Sustainability Policies

APU is committed to addressing environmental, societal and governance requirements to better serve our community, students, and employees through :

  • Adopting Green, Energy and Sustainability practices
  • Adopting 3R principles – Reduce, Reuse. Recycle
  • Embedding Sustainability within Curriculum, Research, Projects
  • Engaging in Social, Environmental, Community activities
  • Adhering to Good Governance principles
  • Providing a Fair workplace
  • Providing a Safe working environment

ESG Policies (What guides our Mission)

We are committed to addressing environmental, societal and governance requirements to better serve our community and stakeholders – students, parents, employers and employees that will deliver value-add for our university through:

  • Incorporating Energy Conservation and Greentech principles for campus infrastructure
  • Embedding sustainability within curriculum, research, projects
  • Promoting sustainability best practices
  • Engaging in community activities
  • Providing support for the needy and deserving
  • Adhering to good governance principles
  • Providing a fair and unbiased workplace
  • Reducing Co2 emissions through green transport; pooling; reuse, recycle of building materials, furniture
  • Caring for staff wellbeing

Sustainability Mission (How we do it)

The Sustainability Mission of the APIIT Education Group are based on the foundations of Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Sustainability.

The APIIT Education Group :

Is committed to energy efficiency through:

  • Using environmentally safe and sustainable energy sources through:
  • Using energy efficient equipment and resources
  • Providing staff with laptops with high energy rating
  • Power management

Takes steps to ensure that our activities/processes have minimal impact on the environment through:

  • Adopt suitable technology to reduce wastage
  • Educating staff on environmental impact matters

 

Plans and uses resources efficiently so as to avoid wastages, both physical and financial through:

  • Optimisation of lighting and air-conditioning resources through smart timetabling and scheduling
  • Power management
  • Upkeep & maintenance of company vehicles

Manages resource waste through :

  • Reuse of scrap paper
  • Reuse of partitioning boards, glass, wood for renovations and refurbishment
  • Reuse of building material e.g. gypsum partitions, glass panels, doors
  • Acquiring used or pre-owned furniture that is cost-effective and meets the needs of the organization & fitness for use.
  • Purchasing new furniture and fittings that balances value, sustainable use and cost.
  • Use of recycled material such as recycled printer and fax toners

Disposes waste through safe and responsible manner through:

  • Regular and routine collection and disposal of waste at designated waste disposal sites

 

Uses suitable technology resources to minimize the impact on the environment through:

  • Adopting a paperless environment
  • Providing Cloud & Wireless computing resources
  • On-line storage and access of key documents

 

Plans physical facilities so as to minimize resource wastage, both physical and human resources through :

  • Optimising space on a needs basis. Design floor plan for current need and build in future needs for the long-term.