PolyU Statistics
Environmental Performance
| Units | 2017/18 | |
|---|---|---|
Energy Consumption1 (GRI 302-1) | ||
| Electricity | MWh (GJ) | 92,119 (331,630) |
| Town gas | MJ | 25,053 |
| Diesel2 | L (GJ) | 2,466 (89) |
Water Resources Consumption (GRI 303-3) | ||
| Water consumption | m3 | 575,103 |
| Treated wastewater discharge3 | m3 | 338 |
Emissions (GRI 305-1, 305-2, 305-4) | ||
| Direct GHG emissions (Scope 1)4 | t CO2-e | 5,403 |
| Indirect GHG emissions (Scope 2) | t CO2-e | 46,981 |
| GHG emissions intensity5 | t CO2-e per capita | 1.84 |
Material Consumption (GRI 301-2) | ||
| Total paper consumption6 | Ream (500 sheets) | 77,841 |
| A4 paper7 | Ream (500 sheets) | 73,147 |
| A4 paper with 100% recycled content | Ream (500 sheets) | 2,985 |
| A3 paper | Ream (500 sheets) | 1,709 |
| Percentage of A4 paper with recycled inputs | % | 3.9 |
Hazardous Waste (GRI 306-2) | ||
| To Treatment Facilities | ||
| Batteries | kg | 400 |
| Chemical waste | liter | 33,880 |
| Clinical waste | kg | 2,368 |
| Collected for Recycling | ||
| Fluorescent tubes and lamps | kg | 11,400 |
| Rechargeable batteries | kg | 2.34 |
| Electrical and electronic equipment8 | kg | 8,162 |
| Collected for Reuse | ||
| Electrical and electronic equipment8 | kg | 18,034 |
| Sent to Landfill | ||
| Electrical and electronic equipment8 | kg | 4,716 |
Non-Hazardous Waste (GRI 306-2) | ||
| Collected for Recycling | ||
| Paper | kg | 15,550 |
| Plastic | kg | 725 |
| Metal | kg | 89 |
| Glass bottles9 | kg | 684 |
| Food waste10 | kg | 44,575 |
| Collected for Reuse | ||
| Clothes and used items | kg | 1,278 |
| Sent to Landfill | ||
| General waste | 660L-bin loads tonne |
21,371 1,209 |
Remarks:
- These calculations involved conversion factors as provided in the GRI G3 Guidelines Indicator Protocols and on Towngas bills.
- Diesel used for the emergency generator was included, while diesel used for the vehicle fleet was excluded.
- Treated water was discharged from PolyU’s pre-treatment facilities.
- CO2, CH4, N2O and HFCs were included in these calculations.
- Figures of 28,434 students and staff members (23,005 FTE students and 5,429 full-time staff) were used to calculate the per capita intensity.
- Due to enhancement of data collection mechanism, 2017/18’s paper consumption only included those consumed by PolyU Main Campus, whereas 2014/15’s paper consumption included those consumed by all PolyU entities.
- A4 paper with recycled content was excluded.
- Electrical and electronic equipment covered monitors, notebook computers, desktop computers, tablets, printers, scanners and servers.
- This estimate is based on a weight of 57 kg per 240 L collection bin.
- Collection services were suspended from 15 May 2017 to 31 January 2018.
Social Performance
As of 31 October 2017, the University had 27,088 students11 and 6,285 members of staff, of which 3,698 were permanent staff and 2,587 were temporary staff.
Number of Employees (GRI 102-8) | |||
| Total Number of Staff by Employment Type |
Male | Female | Total |
| Full-time | 2,815 | 2,614 | 5,429 |
| Academic and Research staff | 1,722 | 1,039 | 2,761 |
| Administrative / Support staff | 1,093 | 1,575 | 2,668 |
| Part-time | 485 | 371 | 856 |
| Academic and Research staff | 453 | 315 | 768 |
| Administrative / Support staff | 32 | 56 | 88 |
| Total Number of Staff by Employment Contract |
Male | Female | Total |
| Permanent staff | 1,796 | 1,902 | 3,698 |
| Academic and Research staff | 804 | 455 | 1,259 |
| Administrative / Support staff | 992 | 1,447 | 2,439 |
| Temporary staff | 1,504 | 1,083 | 2,587 |
| Academic and Research staff | 1,371 | 899 | 2,270 |
| Administrative / Support staff | 133 | 184 | 317 |
Total Number of Training Courses and Training Person-hours | |||
| Training Courses Provided by | Number of Courses | Number of Training Person-hours |
|
| Human Resources Office | 34 | 6,824 | |
| Health, Safety and Environment Office | 51 | 1,799 | |
| Information Technology Services Office | 22 | 5,741 | |
| Campus Sustainability Office | 3 | 79 | |
| Total | 110 | 14,443 | |
New Employee Hires (Full-time) | |||
| Age | Male | Female | Subtotal |
| Under 30 | 607 | 546 | 1,153 |
| 30-50 | 470 | 310 | 780 |
| Over 50 | 66 | 31 | 97 |
| Total | 1,143 | 887 | 2,030 |
Employee Turnover (Full-time) | |||
| Age | Male | Female | Subtotal |
| Under 30 | 503 | 439 | 942 |
| 30-50 | 496 | 348 | 844 |
| Over 50 | 148 | 57 | 205 |
| Total | 1,147 | 844 | 1,991 |
Remarks:
- The figures for research postgraduate students and students from self-financed programmes (including normal programmes, the Integrated Graduate Development Scheme and Outpost Programmes) were compiled as of 30 June 2018 and 29 December 2017 respectively.