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Green Impact
What is Green Impact Universities and Colleges?
Green Impact Universities and Colleges is a very successful environmental accreditation scheme that is currently run in 46 higher and further education institutions and is delivered by NUS in partnership with the EAUC.In 2010/11 the scheme was delivered in 600 departments, reaching over 36,000 staff. Green Impact encourages pro-environmental behaviours amongst staff within a university or college. It empowers sustainability champions within their workplace, helping them gain recognition for their environmental efforts, whilst playing on the competitive spirit of staff working in teams. It provides people and their departments with a tangible framework for improving their environmental performance, breaking down complex environmental issues into more manageable bite-sized chunks. The project has achieved measurable behaviour change, with swings of up to 15%.
Please click here for how Green Impact works
Green Impact and Degrees Cooler
In 2009/10 and 2010/11 19 of the universities taking part in Green Impact were part funded by Degrees Cooler – ‘greening universities and beyond through behaviour change’; supported by the Greener Living Fund, sponsored by Defra. The other projects within Degrees Cooler are Student Switch off and People and Planet’s Going Greener.
Catch up with Green Impact, NUS and Degrees Cooler by watching this short film, visit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C904e8R1BpQ
For more information on Degrees Cooler please click here
How can you get involved?
Green Impact Universities and Colleges is open to all further and higher education institutions in the UK. The programme is always looking for new institutions to join, so please feel free to get in touch on greenimpact@eauc.org.uk. Since the programme runs parallel to the academic year, new institutions will be able to start taking part in 2011/12. Please click here to download the 2011/12 behaviour change rate card.
Universities taking part
Green impact is running at the following universities:Anglia Ruskin University
Canterbury Christ Church University
City University London
De Montfort University
Goldsmiths, University of London
Hertfordshire University
Jewel and Esk College
London School of Economics and Political Science
Loughborough University
Manchester Metropolitan University
Middlesex University
Nottingham Trent University
Queens University, Belfast
Queen Mary, University of London
Reid Kerr College
Roehampton University
Southampton Solent University
Staffordshire University
The University of Manchester
The University of Sheffield
University College London
University of Bath
University of Birmingham
University of Bradford
University of Bristol
University of East Anglia
University of East London
University of Edinburgh
University of Exeter
University of Greenwich
University of Kent
University of Leeds
University of Leicester
University of Liverpool
University of Newcastle
University of Northumbria
University of Reading
University of Westminster
University of West of Scotland
University of Worcester
University of York
University of Winchester
How can you get involved?
Green Impact can announce that NUS and NUS Services have rolled out the model for the 2011/12 academic year on a self-funded basis. The rates for the 2101-13 year are being finalised and will be available here soon.
Please note:
- The invite is open to all further and higher education institutions in the UK.
- We can bill in advance this financial year if required.
Please see briefing and price list for 2011-12 incorporating at the bottom of the page.
If you are a member of staff or student at one of universities taking part and would like to get involved, please contact greenimpact@eauc.org.uk for more information.
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