Now we have launched our Green Impact programme for 2022/2023, you may be wondering about the option to complete an Excellence project.
Instead of the standard workbook actions, teams can complete a seven-month project focusing on a single topic.
Any departmental or College teams who have achieved Silver for one year or more are eligible to take part in Excellence.
The four project planning/reporting stages outlined in the Excellence tab must be completed by the deadlines set. These are:
- A project title/focus by 11th November 2022
- by 9th December
- by 24th February 2023
- 2022_excellence_project_report.docx by 5th May 2023
You must also notify greenimpactteam@admin.cam.ac.uk when you have completed each stage. Please note that these deadlines differ from the usual Green Impact year.
This option may be best suited to teams who:
- are at limited capacity
- have already identified key areas for improvement in previous Green Impact years;
- work well with a single-topic focus
Full details can be found in our
The Sustainability Team are also on hand to help you refine your project ideas. Please email greenimpactteam@admin.cam.ac.uk to set up a meeting to discuss your project. The Excellence framework gives teams the opportunity to work creatively on bigger-picture sustainability initiatives in partnership with other staff, students and in some cases, the wider community. It is a great chance for you and your team to do one project ‘in-depth’ and contribute something bigger to the organisation.
For ideas on topic and scope, you can read about the 2021/2022 Excellence award-winners online:
MRC Epidemiology ULT Freezer Centralisation
Jesus College Recycling Centralisation Programme
Projects are assessed in these categories:
- A) Showing a level of impact, ideally based on measurable metrics and KPIs.
- B) Involving stakeholders in the project, ideally including a range of people within and/or outside of the department or institution.
- C) Demonstrating innovation, with the project ideally tackling an area not covered by actions in the Green Impact Bronze-Gold workbook, or exploring existing topics in greater depth.
- D) Generating lessons learnt and new good practices that can be shared with other teams.
The are judged by a subject expert in the Sustainability Team following this criteria for each category:
- 0 - does not meet criteria
- 1 - Marginal
- 2 - Meets expectations
- 3 - Exceeds expectations
Teams are required to score 10/12 in order to be awarded an Excellence project.
Excellence deadlines
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11th November 2022 |
Submit project title |
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9th December 2022 |
Upload a project plan |
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24th February 2023 |
Complete a project update |
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5th May 2023 |
Submit a project report |