Green conferencing

St Catharine's College is committed to taking a progressive approach towards sustainability. We aim to highlight and educate staff, Fellows and students in the importance of being sustainable and environmentally friendly.

We are fully committed to improving environmental performances across the College by adopting new solutions and creating a sustainable environment which is maintainable for future generations to come.

We are proud members of both the Sustainable Restaurant Association and Green Tourism Business Scheme and we aim to make your conference or event as green as possible.

Catering

Members of the Sustainable Restaurant Association with a comprehensive sustainable food policy
Drinking water is re-filled on site using our own on-site system
Wherever possible we only use locally-sourced seasonal ingredients
All of our tea and coffee is ethically sourced
All food waste is disposed of in an ethical way
Extensive vegetarian and vegan menus
Food recycling systems are available in all communal dining areas
All our delivery packaging is recycled
Only biodegradable chemicals are used

Facilities

Recycling facilities provided in our conference meeting rooms
All lighting installed or replaced is now LED
We operate a paperless Conference Office with all of our marketing materials only available electronically
Media screens are available for advertising instead of printed materials
Catering signage is written on re-usable slates
All of our computing equipment, batteries, toners, AV equipment is recycled
All of our main meeting rooms have individually controlled heating/air-con systems