These are just two options, feel free to create a third and if you want me to chat to you to explain more about the group please just say
Purpose
The Environmental Working Group shall be responsible for actively dealing with Environmental issues within the Guild of Students and ensuring that the Guild meets its environmental obligations.
Terms of reference
Feed into the strategic direction and running of the Guild on Environmental issues.
Have the power to set up sub-committees and advisory committees which shall have responsibility for such Environmental issues as deemed necessary, such as, the student-led Ethical and Environmental Forum.
To work on any environmental schemes/campaigns that the Guild of Students signs up to as an organisation such as 10:10 and NUS Sound Impact.
Have the power to make recommendations on Environmental matters and report these to the Trustee Board and other relevant bodies.
Membership
(i) Vice President Democracy and Resources (Chair)
(ii) Ethical and Environmental Officer
(iii) Buildings Manager
(iv) Venues Representative
(v) Marketing and Communications Representative
(vi) Two Representatives from Membership Services.
Invitees in Attendance
To be determined by the chair.
Reporting Relationship
The Environmental Working Group can make recommendations on the Environment to the following bodies;
· Health and Safety Committee
· Staff Forum
· Sabbatical Officer Group
· Trustee Board
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Purpose
The Environmental Working Group shall be responsible for actively dealing with Environmental issues within the Guild of Students and ensuring that the Guild meets its environmental obligations.
Terms of reference
To work implement guild council mandates and feed into the strategic direction and running of the Guild on Environmental issues.
Have the power to set up sub-committees and advisory committees which shall have responsibility for such Environmental issues as deemed necessary.
To work on any environmental schemes/campaigns that the Guild of Students signs up to as an organisation such as 10:10 and NUS Sound Impact.
Have the power to make recommendations on Environmental matters and report these to the Trustee Board and other relevant bodies.
Membership
(i) Vice President Democracy and Resources (Chair)
(ii) Ethical and Environmental Officer
(iii) Buildings Manager
(iv) Venues Representative
(v) Marketing and Communications Representative
(vi) Two Representatives from Membership Services.
(vii) Business manger or retail manger
(viii) Student Representatives from the Ethical and Environmental committee or guild council
Invitees in Attendance
To be determined by the chair.
Reporting Relationship
The Environmental Working Group can make recommendations on the Environment to the following bodies;
· Health and Safety Committee
· Staff Forum
· Sabbatical Officer Group
· Trustee Board
· Trustee board Finance committee
The Environmental Working Group Will report its minutes and its progress back to the Ethical and Environmental Forum and Guild council - add this
Minutes will be published online on the greener guild section.
Posts
bit confusing post...maybe just post the similarities once, then highlight the differences between the models, takes a thorough reading to pick out the differences betwee the 2, but from what i saw,
ReplyDeletethe second model includes guild business reps, and students reps, and publishing minutes? (and first doesnt)
so obviously the second model is better :)
I was asked to do it that way. It was feared that if I pointed out the differences it would bias those reading it.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you… others on the exec don’t lets see if they reply.
I agree the second one sounds better for the reasons Anonymous stated. The more transparent it is, the better it'll be
ReplyDeleteas far as i understand, it previously WAS more transparent...but the exec are opaqu-ing it...
ReplyDeleteI'd say the second one, simply because the first seems like a way to sideline the working group. I say this for two reasons. Firstly, not reporting minutes to Guild Council and the Ethical and Environmental Forum seems like a way to make the working group invisible. Secondly, the first option only seems to allow the group to "feed into the strategic direction" and not work on GC mandates seems like a way to avoid implementing GC policies.
ReplyDeleteI've requested that these changes be tabled on the next appropriate meeting for approval and that if anyone objects they should say so here. I'll keep you all updated as to progress. If they are not I think we should try and get the second version approved via guild council.
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