Objectives relating to this key enabler:
- To generate sufficient annual surpluses that allow us to invest for sustainability over the long-term;
- To ensure that resources are allocated in ways that encourage desired behaviour;
- To ensure that growth is fully costed and sustainable on an enduring basis, and seek to take advantage of new sources of income that can potentially generate a surplus for reinvestment;
- To enable appropriate financial and infrastructure planning for all new developments, specifically including the ongoing °×С½ãÂÛ̳ Capital programme, °×С½ãÂÛ̳ East, the Queen Square development, REF2020, planned improvements in both the quality and the cost efficiency of °×С½ãÂÛ̳ support services, any actions arising from the Size and Shape project, and faculty driven initiatives approved as part of the annual planning process;
- Seek value for money (economy, efficiency and effectiveness) in all our activities, with a particular emphasis on the contribution from procurement;
- Monitor the volume of philanthropic income at a level that enhances our ability to deliver the strategy.