Leicester City Council, United Kingdom
Activity: Public administration and schools
EMAS: UK-000095
NACE: 75.1
With a population of 280,000, Leicester is the largest city in the East Midlands and the 10th largest in the country. For many years Leicester City Council has played an active role in encouraging and supporting measures which protect our environment. In 1999, the city was designated Britain’s first Environment City and the City Council gained EMAS registration. Their environmental policy includes the wise use of energy water, other natural resources and manufactured materials, minimising and safely disposing of waste, reducing risks, environmental training for all councillors and employees of the City Council and awareness-raising of their contractors and suppliers.
Leicester City Council is now working to promote and extend the scheme in the city and local schoolchildren and teachers are helping to lead the way with EMAS in UK's education sector. Two primary schools have already gained EMAS accreditation and 16 more have just embarked on the scheme. Besides being used to green the city of Leicester, EMAS is seen as an excellent educational tool which ties environmental issues into a variety of National Curriculum subjects including science, English and personal, social and health education (PSHE) and citizenship. The hope is that their work will filter into the wider community.
Contact:
Leicester City Council
New Walk Centre
Welford Place
Leicester UK LE
Ms. Rachel Dalby
Schools EMAS Co-ordinator
Environ, Leicester
Tel: +44-116-2527257
Fax: +44-116-2556385
Email: rdalby@environ.org.uk
Website: http://www.leicester.gov.uk/departments/page.asp?pgid=1201
Environment City
Tel: +44-116-252 72 58
Email: envcity@environ.org.uk
Website: http://www.environmentcity.org.uk
