Annual Sustainability Report Performance Dashboard
Learn more about our sustainability performance metrics.
| Performance metrics | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total energy consumption on site in Gigajoules (metered utilities and solar) (i) | 274,761 Gigajoules | 269,716 Gigajoules | 239,392 Gigajoules | 237,308 Gigajoules |
| Total energy consumption on site in kilowatt-hours (metered utilities and solar) (i) | 76,322,510 kilowatt-hours | 74,921,084 kilowatt-hours | 66,497,688 kilowatt-hours | 65,918,957 kilowatt-hours |
| Energy use from self-generated low carbon sources in Gigajoules (solar and combined heat and power generations) | 30,162 Gigajoules | 36,461 Gigajoules | 33,662 Gigajoules | 34,143 Gigajoules |
| Energy use from self-generated low carbon sources in kilowatt-hours (solar and combined heat and power generations) | 8,378,330 kilowatt-hours | 10,128,083 kilowatt-hours | 9,350,543 Kilowatt-hours | 9,484,143.2 Kilowatt-hours |
| Proportion of energy use from self-generated low carbon sources | 11% | 13.5% | 14% | 14.4% |
| Energy use from renewable sources in Gigajoules (green supply contract electricity and solar) | 2,991 Gigajoules | 13,192 Gigajoules | 53,777 Gigajoules | 57,999 Gigajoules |
| Energy use from renewable sources in kilowatt-hours (green supply contract electricity and solar) | 830,800 kilowatt-hours | 3,664,536 kilowatt-hours | 14,937,952 Kilowatt-hours | 16,111,034 Kilowatt-hours |
| Proportion of energy use from renewable sources | 1.1% | 4.9% | 22.5% | 24% |
| Total energy use from low carbon sources in Gigajoules (green supply contract electricity, solar and combined heat and power) | 30,162 Gigajoules | 46,593 Gigajoules | 84,614 Gigajoules | 89,420 Gigajoules |
| Total energy use from low carbon sources in kilowatt-hours (green supply contract electricity, solar and combined heat and power) | 8,378,330 kilowatt-hours | 12,942,482 kilowatt-hours | 23,503,954 kilowatt-hours | 24,838,973 kilowatt-hours |
| Proportion of total energy use from low carbon sources | 11% | 17.3% | 35.4% | 38% |
| Spend on electricity – the spend quoted excludes off-campus houses | £3,091,830 | £2,325,871 | £2,291,649 | £3,348,360 |
| Spend on gas – the spend quoted excludes off-campus houses | £1,597,848 | £1,200,662 | £995,493 | £1,795,512 |
| Total spend on energy | £4,689,678 | £3,526,533 | £3,287,142 | £5,143,872 |
| Water consumption (the volumes quoted are for University use on campus only) | 327,484 m3 | 291,118 m3 | 217,734 m3 | 349,071 m3 |
| Water consumption per person | 16.29 m3 | 13.86 m3 | 9.51 m3 | 16.50 m3 |
| Total amount of waste generated (in tonnes) – please note this excludes construction and project waste | 2,548.122 t | 1,306.418 t | 584.16 t (ii) | 28.03 t |
| Proportion of waste recycled | 433.181 t
= 17% |
307.492 t = 23.5% | 15.56 t
= 3% (ii) |
8.52 t
= 30% (ii) |
| Waste sent to energy recovery | Not reported | Not reported | 547.56
= 95% |
17.98
= 64% |
| Amount of food waste collected (iii) (iv) | Total: 56.38 t | Total: 57.77 t | Total: 5.08 t | Total: 25.82 t |
| Proportion food waste collected going to anaerobic or aerobic digestion | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Scope 1 Carbon Emissions | 10,213.51
tCO2e |
9,779.24
tCO2e |
9,334.25
tCO2e |
9,092.30
tCO2e (v) |
| Scope 2 Carbon Emissions | 5,228.29
tCO2e |
3,537.99
tCO2e |
3,206.01
tCO2e |
2,578.81
tCO2e (v) |
| Scope 3 Carbon Emissions | 85,228.22
tCO2e |
77,121.78
tCO2e |
88,502.51
tCO2e |
120,027.95
tCO2e (v) |
| Total Carbon Emissions | 100,670.02
tCO2e |
90,439.01
tCO2e |
101,042.77
tCO2e |
131,699.06
tCO2e (v) |
i. Please note the figure for 2018/19 has been amended in November 2021 from that which originally published in the relevant year’s annual report on account of a different calculation methodology.
ii. In 2020/21 the University produced 584 tonnes of waste with 95% sent for energy recovery, but only 3% was recycled due to emergency health and safety protocols deployed during the pandemic. Please note this increased back up to ~20% in 2021/22 once restrictions eased.
iii. In 2018/19 and 2019/20 this figure was calculated by Veolia with assumed weights of 52kg per bin. It includes all catering outlets on campus which have food waste bins, including our Chartwells outlets, IDS, Student Union and Sussex Innovation Centre. It also includes data from Chartwells about food waste going to aerobic digestor.
iv. In 2020/21, the food waste collection was also affected by the closure of food outlets, emergency health and safety protocols deployed during the Covid-19 pandemic and lower campus population, again, the figure increased as restrictions were eased.
v. We have recently adopted the Carbon Emissions Standardised Framework produced by EAUC, therefore these figures are directly not comparable to previous years due to changes in the methodology used. Find out more.
| Performance metrics (for EDI-related KPIs, refer to our EDI homepage) | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total University expenditure | £343,754,000 | £282,484,000 | £294,812,000 | £377,300,000 |
| University expenditure on arts and heritage (this includes spend at the Library, ACCA, listed buildings, the Keep, Brighton Pride and Brighton Festival) | £8,251,000 | £8,782,000 | £9,135,207 | £9,376,179 |
| Proportion of first-generation students | 26.2% | 25.6% | 24% | 24.7% |
| Proportion of low-income students receiving financial aid | 16% | 15.2% | 24.8% | 21.6% |
| Value of our Hardship Fund | £199,721 (354 students benefitted from this) |
£235,234 (321 students benefitted from this) |
£615,949
(679 students benefitted from this) |
£818,000 (758 students benefitted from this) |
| Scholarships to students from lower- and middle-income countries | 87 | 120 (vi) | 129
|
372 |
| Proportion of employees on secure contracts (vii) | 90.4% | 92.3% | 94.3% | 91.3% |
| Total research income | £38,000,000 | £36,947,183 | £38,885,000 | £37,634,000 |
| Research income from industry and commerce | £1,702,000 | £2,880,000 | £2,695,000 | £2,600,000 |
| Research income from industry and commerce by subject area: STEM | £1,583,000 | £ 2,412,000 | £2,094,000 | £2,029,000 |
| Research income from industry and commerce by subject area: Medicine | £131,000 | £393,000 | £323,000 | £390,000 |
| Research income from industry and commerce by subject area: Arts and Humanities/Social Sciences | £12,000 | £75,000 | £278,000 | £181,000 |
vi. In 2019/20 the figure of 120 scholarships includes part time students so it is equivalent to 101 full time students.
vii. Our HR system only allows us to pull reports from a single point in time, therefore this figure only accounts for staff on secure contracts as of 31 July 2022. Due to technical issues this report is unable to exclude contracts covering maternity or other staff leave, however we recognise that it is unlikely that such contracts would carry on for longer than two years. This figure only relates to fully contracted University of Sussex employees..