University of Southampton and Highwood collaborate to promote sustainability

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Tom Kilkelly

Credit: University of Southampton

The University of Southampton’s Business School has joined up with Highwood in an initiative that will allow the school to report on its partners’ carbon neutral journeys.

This partnership follows a presentation at the University of Southampton on ‘Sustainability Reporting: Delivering Tangible Benefits for Enterprise Success’ by Professor Ven Tauringana, a Professor of Accounting and Sustainability and the project lead.

In the presentation Professor Ven Tauringana explained how the Department of Accounting’s research in sustainability reporting led to the development of sustainability reporting modules that are offered to undergraduate and postgraduate students.

These modules are designed to help businesses manage their material impacts and cut costs by, for example, reducing waste and energy use. Highwood agreed to partner the faculty and help promote its sustainability agenda and the preparations for the sustainability report exercise were soon underway.

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The initiative’s focus is on economic, social and environmental impacts. Highwood’s detailed disclosure on business activities and accompanying material impact assessment will form the basis of the full report.

Dr Pingli Li, the GRI expert and Head of Department of Accounting from the Business School, said: “This collaboration will give our students hands-on experience and employability skills.

''It will also help the Southampton Business School by attracting more students who want to have education that’s relevant to the employer. It will also help combat climate change as many small businesses measure and manage their impacts.

“We’re really grateful that Highwood has given us the opportunity to improve our students’ employability skills. We appreciate the team’s dedication to this project and hope that Highwood can continue to support us in years to come.”

Tom Kilkelly

Tom Kilkelly started working as a freelance journalist for The Business Magazine following his graduation from UCL in 2022. During his studies Tom became very interested in the works of Irish authors including Samuel Beckett and Flann O'Brien (Brian O'Nolan). His current role as a freelance business reporter is his first exposure to the world of business journalism. Working at TBM has given Tom the chance to really get to grips with the goings-on in the business hive that is the South East.