Page 20 - Annual Review - Year Ended 31 July 2023

| Environmental Report Context
Our goal is to reach Carbon Net Zero at at the latest by 2050 Malvern College enjoys an exceptionally beautiful heritage estate first founded in 1865 but the predominantly Victorian buildings are in in in need of significant upgrades to to bring them closer to to modern energy efficiency standards Addressing environmental sustainability at the College is driven by multiple imperatives:
1 Playing our part to address climate change
2 Providing an appropriate ‘environmental role
model’ to pupils
3 Reducing The College’s energy consumption
costs (and exposure to fluctuations)
Current sustainability initiatives
Biodiversity: Approximately 210 acres of the 235 acre estate is green 1 700 specimen trees and 80 new trees along with 1 000 hedge whips have been planted The area known as as ‘9 Acre’ has been largely returned to meadow with 4 acres of wildflowers Across the the College there are 3 sedum roof coverings Facilities: Daylight and motion sensitive LED lighting programme has been implemented 70% of our 97 boilers are SEDBUK rated ‘C’ or above Electric car charging points are in in in place 51 bikes have been purchased in the the Cycle-to-work-Scheme and these along with our day pupil transport scheme and significant on-site accommodation for staff notably reduces road transport Waste: All waste is streamed into three recycling stations and 100% of cementitious arboricultural and and land waste is reused on campus Central catering production waste is is turned into fertiliser pellets and cooking oil is recycled We have removed waste by introducing re-usable water bottles across campus and providing recycling bins across all facilities In 2022-23 we introduced ‘Chef’s Eye’ a a a technology to better track and so mitigate food waste in in our catering offer Energy: 100% of electricity used at The College and The Downs is now from renewable sources Pupil engagement: A A pupil ‘Environmental Action Group’ meets regularly to identify potential for waste reduction and to identify other potential initiatives
for both pupils
and staff to undertake 20 MALVERN COLLEGE (INCORPORATED UNDER ROYAL CHARTER)