The University of Cambridge has been named ’‘one of the shining lights of the Higher Education sector' in a new ranking of the ’‘greenness' of 120 UK universities.

Cambridge is named in the top ten of The Green League 2007, published in the Times Higher Education Supplement this week.

The ranking takes into account several factors including the number of full-time environmental management staff employed, the extent to which each institution monitors environmental impact, the percentage of energy from renewable sources and the percentage of waste recycled.

Professor Tony Minson, Pro-Vice Chancellor for Planning and Resources said:

"The University of Cambridge has a long-standing commitment to minimising its environmental impact through a wide range of measures, including the design and construction of environmentally sustainable new buildings.

"Cambridge is playing a significant role in working with other members of IARU, an alliance of ten of the world's leading research universities, to set a Global Campus Sustainability Standard following a 'kick-off ' meeting held in Zurich in April.

"We now have an extensive recycling programme and monitor consumption levels on power and water closely to control waste across the estate of more than 300 buildings.

"Indeed, we take our Carbon Footprint so seriously that we know the emissions rating of our dairy cows on the University Farm and we're considering the possibility of setting up an anaerobic digester plant as part of our approach to generating our own green electricity."

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