As part of our commitment to the Sustainable Development agenda, since 1 October 2007, the PFI Contract for Main Building no longer supplies bottle water to the predominance of meetings, however bottled water may still be purchased for large conferences and private functions.
The following table outlines the consumption and highlights a reduction of 90 per cent. in the consumption of bottled water since the change in policy.
Number of bottles £ (approx.) 1 March 2007 to 30 September 2007 7,479 11,000 1 October 2007 to 29 February 2008 514 1,000 Total 7,993 12,000