{"id":183,"date":"2026-05-14T08:24:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T08:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/impact-report.uwcstaging.co.uk\/?post_type=looking-ahead&#038;p=183"},"modified":"2026-05-28T10:26:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T10:26:32","slug":"looking-ahead-reducing-our-environmental-impact","status":"publish","type":"looking-ahead","link":"https:\/\/impact-report.uwcstaging.co.uk\/en\/looking-ahead\/looking-ahead-reducing-our-environmental-impact\/","title":{"rendered":"Looking ahead: reducing our environmental impact"},"content":{"rendered":"            <div class=\"eco-impact__intro\">\n                                    <div class=\"eco-impact__intro-image\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"http:\/\/impact-report.uwcstaging.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/252\/2026\/05\/Pearson-UWC-Sustainability-Squad-at-ISABC-Environment-Conference-1536x1152-1.jpg\"\n                            alt=\"\"\n                            class=\"eco-impact__intro-image-img\"\n                        \/>\n                    <\/div>\n                \n                                    <div class=\"eco-impact__intro-text\">\n                        <p>UWC\u2019s \u00a0<a style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;display: inline !important\" href=\"https:\/\/uwc.org\/key-initiatives\/climate-sustainability\/\">Climate Action and Leadership Initiative<\/a> set out a movement-wide commitment to climate responsibility. The next phase centres on measurable reduction.<\/p><p>UWC completed a movement-wide environmental impact audit in 2025 across its 18 schools and 20 campuses. Schools aligned around shared indicators for carbon emissions, energy use and water consumption, creating a common baseline for action.<\/p>                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            \n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"--background-color:transparent;--width:100%;--max-width:80rem;--margin-top:0;--margin-right:auto;--margin-bottom:0;--margin-left:auto;--padding-top:0;--padding-right:0;--padding-bottom:0;--padding-left:0\" class=\"wp-block-studio14-blocks-section-block eco-impact__stats\">\t\t<div class=\"access-card wp-block-studio14-blocks-stats-inline-block\">\n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"access-card__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"tag-red\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-count=\"17\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-suffix=\".5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t0.5\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t million kg of CO2 emitted annually from energy use\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"access-card wp-block-studio14-blocks-stats-inline-block\">\n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"access-card__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTarget: \t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"tag-red\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-count=\"38\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-suffix=\"%\">\n\t\t\t\t\t0%\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t reduction within five years\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"access-card wp-block-studio14-blocks-stats-inline-block\">\n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"access-card__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"tag-orange\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-count=\"55\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t0\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t million kWh of energy consumed\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"access-card wp-block-studio14-blocks-stats-inline-block\">\n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"access-card__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTarget: \t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"tag-orange\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-count=\"5\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-suffix=\"%\">\n\t\t\t\t\t0%\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t reduction in energy use\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"access-card wp-block-studio14-blocks-stats-inline-block\">\n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"access-card__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"tag-blue\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-count=\"563\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t0\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t million litres of water used\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"access-card wp-block-studio14-blocks-stats-inline-block\">\n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"access-card__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTarget: \t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"tag-blue\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-count=\"3\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-suffix=\"%\">\n\t\t\t\t\t0%\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  reduction in water consumption\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n        <div class=\"eco-impact__body\">\n            \n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These figures relate directly to how campuses operate and how students learn. Energy systems, food production, land use and water management are visible parts of daily life. Students analyse this data, question assumptions and contribute to practical changes on their own campuses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Student-led projects are now connected through shared sustainability goals. Operational decisions impact academic work, and academic study informs operational change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each school will pursue reductions in ways that reflect its geography, infrastructure and climate.<\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n        \n\n<figure class=\"quote-block\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/impact-report.uwcstaging.co.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/uwc-impact-report-wp\/assets\/frontend\/assets\/quote.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"quote-block__mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\" \/><blockquote class=\"quote-block__text\">&ldquo;This isn\u2019t about league tables or comparison. It\u2019s about giving schools better information they can actually use, and building a shared baseline on UWC\u2019s journey to climate neutrality.&rdquo;<\/blockquote><figcaption class=\"quote-block__author\"><span class=\"quote-block__name\">Peter Verhille,<\/span><span class=\"quote-block__role\">UWC International Senior Adviser, International Fund Development<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n        <nav class=\"page-navigation\" aria-label=\"Section navigation\">\n                            <a class=\"page-navigation__link page-navigation__link--prev\" href=\"https:\/\/impact-report.uwcstaging.co.uk\/planet-education-for-a-changing-planet\/\">\n                    <span class=\"page-navigation__button\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg class=\"page-navigation__icon\" viewBox=\"0 0 26 26\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M19.6647 10.9503L10.9988 2.28441L13.2832 0L25.8491 12.5659L13.2832 25.1317L10.9988 22.8473L19.6647 14.1814H0V10.9503H19.6647Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n                    <span class=\"page-navigation__label\">Planet: learning for a changing world<\/span>\n                <\/a>\n                                            <\/nav>\n        \n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":942,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","subsite_url":"","footnotes":""},"theme":[6],"class_list":["post-183","looking-ahead","type-looking-ahead","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","data-theme-planet"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - 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