Responsibility&Structure

Senior Management Responsibility

The Board of Governors and the Office of the Vice Chancellor have ultimate responsibility for the environmental performance of UH. The Office of the Vice Chancellor conducts an annual review of the University's environmental management system.

The Pro Vice Chanellor and Director of Finance is the senior manager with responsibility for environmental issues at UH.

The Environment Team form part of the Compliance Unit which also includes Health & Safety and Internal Audit. The Unit reports to the Pro Vice Chancellor and Director of Finance.

Environmental Management Structure Diagram

There are three main groups that exist to ensure the environmental performance of the University:

Environmental Strategy Group
Transport Working Group
Environmental Working Group

A word from the Pro Vice Chancellor..

Terry Neville (left) with Bob Wilson

"The University of Hertfordshire is committed to excellence. It takes pride in its role as a forward-looking institution.

The University makes a proactive, positive contribution to the economic, social and cultural development of the local and regional communities within which it operates.

We are committed towards improving our environmental performance and it is our aim to achieve the Platinum EcoCampus Registration by summer 2009, a newly launched environmental management certificate specifically for the Further and Higher Education sector. We continue to be a leading best practice example for the Higher Education sector."