Do you want to make a Green Impact?

Please click here for the full Green Impact Story.

The aim is to reduce our environmental impact through encouraging, rewarding and celebrating environmental good practice within departments.

The second phase of Green Impact is now open to all staff across the University, so sign up your department today by emailing Sustainability Officer Andy Norris A.Norris@westminster.ac.uk.

Green Impact is part of 3 projects which come under the umbrella of Degrees Cooler, a nationwide environmental programme. The other two projects are Going Greener and Student Switch off. In addition to Green Impact, the University of Westminster is participating in Going Greener.

How it works

Staff are given a Green Impact Book (an excel document) with Bronze, Silver and Bonus criteria to complete. Each criterion is a clear, easy to implement action. You will probably be doing some of the actions already.

Teams can work at their own pace. Bronze is essential while Silver and Bonus are optional. We will support you throughout the project.

Timescale:

Year 1

• Sign-up: Early January 2010
• Start: mid- January 2010
• Finish: 26th March 2010

This phase is now over.

• Year 2
  Sign-up: September 2010
• Start: October 2010
• Finish: February 2011

What’s in it for you?

• The opportunity to save money and taking part is free!
• The opportunity to achieve and have fun whilst working together towards a goal
• The opportunity to learn what actions are sustainable
• The opportunity to encourage colleagues to think about the environment
• The opportunity to address misunderstandings about the environment
• Get the University to do more!

Take Part!

If you would like to take part in this exciting project or would like some more information on  the Green Impact Book, please get in touch with Andy Norris on A.Norris@westminster.ac.uk or at ext. 66139

More about the project

The University of Westminster was selected as one of 20 universities to take part in the Defra funded project called Degrees Cooler - Greening Universities And Beyond through Behaviour Change. Degrees Cooler consists of:

• Green Impact targeted at staff (described above)
• Environmental campaigns led by students for students   
  

Degrees Cooler is led by National Union of Students and is a partnership between EAUC (Environmental Association for Universities and Colleges), LSX (London Sustainability Exchange) and People and Planet student movement.

For more information on Degrees Cooler, please go to:

National Union of Students: http://www.nus.org.uk/en/Campaigns/Green-Zone/Degrees-Cooler/

or

Defra: http://www.greenerlivingfund.org.uk/projects/degrees-cooler/