SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
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12.1 Research on responsible consumption and production
12.1.1 Responsible Consumption and Production: CiteScore
This indicator measures the proportion of a university’s publications appear in the top 10% of journals according to the Citescore metric. It is intended to reflect on excellence of academic output.
12.1.2 Responsible Consumption and Production: FWCI
This indicator explores the quality of a university’s output in the area of sustainable cities and communities research using the number of citations received as a metric.
12.1.3 Responsible Consumption and Production: publications
The number of publications looks at the scale of research output from a university around responsible consumption and production. It is not scaled by the size of the institution – rather it
looks at the overall impact.
12.2 Operational measures
12.2.1 Ethical sourcing policy Year: in place by 2024
Have a policy on ethical sourcing of food and supplies
Up to four points based on:
• Existence of policy – one point
• Evidence provided – up to one point
• Is the evidence provided public – one point
• Is policy created or reviewed in period 2021-2025 – one point
12.2.3 Policy waste disposal - hazardous materials Year: in place by 2024
Have a policy, process or practice on waste disposal – Covering hazardous materials
Up to four points based on:
• Existence of policy – one point
• Evidence provided – up to one point
• Is the evidence provided public – one point
• Is policy created or reviewed in period 2021-2025 – one point
12.2.4 Policy waste disposal - landfill policy Year: in place by 2024
Have a policy on waste disposal – to measure the amount of waste sent to landfill and recycled
Up to four points based on:
• Existence of policy – one point
• Evidence provided – up to one point
• Is the evidence provided public – one point
• Is policy created or reviewed in period 2021-2025 – one point
12.2.5 Policy for minimisation of plastic use Year: in place by 2024
Have policies around use minimisation of plastic
Up to four points based on:
• Existence of policies – one point
• Evidence provided – up to one point
• Is the evidence provided public – one point
• Is policy created or reviewed in period 2021-2025 – one point
12.2.6 Policy for minimisation of disposable items Year: in place by 2024
Have policies around use minimisation of disposable items
Up to four points based on:
• Existence of policies – one point
• Evidence provided – up to one point
• Is the evidence provided public – one point
• Is policy created or reviewed in period 2021-2025 – one point
12.2.7 Disposable policy: extensions to services Year: in place by 2024
Ensuring these policies extend to outsourced services and the supply chain
Up to three points based on:
• Existence of extension – one point
• Evidence provided – up to one point
• Is the evidence provided public – one point
12.2.8 Minimisation policies extended to suppliers Year: in place by 2024
Ensuring these policies extend to outsourced suppliers and the supply
chain – (for example suppliers of equipment, stationery, building contracts)
Up to three points based on:
• Existence of extension – one point
• Evidence provided – up to one point
• Is the evidence provided public – one point
12.3 Proportion of recycled waste Year: 2024
12.3.1 Waste tracking Year: 2024
Measure the amount of waste generated and recycled across the university
Up to three points based on:
• Existence of measurement maximum of one point for whole university, 0.5 for partial measurement
• Evidence provided – up to one point
• Is the evidence provided public – one point
12.3.2 Indicator: Proportion of waste recycled
This is defined as waste of a material, substance, or by-product eliminated or discarded as no longer useful or required after the completion of a process.
12.4 Publication of a sustainability report
12.4.1 Publication of a sustainability report Year: 2024
Up to three points based on:
• Existence of report – one point for annual, 0.6 points for bi-annual only, 0.3 points for less frequent
• Evidence provided – up to one point
• Is the evidence provided public – one point
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