Conferencing & EventsGreen Policy

The Conferencing & Events Team are dedicated to making the events, facilities and services in TIC 
as sustainable as possible. We want to work with our clients, visitors and staff to reduce the 
environmental impact of events in TIC, with the key aim to encourage everyone to have greener 
events. Here are some of our green credentials:

 

Venue

  • Energy and resource efficient construction materials
  • Efficient and innovative District Heating scheme
  • Daylighting control for energy efficient lighting systems
  • Energy zoning makes effective use of heating and cooling 
  • Recycling bins, recycle printer cartridges and 100% recycled paper for the printers
  • Energy efficiency taps and hand driers fitted in place of hand towels to reduce waste

Travel

  • All visitors and staff are encouraged to use public transport
  • Staff bike racks and storage (‘Cycle Friendly status with Distinction’ awarded by Cycling Scotland)
  • Electric vehicles in use across campus and electric pool cars for staff for business travel

Catering

  • Healthy Working Lives Award – Gold Award
  • Reusable cups available to buy and incentives offered
  • Onsite water bottling
  • Real cutlery and crockery
  • Member of Food Procurement and Catering working group for the Glasgow City Food Plan – sustainability as a core focus
  • 24 principles of Menus of Change embedded in operations for healthy, sustainable menus
  • Implemented a plant-forward approach where the style of cooking and eating on campus emphasises, celebrates and encourages, but is not limited to, plant-based foods
  • All homemade food has a carbon emission figure allocated to it in order to help reduce footprint
  • Locally sourced food using fresh, seasonal ingredients
  • A stock management system that more accurately allows controls for food production, waste management and portion control
  • Sustainable Food Policy
  • Engage with food waste apps such as Too Good To Go to reduce food waste

Active visitors and staff

  • Voi e-bikes for hire across the city
  • Our campus offers Walking Routes and a Tree Trail or check out the Glasgow Mural Walking Trail
  • Delegates can also enjoy the facilities at Strathclyde Sport with Pay As You Go sessions and access to sports massage/physiotherapy
  • Rottenrow Gardens – our green outdoor space where visitors are encouraged to meet
    and relax
  • Team Jump – engagement programme for university staff and students, offering a range of sustainability and wellbeing-related actions
  • Activities for delegates during their event, such as seated stretching sessions in the plenaries and lunch time guided walks around the campus
Gold winner of the green meetings award logo