Corporate Social Responsibility

The University has a programme to manage and improve its social and environmental performance. The destination of this journey is sustainability.

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Capital Growth

Application has been successful!!!
Capital Growth is a partnership initiative between London Food Link, the Mayor of London Boris Johnson, and the Big Lottery's Local Food Fund. The University has successfully registered to join the scheme which is intended to encourage people to grow their own food in urban areas that were unused. The scheme was developed to help council estate dwellers to grow food in a social way. We plan to roll out several spaces but want to start by using the Chiswick Sports Ground as the first tester allotment. This is an exciting project which will involve staff and students and bring the two together for a common purpose.
If you would like to know more contact us: sustainability@westminster.ac.uk

Get the latest sustainability news

Get the latest sustainability updates by emailing sustainability@westminster.ac.uk and we will add you to the list. If you have any specific sustainability-related queries please use the same email to get in touch and we will get back to you.

Degrees Cooler

The University is part of the nationwide programme called Degrees Cooler, which is run by the National Union of Students (NUS) and is supported by the Greener Living Fund and sponsored by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). It is made up of Green Impact, Going Greener and Student Switch Off. The University is part of the first two projects. Please click here to read more about the project and how you can get involved.

Make a Green Impact

Do you want to make a Green Impact? The University of Westminster's aim is to reduce our environmental impact through encouraging, rewarding and celebrating environmental good practice within departments. Please click here for more information on last year's project.

Recruitment is now open for 2010! To sign up please email Andy Norris on A.Norris@westminster.ac.uk

Dr. Bike has been!

Dr Bike and the Community Support Police came to the Marylebone site on 12 October 2010. The event was a big success with Dr Bike doing 40+ service checks on bikes owned by staff and students. The Community Support Police registered 25 bikes on the National Database and tagged the bikes with special paint.

Fairtrade

The University of Westminster is working towards Fairtrade status. To find out more about Fairtrade and what the University needs to do to achieve it please click here. Our next steering group meeting is on the 6 December (1-2pm) at 101 New Cavendish Street room CH2.25 - please come along!

A University that counts..

University of Westminster was one of the biggest improvers in this year's Universities That Count (UTC) benchmarking exercise to assess our environmental and social performance. We submitted our first survey last year.Please read more about our 2009 results..

Contact: sustainability@westminster.ac.uk

London Cycling Challenge

This year's London Cycling Challenge was a huge success with over 50 members of staff taking part. Together we cycled more than 13,000 miles over the month of June, saved over three tonnes of CO2 and burned more than 500,000 calories. To see photos and more information please click here or email Richard Hope via R.Hope@westminter.ac.uk
Transport for London(Tfl) say they will be running the Challenge again in the summer of 2011. We will try and advertise the event nearer the time. TfL plan to extend the challenge to include walking.

London Walking Challenge

New for 2011 and started because of the success of the Cycle Challenge this scheme will allow walkers to take part in this collective event. We will register the UoW for as a team as soon as the challenge is open and inform staff and students about it. You can log the miles you walk for commuting and leisure.

Green League

University of Westminster earned a 2.2 grade in People and Planet's Green League index 2010, placing us 12th out of all London-based universities. To see how well we did in comparison to all universities across the UK please click here.

Green Gown Awards

Two 'Social Responsibility' projects submitted by the University of Westminster were shortlisted for the prestigious Green Gown Awards 2010. Please click here to find out more about Green Gown Awards.

Sustainability newsletter

Read issue one of Sustainability Matters

Water Amnesty wrap up

Water Amnesty finished on 15 November 2009. How much water did the University save during the water saving month? Click here to find out...

We're a..

Westminster University has signed up to a national campaign called 10:10. Thousands of organisations and individuals are coming together to tackle climate change with the aim of reducing carbon emissions by ten per cent during 2010. Find out more about the campaign and how to become part of it...

(last updated on 27/09/2010)

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