Sustainability

Sustainability is key to securing the College for future Alleynians.

Our duty is the stewardship of the College for current and future generations of pupils and alumni, balancing environmental care, social well-being and growth. We aim to become a leader in sustainability in schools, sharing best practice with others.

Targeted Carbon Reduction

We have established a sensible trajectory to net zero, and the following short, medium- and long-term targets have been agreed by our Governors and CLT:

Short term by 2025

We will focus on energy and commuting reduction and moving to a new way of working with our suppliers through:

• 15% reduction against the baseline in our Scope 1 & 2 emissions
• 10% reduction in commuting
• 20% of our suppliers to have a net zero target

Through engagement with our main suppliers, we will establish their planned methodologies to cut carbon emissions and for our small suppliers we will share best practice on lowering the impact of the service they offer the College.

Medium term by 2030

This target requires the College to reduce its carbon emissions by 34% across all scopes. Key to achieving this will be finding sustainable energy alternatives to our current gas reliant footprint. We will also focus on scope 3 supplier purchases and action a sustainable travel and transport strategy.

Long term by 2045

The College aims to reduce its carbon footprint by 90% by 2045 to be on track for the Government’s target of net zero by 2050. New technology will evolve in the near future which we anticipate will afford us further opportunities, our likely challenge will be financial affordability. We will track our progress and alter our trajectory to accommodate any changes to achieve our overarching target.