Many everyday activities and systems in the workplace have significant and often negative impacts on the environment, from the chemicals used to clean our offices, to the missions made to far flung places. The workplace is a major source of green house gas emissions. Of average per capita C02production, one quarter is from our transport, a quarter is from our homes and most of the rest that is, nearly one half, is from our places of work.
What is a ‘green’ audit?
The audit will benchmark the environmental impacts of current activities, provide an analysis of the areas for improvement, targets, implementing measures and a dissemination plan, including how to spread good practice to the field and to other entities. It will set down achievable targets for the Organization and propose implementing measures.
Objectives in brief:
1. To ensure that the university does all environmental activities in compliance with existing laws and regulations
2. To assess the quality of the water and soil in the university campus
3. To calculate the fuel used for conveyance to the university and other needs
4. Estimation of the carbon foot print of the university on a full attendance day
5. Evaluation of the measures implemented by university in reducing the Carbon Footprint
6. To monitor the liquid and solid waste generation and their disposal methods in the campus
7. To assess whether day to day activities in the university support collection, recovery, reuse and recycling of solid and liquid waste.
8. To identify the gap areas and suggest recommendations to improve the Green Campus status of the university.
9. Providing a database for corrective actions and future plans.
Auditing for Green Campus Management
It is essential to audit the fuel use in campus in form of LPG, Generators and also amount
used in conveyance as one liter of fuel emits 2.3 Kg of CO2. This will give estimate of carbon
foot print of all members of the university. To make campus carbon neutral measures have
been taken by the university.
Trees play an important ecological role within the urban environment, as well as support
improved public health and provide aesthetic benefits to campuses. In one year, a single
mature tree will absorb up to 48 pounds of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, and
release it as oxygen. The amount of oxygen released by the trees of the campus is good for
the students and staff in the campus. We need to realize the importance of trees in and
around the campus as they significantly contribute towards making the air cleaner for us. The
College campus sustains a luxuriant plant diversity ranging from trees, grasses, herbs,
shrubs, creepers ornamental plants, palm and seasonal flowers. Some of the plants are
massively destroyed by the recent cyclonic events.