Consultations
The EAUC plays an active policy and advocacy role, working to ensure the systems and frameworks which shape the post-16 education sector are supporting, embedding and driving sustainability action.
We aim to create an enabling environment for our members' sustainability work whilst also actively re-imagining what the education system looks like so we're maximising sustainability outcomes: equipping learners for their lives and shaping society for the better.
Our consultation responses are listed below in the download section, with our most recent at the top.
Downloads
![Download file 20240517_qaa_quality_code_consultation_eauc_response_final.pdf](https://www.eauc.org.uk/nav/icons/new/icon-html.png)
QAA Quality Code consultation response May 2024
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EAUC Scotland response - Draft guidance and general determination for Teacher Qualification in Further Education (TQFE) consultation
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![Download file scottish_national_adaptation_plan_3_consultation_response.pdf](https://www.eauc.org.uk/nav/icons/new/icon-html.png)
EAUC Scotland Response: Scottish National Adaptation Plan 3 consultation
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![Download file eauc_scotland_response_-_wellbeing_and_sustainable_development_scotland_bill.pdf](https://www.eauc.org.uk/nav/icons/new/icon-html.png)
EAUC Scotland Response: Wellbeing and Sustainable Development (Scotland) Bill
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![Download file desnz_scope_3_call_for_evidence_-_eauc_response_-_dec_2023.pdf](https://www.eauc.org.uk/nav/icons/new/icon-html.png)
EAUC Response: Scope 3 emissions in the UK reporting landscape Dec 2023
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![Download file 20230909_eauc_response_to_ukri_concordat_consultation_1.pdf](https://www.eauc.org.uk/nav/icons/new/icon-html.png)
EAUC Response to the UKRI Consultation on the Concordat for Environmental Sustainability Sept 2023
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![Download file eauc_scotland_national_outcomes_call_for_evidence.pdf](https://www.eauc.org.uk/nav/icons/new/icon-html.png)
EAUC Scotland response to National Outcomes call for evidence June 2023
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![Download file national_discussion_for_future_of_scottish_education_consultation_letter.pdf](https://www.eauc.org.uk/nav/icons/new/icon-html.png)
EAUC-Scotland response to National Discussion on Scottish Education - summary letter - December 2022
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![Download file eauc-s_national_discussion_response.pdf](https://www.eauc.org.uk/nav/icons/new/icon-html.png)
EAUC-Scotland response to National Discussion on Scottish Education - survey - December 2022
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![Download file gtcs_provisional_lecturer_registration_standards_consultation.pdf](https://www.eauc.org.uk/nav/icons/new/icon-html.png)
EAUC-S and LFSS response to GTCS provisional college lecturer registration standards consultation
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![Download file eauc_response_-_net_zero_review_-_call_for_evidence_-_oct_2022.pdf](https://www.eauc.org.uk/nav/icons/new/icon-html.png)
Response to BEIS Net Zero Review - Oct 2022
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![Download file eauc_response_-_ons_green_jobs_definition_-_oct_2022.pdf](https://www.eauc.org.uk/nav/icons/new/icon-html.png)
ONS Green Jobs Definition (Oct 2022)
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EAUC Scotland response to Consultation on Delivering Scotland’s circular economy (Circular Economy Bill) - August 2022
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![Download file consultation_on_advance_he_proffessional_standrds_framework_update-_july_2022.pdf](https://www.eauc.org.uk/nav/icons/new/icon-html.png)
Consultation on Advance HE professional Standards Framework Review- July 2022
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EAUC Scotland response to Scottish Government Resource Spending Review Framework Consultation - March 2022
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Consultation on proposals to ban commonly littered single-use plastic items in England - Feb 2022
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![Download file consultation_on_the_ofs_strategy_2022_-2025_eauc_response_dec_2021.pdf](https://www.eauc.org.uk/nav/icons/new/icon-html.png)
Consultation on the OfS Strategy 2022 - 2025 - Dec 2021
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Response to Consultation on Recycling Consistency in England July 2021
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Northern Ireland Climate Change No. 2 Bill Sept 2021
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![Download file eauc_response_northern_ireland_climate_change_bill_-_july_2021.pdf](https://www.eauc.org.uk/nav/icons/new/icon-html.png)
Response to Northern Ireland Climate Change Bill (July 2021)
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EAUC response to DRS Consultation (June 2021)
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EAUC response to EPR Consultation (June 2021)
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![Download file eauc-scotland_net_zero_public_engagement_scotgov.pdf](https://www.eauc.org.uk/nav/icons/new/icon-html.png)
EAUC-Scotland Net Zero Public Engagement ScotGov (March 2021)
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![Download file eauc_response_to_daera_on_the_climate_change_bill_-_jan_2021.pdf](https://www.eauc.org.uk/nav/icons/new/icon-html.png)
EAUC response to DAERA on the Climate Change Bill (Jan 2021)
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![Download file qaa-esd-consultation-response-january-2021-lfss-eauc-s.pdf](https://www.eauc.org.uk/nav/icons/new/icon-html.png)
QAA ESD Consultation Response from EAUC-Scotland and LfSS
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![Download file eauc_input_to_esd_guidance_consultation.pdf](https://www.eauc.org.uk/nav/icons/new/icon-html.png)
EAUC response to the QAA and Advance HE ESD guidance consultation (Jan 2021)
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![Download file eauc-s_climate_change_plan_update_2021.pdf](https://www.eauc.org.uk/nav/icons/new/icon-html.png)
EAUC-Scotland response to the Environment, Climate Change & Land reform Committee on the Climate Change Plan Update (Jan 2021)
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![Download file green_jobs.pdf](https://www.eauc.org.uk/nav/icons/new/icon-html.png)
EAUC response to the EAC on Green Jobs (Jan 2021)
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![Download file eauc-s_single_use_plastics_consultation_response.pdf](https://www.eauc.org.uk/nav/icons/new/icon-html.png)
EAUC-Scotland response to Scottish Government on Introducing market restrictions on single-use plastic items in Scotland (December 2020)
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EAUC response to BEIS on post-pandemic economic growth (July 2020)
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![Download file heat_network_consultation_response.pdf](https://www.eauc.org.uk/nav/icons/new/icon-html.png)
EAUC response to Heat Networks consultation (June 2020)
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EAUC-Scotland Response to Heat Networks Consultation (May 2020)
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EAUC response to the CUC consultation on the Higher Education Code of Governance
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![Download file eauc_submission_on_the_northern_ireland_environment_strategy_consultation.pdf](https://www.eauc.org.uk/nav/icons/new/icon-html.png)
EAUC response to the Northern Ireland Assembly's DAERA on the NI Environment Strategy (Feb 2020)
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![Download file ukas_consultation_response_-_eauc.pdf](https://www.eauc.org.uk/nav/icons/new/icon-html.png)
EAUC response to UKAS on 'Policy on Accreditation and Conformity Assessment During the Coronavirus Outbreak'
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![Download file public_sector__climate_change_consultation_response_-_eauc-s_1.pdf](https://www.eauc.org.uk/nav/icons/new/icon-html.png)
EAUC-S response to Scottish Government the role of public sector bodies in tackling climate change (Dec 2019)
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![Download file dfid_sdg_vnr.pdf](https://www.eauc.org.uk/nav/icons/new/icon-html.png)
EAUC response to DFID on process of SDG VNR (Sept 2019)
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![Download file ofs_student_engagement.pdf](https://www.eauc.org.uk/nav/icons/new/icon-html.png)
EAUC response to OfS survey on student engagement (August 2019)
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![Download file eauc_net_zero_consultation_response_final.pdf](https://www.eauc.org.uk/nav/icons/new/icon-html.png)
EAUC response to EAC net zero government inquiry (August 2019)
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![Download file letter-to-the-first-minister-calling-for-a-scottish-environment-act.pdf](https://www.eauc.org.uk/nav/icons/new/icon-html.png)
EAUC supports call for Scottish Environment Act (June 2019)
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![Download file response_to_plastics_consultation_-_eauc.pdf](https://www.eauc.org.uk/nav/icons/new/icon-html.png)
EAUC response to DEFRA and HM Treasury consultations on plastic - Tax, DRS and EPR (May 2019)
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![Download file hesa_consultation_input.pdf](https://www.eauc.org.uk/nav/icons/new/icon-html.png)
EAUC response to the HESA consultation (May 2019)
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![Download file sdg-network-scotlands-response-to-scottish-governments-good-food-nation-bill-consultation-2.pdf](https://www.eauc.org.uk/nav/icons/new/icon-html.png)
EAUC-Scotland as part of SDG Network Scotland on the Good Food Nation Bill (April 2019)
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![Download file eac_sdg_vnr_pdf.pdf](https://www.eauc.org.uk/nav/icons/new/icon-html.png)
EAUC response to EAC on the UK SDG VNR (April 2019)
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![Download file eauc-scotland_sccap2_consultation_response__full.pdf](https://www.eauc.org.uk/nav/icons/new/icon-html.png)
EAUC Scotland response to Scottish Government onScottish Climate Change Adaptation Programme 2019-2024
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![Download file eauc-s_and_lfss_letter_-_comments_on_professional_standards_for_lecturers_in_scotlands_colleges.pdf](https://www.eauc.org.uk/nav/icons/new/icon-html.png)
EAUC-Scotland and LfSS Comments on CDN Professional Standards for Lecturers
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![Download file eauc_ofsted_consultation_response.pdf](https://www.eauc.org.uk/nav/icons/new/icon-html.png)
EAUC responds to Ofsted on the Education Inspection Framework (April 2019)
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![Download file kef_submission_to_research_england.pdf](https://www.eauc.org.uk/nav/icons/new/icon-html.png)
EAUC response to UKRI on the KEF (March 2019)
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![Download file consultation_response_of_tef.pdf](https://www.eauc.org.uk/nav/icons/new/icon-html.png)
EAUC response to DoE on the TEF (March 2019)
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![Download file nd_or_sale_of_plastic_straws_plastic_-_stemmed_cotton_buds_and_plastic_drink_stirrers_in_england.pdf](https://www.eauc.org.uk/nav/icons/new/icon-html.png)
EAUC response to DEFRA on the banning of plastic straws, drink stirrers and plastic stemmed cotton buds (Nov 2018)
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![Download file eauc-s_and_lfss_letter_-_cdn_professional_standards_review.pdf](https://www.eauc.org.uk/nav/icons/new/icon-html.png)
EAUC-Scotland and LfSS CDN Professional Standards Original Review
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![Download file ccb_submissions_-_fhe_sector_response.pdf](https://www.eauc.org.uk/nav/icons/new/icon-html.png)
EAUC-Scotland response to ECCLR Committee's Call for Views on Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Bill (August 2018)
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![Download file eauc_response_to_the_eac_inquiry_about_sdgs_in_the_uk.pdf](https://www.eauc.org.uk/nav/icons/new/icon-html.png)
EAUC response to the EAC follow-up Inquiry on the SDGs in the UK (September 2018)
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![Download file environmental_principles_and_governance_bill.pdf](https://www.eauc.org.uk/nav/icons/new/icon-html.png)
EAUC response to the Environmental Principles and Governance consultation (Aug 2018)
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![Download file skills_and_funding_consultation.pdf](https://www.eauc.org.uk/nav/icons/new/icon-html.png)
EAUC response to the DoE post-16 skills and funding consultation (May 2018)
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![Download file eauc_response_to_the_single-use_plastic_consultation.pdf](https://www.eauc.org.uk/nav/icons/new/icon-html.png)
EAUC response to the Single-Use Plastic consultation (May 2018)
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![Download file eac_25-year_environment_plan_inquiry.pdf](https://www.eauc.org.uk/nav/icons/new/icon-html.png)
EAUC Inquiry submission to the EAC Inquiry on the 25-year Environment Plan(March 2018)
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![Download file eauc_consultation_response_to_the_beis_cardon_reduction_in_fhe_consultation.pdf](https://www.eauc.org.uk/nav/icons/new/icon-html.png)
EAUC response to the Carbon Reduction consultation (1/2)(November 2017)
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![Download file accompanying_consultation_documentation.pdf](https://www.eauc.org.uk/nav/icons/new/icon-html.png)
Accompanying documentation for the Carbon Reduction consultation (2/2)(November 2017)
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![Download file eauc_building_our_industrial_strategy_2017_final_consultation.pdf](https://www.eauc.org.uk/nav/icons/new/icon-html.png)
EAUC Consultation Response: Building our Industrial Strategy (January 2017)
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![Download file eauc_consultation_response_-_hnip_-_august_2016.pdf](https://www.eauc.org.uk/nav/icons/new/icon-html.png)
EAUC Response to Heat Networks Investment Project consultation (July 2016)
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![Download file call_for_evidence_public_sector_decarbonisation_wales_sept2017.pdf](https://www.eauc.org.uk/nav/icons/new/icon-html.png)
Welsh Government Call for Evidence: Decarbonisation of Public Sector
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![Download file eauc_response_to_consultation_on_a_review_of_the_feed-in_tariffs_scheme.pdf](https://www.eauc.org.uk/nav/icons/new/icon-html.png)
EAUC Consultation Response: Department of Energy and Climate Change - Review of the Feed-in Tariffs Scheme (October 2015)
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EAUC Consultation Response: Department of Energy and Climate Change - Changes to Financial Support for Solar PV (Sept 2015)
(371Kb)
![Download file eauc_response_to_changes_in_feed-in_tariff_accreditation_consultation.pdf](https://www.eauc.org.uk/nav/icons/new/icon-html.png)
EAUC Consultation Response: Department of Energy and Climate Change - Changes to Feed-in Tariff Accreditation (Aug 2015)
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EAUC Consultation Response: Display Energy Certificates: current regime and how it could be streamlined and improved (March 2015)
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![Download file ofsted_and_sustainable_development_consultation.pdf](https://www.eauc.org.uk/nav/icons/new/icon-html.png)
EAUC Consultation Response: OFSTED Better inspection for all (Dec 2014)
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![Download file eauc_scotland_scottish_government_public_sector_reporting_consultation_sector_response.pdf](https://www.eauc.org.uk/nav/icons/new/icon-html.png)
EAUC Scotland Scottish Government Public Sector Reporting Consultation Sector Response (May 2015)
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![Download file cuc_code_of_governance_consultation_eauc_response.pdf](https://www.eauc.org.uk/nav/icons/new/icon-html.png)
EAUC Consultation Response:CUC Code of Governance Consultation (April 2014)
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![Download file hefce_sd_framework_consultation_response_eauc_14_website_version.pdf](https://www.eauc.org.uk/nav/icons/new/icon-html.png)
EAUC Consultation Response: HEFCE Sustainable Development Framework (February 2014)
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EAUC Consultation Response: Scottish Climate Change Adaptation Programme (October 2013)
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![Download file swmp_submitted_response.pdf](https://www.eauc.org.uk/nav/icons/new/icon-html.png)
EAUC Consultation Response: Proposed repeal by DEFRA of construction SWMPs Regulations (July 2013)
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EAUC Consultation Response: Measuring Higher Education � A Review of Performance Indicators (June 2013)
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EAUC and Wales branch response to Sustainable Development Bill (March 2013)
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EAUC Response to the Scottish Government on Proposals for an Integrated Framework on Environmental Regulation (Aug 2012)
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![Download file qaa_quality_chapter_response_from_eauc_-_july_2012.pdf](https://www.eauc.org.uk/nav/icons/new/icon-html.png)
EAUC Response to QAA UK Quality Code for Higher Education, Chapter B3: Learning and Teaching (July 2012)
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Joint response by EAUC Scotland and SAUDE to Climate Change (Scotland) Act: S.63 Regs and guidance for non domestic buildings consultation (January 2012)
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Joint response by EAUC Scotland and SAUDE to Consultation: Directive 2010/31/EU on Energy Performance of Buildings (Recast) (January 2012)
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EAUC Response to Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme Consultation (March 2011)
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EAUC Response to Feed-in Tariffs for solar PV consultation (December 2011)
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EAUC Aggregated Response to Rio+20 Earth Summit
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EAUC Response to Fast-track Review of Feed-in Tariffs for Small Scale Low Carbon Electricity (May 2011)
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![Download file meeting_the_low_carbon_skills_challenge.pdf](https://www.eauc.org.uk/nav/icons/new/icon-html.png)
Meeting the Low Carbon Skills Challenge- DECC Consultation
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EAUC Response to The HEA's Review of The UK Professional Standards Framework (UKPSF) for Higher Education (Jan 2011)
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EAUC Response on the Scottish Government's Consultation on Zero Waste (Oct 09)
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EAUC Scotland Response to Action on Climate Change Consultation November 08
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CRC Consultation Response 2010
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Response to Consultation on Potential Legislative Measures to Implement Zero Waste letter October 08
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Response to HEFCE Sustainable Development in Higher Education Consultation September 08
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Response to Consultation on Potential Legislative Measures to Implement Zero Waste
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Response to Scottish Climate Change Bill April 08
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Response to Defra on Informal Consultation on Non-Statutory Guidance for SWMPs March 08
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Response to CRC Consultation September 2007
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Response to Scotland Better Waste Regulations Consultation June 07
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Response to HEFCE Revolving Green Fund April 08
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Response to Site Waste Management Plans DEFRA Consultation July 07
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Response to Draft Climate Change Bill June 07
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Response to Waste Framework Directive Consultation January 07
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Response to Consultation on LSC Framework for Excellence October 06
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lueg_response_to_mayors_environment_strategy.pdf
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