In 2009, we successfully gained ISO 14001 accreditation – one of very few higher education institutions to do so at the time. This accreditation is an international standard providing a framework – for organisations of any size – to control and improve environmental performance via an Environmental Management System (EMS). It provides practical tools for us to identify and control environmental impacts and it recognises that we have a systematic approach to environmental management – one that is externally audited. We are externally accredited to ISO 14001 for our Environmental Management System, for the activities on our main campus site, including Cookworthy building, as well as Derriford Research Facility and John Bull building.
Carbon neutrality for all Scope 1, 2 and selected Scope 3 (Water, Waste, Business Travel) will be achieved by University of Plymouth in accordance with PAS 2060 on 24th February 2023, with commitment to maintain to 31st July 2025 for the period commencing 1st August 2021, NQA verified. Below is a link to our Qualifying Explanatory Statement explaining how.