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Reflections on Land Economy’s Green Impact in lockdown

26 May 2021

For over a year now, all administration, teaching and seminars at the Department of Land Economy have taken place virtually. It’s been a challenging time to keep sustainability at the forefront of our minds but initiatives focused around biodiversity, wellbeing and more, have helped keep momentum up! As part of Green...

The Cambridge student helping Colleges switch to sustainable takeaway

29 April 2021

The market for takeaway food delivery has grown dramatically in recent decades, however an unwanted side effect is the increased waste generation and pollution from single-use disposable food containers. One study has estimated that a staggering 2 billion single-use takeaway containers are used every year in the European...

Cycling, scooters and autonomous vehicles: April transport update

29 April 2021

Let’s Talk Transport Our Let’s Talk Transport campaign has got off to a fantastic start with over 100 of you signing up to be involved in the campaign so far. For those of you who haven’t yet signed up, don’t worry you haven’t missed the boat! May will see the first of our events associated with the campaign, kicking off...

#WalkThisMay campaign and more!

29 April 2021

As the days get longer and warmer it’s a good time to start building some new movement habits into your daily routine. Here at the University individuals can join a walk to the moon challenge on Strava. The campaign is being held in recognition of Mental Health Awareness Week and is a fantastic opportunity to get moving...

Sustainability news from Cambridge University Press and Cambridge Assessment

29 April 2021

This year both Cambridge Assessment (CA) and Cambridge University Press (CUP) are delighted to be taking part in the University’s Green Impact scheme . In 2020, Cambridge Assessment achieved a Silver award and three special awards so are aiming for Gold this year, with Cambridge University Press hoping for their first...

Communicating sustainability progress at the Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology (CEB)

29 April 2021

The Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology (CEB) Green Challenge team formed in the middle of 2020 and is made up of students, technical staff, researchers and management staff alike. Despite the complications of Covid-19, we’ve seen a passionate interest in taking part in Green Impact and improving the sustainability of...

Restarting a Green Team during a global pandemic

28 April 2021

Back in January 2020, when people could still meet in person, various relatively new members of staff in the Alison Richard Building (ARB) decided to restart the building’s Green Impact Team. We gathered for our first meeting and optimistically decided to aim for a Silver Award in the 2020-21 Green Impact year. While soon...

A new life for discarded bikes at St John’s College

27 April 2021

Back in 2016 St John’s College began donating cycles to Recycle Your Cycle under the coordination of one of our Senior Porters, Mark Nelligan. Recycle Your Cycle is a charity working with prisons around the UK. They provide meaningful work, and cycle maintenance training and qualifications, to support prisoners in their...

Litter-ally great to see each other!

27 April 2021

On 13 April the University's Sustainability Team met in-person for the first time in over a year, for a litter pick! It was great to see our colleagues (and to enjoy the marvellous weather) all while making a positive impact on the local environment, with 15 bags of rubbish collected from paths, hedges and verges around...

Let's Talk Transport

30 March 2021

We want to hear what you’ve got to say about travelling in more sustainable ways, and why it can be difficult. We had a record level of engagement with both the staff and student travel survey in October 2020. While the travel survey gives us good data about what our community currently does, and some information about the...

Reflections on Land Economy’s Green Impact in lockdown

The Cambridge student helping Colleges switch to sustainable takeaway

Cycling, scooters and autonomous vehicles: April transport update

#WalkThisMay campaign and more!

Sustainability news from Cambridge University Press and Cambridge Assessment

Communicating sustainability progress at the Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology (CEB)

Restarting a Green Team during a global pandemic

A new life for discarded bikes at St John’s College

Litter-ally great to see each other!

Let's Talk Transport

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