Green Impact

Green Impact

Here at your Guild, we measure ourselves in terms of our environmental impact, and call it our 'Green Impact'. Green Impact is a programme run by NUS (National Union of Students), and allows us to benchmark ourselves across other unions and continually develop our understanding of environmental issues and how we can affect change.

To find out how we’ve addressed these environmental issues, please read on.

What We’ve Done

In the past the Guild has made many significant changes in order to become more environmentally friendly and sustainable, including:

  • Installing solar panels on Tennis Courts accommodation.
  • Increased energy efficiency in the Guild through loft insulation, sealing off external windows and replacing fluorescent to energy efficient LED lighting
  • Continually monitoring our electrical consumption
  • Reducing single use plastic use in all of our venues.
  • Reducing our energy consumption by 18.9% within the last year by updating our lighting systems, powering our PCs down at the end of the day and supporting students and staff with free LED light bulbs and smart plugs! Keep talking about it!
  • A motion has been passed to boycott fossil fuel recruiters – read Redbrick’s article all about it.
  • Revised our menu offering in Joes Bar!
  • We continue to work with the University in order to gain our Fairtrade Accreditation.
  • We make sure that Sustainability is at the forefront of any partner we work with!
  • Each year we also host Go Green Week, which aims to raise awareness of all things sustainability and host events to promote cleaner and greener lifestyles.

And much more!

Our current Green Impact ranking is Excellent, but we’ll continue to make progress each year to maintain our accreditation and ensure we’re doing all we can to work towards a greener, more sustainable future.

Sustainability At Your Guild

Increased our energy efficiency
Increased our energy efficiency

Loft installation, reducing light fixtures and upgrading to LED daylight saving

Reduced energy consumption by 18.9%
Reduced energy consumption by 18.9%

Up from 12%. We've saved 5% each year on our electrical consumption since 2013

Saved over 7000 Kilos of CO2 emissions
Saved over 13.6KG of CO2 emissions

Up from 4.1K on last year. The equivalent of planting 41 trees or heating 12 homes

Reached our targed of ZERO landfill
Reached our targed of ZERO landfill

Reduced single plastic usage
Reduced single plastic usage

Recycled over 26,000 Kilos of waste since April 22
Recycled over 47KG of reusable plastics since 2022

Free LED bubles available for staff and students
Free LED bubles available for staff and students

Sustainability Survey Results

Students Organising for Sustainability Survey Graphic

This year we were very pleased to have seen our highest response rate when sharing the Students Organising for Sustainability Survey. This was a fantastic opportunity to work closely with the NUS and provided some key insights.

We’ll be using these findings, paired with the primary research we’ve conducted within the Guild to shape our ongoing approaches to sustainability.

Get Involved

There are lots of ways that we can work together to build a more sustainable, environmentally friendly future. Explore the below options to find out more.

Activities
Donate Unwanted Items
Campaigns
Selly Express
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News

Graphic that says '5 Sustainable Ways to Boost Your Wellbeing'

5 Sustainable Ways to Boost Your Wellbeing

Go Green Week runs from Monday 24 to Friday 28 March, and it’s a great opportunity to consider the small changes we can make to be kind to the environment, as well as to ourselves. Therefore, I’m sharing my 5 sustainable ways to boost your wellbeing!

Mon 24 Mar 2025
 

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