Climate emergency and sustainable development Sample Clauses

Climate emergency and sustainable development. GCU is at the frontline of tackling climate change through our cutting-edge research and education supporting communities internationally, in Scotland and the rest of the UK. We are signatories to the Higher Education Sustainability Initiative for Rio+20, Principles for Responsible Management Education, and the SGD Accord, and our commitment to the SDGs is evidenced through our strong performance in the THE Impact Rankings 2022. The Impact Rankings are the only global performance tables that assess universities against the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). GCU is positioned joint 70th out of 1406 institutions globally in the 2022 rankings. The 2022 rankings also place GCU in the top 5% of universities worldwide and 3rd in Scotland. Of note, the University ranked very highly in some key areas of importance including SDG 5 Gender Equality and SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth as noted above in the context of Fair Work, and also in the top 100 in the world for SDGs 3 Good Health and Wellbeing, SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities, and SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production. The University’s Strategy 2030 brought forward our carbon neutrality ambition and commitment, which includes all scopes, to 2040. GCU’s GHG inventory for 2018-19 (the last normal, pre-pandemic year) was dominated by emissions from energy (17% - scope 1 and 2), travel (38% - scope 3) and our supply chain (35% - scope 3). The renewed focus and urgency stemming from the commitments made in Strategy 2030 resulted in an institution wide response that is now transforming our operations. To deliver on our carbon neutrality ambition, we have refreshed our financial planning processes to enable the University to take advantage of Government backed loans and ensure that a robust response to the climate emergency is a core aspect of our planning process. For emissions from our estate (scope 1 and 2) the University has grown its leadership team to provide additional capacity and expertise. We have also commissioned a global engineering consultancy to assist in identifying and developing business cases for facility improvement measures that will reduce energy consumption (and by association carbon emissions) across our estate. However, we recognise that decarbonising heat remains challenging and we are exploring additional opportunities with local stakeholders. We are also about to embark on a substantive review of how we use our estate and aspire to continue supporting student outcomes and enhan...
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  • PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT A. The Board agrees to implement the following:

  • Sustainable Development 4.1 The Authority will review the Contractor’s Sustainable Development Policy Statement and Sustainable Development Plan submitted by the Contractor in accordance with the Schedule (Sustainable Development Requirements) and then at least annually thereafter.

  • DEVELOPMENT OR ASSISTANCE IN DEVELOPMENT OF SPECIFICATIONS REQUIREMENTS/ STATEMENTS OF WORK Firms and/or individuals that assisted in the development or drafting of the specifications, requirements, statements of work, or solicitation documents contained herein are excluded from competing for this solicitation. This shall not be applicable to firms and/or individuals providing responses to a publicly posted Request for Information (RFI) associated with a solicitation.

  • VISIBILITY OF FUNDING FROM THE OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE Unless the SAIDC requests or agrees otherwise, any communication or publication made by the Final Beneficiary that relates to the action, including at conferences, seminars or in any information or promotional materials (such as brochures, leaflets, posters, presentations in electronic form, etc.), including tangible assets acquired from the project must: (a) indicate that the action has received funding from the Official Development Assistance, SlovakAid and (b) display the SlovakAid logo. When displayed in association with another logo, the SlovakAid logo must have appropriate prominence. The obligation to display the SlovakAid logo does not confer on the Final Beneficiary a right of exclusive use. The Final Beneficiary may not appropriate the SlovakAid logo or any similar trademark or logo, either by registration or by any other means. For the purposes of the first, second and third subparagraphs and under the conditions specified therein, the Final Beneficiary may use the SlovakAid logo without first obtaining permission from the SAIDC.

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  • Project Development a. Collaborate with COUNTY and project clients to identify requirements and develop a project Scope Statement.

  • Policy Development 2.2.1 LIDDA shall develop and implement policies to address the needs of the LSA in accordance with state and federal laws. The policies shall include consideration of public input, best value, and individual care issues.

  • JOB FAMILY: APPLICATIONS DEVELOPMENT‌ Job Title: Director, Systems and Programming Job#: 1200 General Characteristics Responsible for the full systems development life cycle management of projects/programs. Provides direction for technical and business resources. Actively participates in long-range strategy planning and manages policy development to address complex business issues, provides leadership to cross-functional teams. Serves as the primary point of contact from project/program inception to delivery. Defines and develops project management infrastructure, manages a methodology driven quality plan, monitors and controls the quality of the deliverable, as well as manages the project completion process through customer acceptance. Works with business unit managers and forms alliances on projects, operational decisions, scheduling requirements/conflicts and vendor contract clarification.

  • Staff Development Leave (a) An employee shall be granted leave without loss of pay, at her basic rate of pay, to take courses (including related examinations), conferences, conventions, seminars, workshops, symposiums or similar out-of-service programs, at the request of the Employer. The amount of pay received by an employee shall not exceed the full-time daily hours of work as outlined in Article 14.2. When such leave is granted, the Employer shall bear the full cost, including tuition fees, entrance or registration fees, laboratory fees, and course-related books. The Employer shall also reimburse the employee for approved travelling, subsistence, and other legitimate, applicable expenses.

  • Enterprise Information Management Standards Grantee shall conform to HHS standards for data management as described by the policies of the HHS Office of Data, Analytics, and Performance. These include, but are not limited to, standards for documentation and communication of data models, metadata, and other data definition methods that are required by HHS for ongoing data governance, strategic portfolio analysis, interoperability planning, and valuation of HHS System data assets.

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