy, transport fuels and electricity
For item 7 above: The pie chat shows that UL鈥檚 CO2 emissions are dominated by electricity (accounting for 62.4%) followed by gas (accounting for 37%) and the balance (of 0.06%) made up by transport fuels.
The line chart shows that UL鈥檚 CO2 emissions have gradually reduced over time from just under 15,243 tonnes in 2015 to just under 12,028 tonnes in 2022.
The methodology in determining UL鈥檚 CO2 emissions is set out in this . Further information on the reporting system used to collect this information is available .