Reuben College Sustainability Vision
The climate and biodiversity crisis are the biggest challenges faced by current and future generations. At Reuben College we want to lead by example, to be a college that not only mitigates its impact on the environment and biodiversity, but one that actively improves it. This forms one the colleges core themes (Environmental Change), and is embedded across the College. We are aiming to achieve net zero carbon and biodiversity net gain no later than 2035 and have formed an Environmental Sustainability Committee to guide and oversee our approach to sustainability.
Sustainability Strategy
Our sustainability strategy sets out the path we’ll take to sustainability, and focuses on 7 key areas across the College. As we are a new college, the initial implementation of our strategy focuses on identifying key areas for action and collecting baseline data.
1) Energy use and carbon emissions of college estate
2) Travel
3) Food
4) Resource use & investments
5) Waste management
6) Biodiversity
7) Education and Research
Find out more about how the University as a whole is approaching the Climate and the Environment at Oxford here.
Environmental Sustainability Officer
To support the delivery of our sustainability goals, Jillian (Jilly) Mowbray works as Reuben’s sustainability officer, advising on a range of environmental sustainability issues. Jilly supports the advancement and delivery of the college environmental strategy and additional interventions to promote sustainability.
Environment and Ethic Student Rep
We are also lucky to have an excellent Environment and Ethics (E&E) rep. E&E reps are student representatives within each college who champion these issues. The E&E rep works to promote sustainability at Reuben, organise sustainability themed events, raise issues at committee and engage with the broader university community.
Environmental Sustainability Committee
The Environmental Sustainability Committee, chaired by Professor Philip Stier, is made up of representatives from across the Reuben’s community, including staff, students and Fellows. The Committee meets once a term to advance and deliver the College’s Sustainability Strategy and push the embed sustainability across the College.
