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Sustainability in action on the University’s farm

25 November 2020

To your average passer-by Cambridge University Farm may look like your usual farm, complete with over 200 cows and a similar number of sheep, but there’s far more to this farm than meets the eye. The history of the Farm stretches back to 1900 when it was established in Impington, but in recent years the Farm has...

We've signed up to the Cambridge Climate Change Charter

28 October 2020

Back in February 2019, Cambridge City Council declared a climate emergency in response to the rapidly changing global climate. Hot on the heels of this announcement, the Cambridge Climate Change Charter was established in September to support local organisations, businesses and individuals in reducing their carbon...

Cambridge University launches its 10-year vision for biodiversity

28 October 2020

COVID-19 has dominated headlines during 2020, almost eclipsing the topics of climate change and biodiversity loss. Globally, around one million species face the threat of extinction * and the large-scale destruction of habitats is not only accelerating the threat of extinction, but also releasing yet more carbon and...

Pond restoration at Madingley Brickpits

28 October 2020

The University’s Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP), sets out our 10-year vision for the future of biodiversity across the University. As part of our ‘wetland and water’ actions within the BAP, we planned to establish an enhancement project at our Madingley Brickpits County Wildlife Site (CWS) located on the Madingley Estate...

Meet the University's Sustainability Team!

27 October 2020

It’s been a while since we’ve introduced ourselves and, with the start of the new academic year and the announcement of our new team name, it seemed like a good opportunity to tell you a bit about ourselves. For those of you who don’t know us yet, we’re the University’s Sustainability Team, previously known as the...

The latest travel updates: from autonomous vehicles to e-scooters

27 October 2020

There are a whole host of travel and transport projects going on an across the University and the wider area. It can be hard to keep track of everything so read on for a summary of some of the key updates, including details of local consultations and workshops. Annual staff and student travel surveys The annual staff and...

University Catering Service Pledges to Serve More Planet-Saving “Cool Food”

15 October 2020

The University of Cambridge has committed to serve more climate-friendly foods through the “ Cool Food ” Pledge, a growing international movement of workplaces, cities, hotels, hospitals and restaurants aiming to slash food-related greenhouse gas emissions by 25% by 2030. Groups serving 940 million meals annually have...

Reducing, reusing and recycling just got easier with our new waste guidance!

3 September 2020

This September sees the arrival of both Zero Waste Week and Recycle Week , so what better time to announce our new easy-to-use waste guidance for University departments? It's all about cutting out waste, reusing more internally, and recycling what's left . Our simple guide is based on several years of internal research and...

Exemplary sustainability projects from across the University

29 July 2020

As part of the University’s Green Impact scheme , more experienced teams select a particular environmental topic that they would like to focus on. This year we’ve seen three outstanding Excellence projects dealing with carbon emissions, single-use plastics and antibiotic waste. We’ve been talking to the teams behind the...

Our 2020 sustainability heroes

29 July 2020

Every year, the Environment and Energy Section are flooded with nominations as Green Impact teams let us know who has inspired them the most throughout the year. The success of Green Impact is, of course, down to the people behind it. The people who give their time, skills and energy to improving the environmental...

Sustainability in action on the University’s farm

We've signed up to the Cambridge Climate Change Charter

Cambridge University launches its 10-year vision for biodiversity

Pond restoration at Madingley Brickpits

Meet the University's Sustainability Team!

The latest travel updates: from autonomous vehicles to e-scooters

University Catering Service Pledges to Serve More Planet-Saving “Cool Food”

Reducing, reusing and recycling just got easier with our new waste guidance!

Exemplary sustainability projects from across the University

Our 2020 sustainability heroes

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