Submitted by Peter Lumb on Mon, 2015-11-09 11:04
On 26 October, Green Impact launched for the 2015-16 academic year, with over 80 interested staff and students attending an event at University Centre to kick off this year’s programme. Attendees heard how the Green Impact scheme has helped more than 50 departments and colleges improve their environmental performance since the scheme began 3 years ago, all thanks to a focus on small, easily achievable actions. Teams from departments and colleges use a simple online workbook to guide them throughout the year and record their progress.
Many of the attendees signed up to the workbook at the event, however there is still time for new teams to join or past teams to re-register. Students can also get involved as Green Impact Project Assistants, working with a department to help them achieve their award.
New to the workbook this year is ‘Excellence Projects’ specifically aimed at teams who have taken part for several years running, which allows them to choose one larger environmental sustainability-related issue to act on.
To register a team for this year’s Green Impact, visit www.greenimpact.org/cambridge, or email greenimpact@admin.cam.ac.uk for more details.