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Green Impact Launch University of Cambridge
2018/19
Today
• What is Green Impact?
• How it works
• What happened last year?
• What’s happening this year?
• Lunch and networking
What is Green Impact?
• Sustainability awards scheme, now in 6th year at
Cambridge
• Over 300 organisations across UK also take part
• Tailored to the Cambridge context
• Recognition for those already
taking action on environmental
& sustainability issues
• Guidance for those unsure how to act
Green Impact at Cambridge – the story of the
Centre for Maths Sciences
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBPzhZrd6tg&t=7s
Why do we need Green
Impact?
The University’s environmental sustainability vision
Vision: The University is committed to
making a positive impact through
outstanding environmental sustainability
performance.
Overarching aim:
To facilitate opportunities where staff and
students can develop and share their
knowledge, skills and experience to engage
with and contribute effectively to achieving
the University’s environmental sustainability
aspirations.
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Staff survey 2018: Which of these best describes your
contribution to improving sustainability in the workplace?
31%
55%
11%
3%
I’m happy with what I do at the moment
I’d like to do more to help the environment
I’d like to do a lot more to help the environment
Don’t know
5%
11%
43%
26%
15%
Extremely confident Very confident Somewhat confident Not so confident Not at all confident
Staff survey 2018: How confident do you feel about
contributing your own ideas, expertise and efforts to help
create action on sustainability issues at the University?
67%
63%
56%55%
32%
18%
Communications andguidelines from within
my Department/Institute
Colleagues at worktaking action
Senior staff at workleading by example
Communications andguidelines from the
Environment & Energysection
Electronic updates onenvironmental issues
(e.g. via email,facebook, twitter)
Influence from myfriends and/or family
Staff survey 2018: What might influence you to be more
environmentally-friendly in the workplace?
www.greenimpact.org.uk/cambridge
How to win an award…
Bronze award: Complete all 19 actions in ‘Bronze’ workbook
How to win an award…
Silver award: Complete all Bronze actions plus all 17 in Silver workbook
How to win an award…
Gold award - Complete Bronze & Silver actions, and achieve any 130
points from the Gold tab (including 8 mandatory requirements).
How to win an award…
Platinum award – as above, but achieve 250 points from the Gold tab!
How to win an award…
Labs awards: Bronze = 70 points, Silver = 130 points, Gold = 190
points, Platinum = 320 points.
How to win an award…
College awards: Bronze = 60 points, Silver = 120 points, Gold = 185
points, Platinum = 355 points.
How to win an award…
Excellence awards:
Participation in Green Impact
at the University of Cambridge
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5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18
Labs Bronze Silver Gold Platinum Excellence
1,684 actions2,174 actions
1,642 actions
611 actions
2,376 actions 2,332 actions
How does it work?
• Staff and students form team to represent their department or collegeSign up
• Progress through online workbook with actions on sustainabilityTake action
• Teams are audited by Cambridge University studentsAudit
• Celebration event with awards presented to teamsAwards
Important Dates
• Launch!16 Oct
• Submit workbooks24 April
• Audits conducted by student auditorsEarly May
• Award Ceremony!June
What happened last
year?
Green Impact at the University of CambridgeLast year…
• Teams in 28 Departments
• 6 Laboratories and…
• 13 Colleges…
• Made up of 253 staff
and students.
• Encouraged 5,668
colleagues to take sustainability action…
Hear from the teams!
Department of Sociology
University Library
Corpus Christi College
Green Impact at the University of CambridgeGetting started – examples from last year
17 Mill Lane
Green
Impact
launch
meeting
Department of
Pathology –
inaugural Green
Impact team
meeting!
Christmas
energy saving
event at Old
Schools
‘Green Day’
at
Department
of Medicine
Green Impact at the University of CambridgeRaising visibility – examples from last year
Green noticeboard at IMS-MRL
Green social
media
campaign at
Pembroke
CollegePaper
pyramid at
Earth
Sciences
Switch off
stickers at Dept
of Psychiatry
Well-
labelled
bins at
UBS
Green Impact at the University of CambridgeAwareness events– examples from last year
Corpus Christi College charity event Earth Sciences Xmas jumper day!
Easter energy
quiz at Maths
Green event at
Pathology
Sunflower
planting
event and
competition
using coffee
cups at
Pembroke
Green Impact at the University of CambridgeInvolving staff in making the change
Waste audit at
Greenwich
House
Obs & Gynae Dept -
Cake sale and charity re-
use collection
‘Car share
corner’ – help
to find a lift
sharer at
Greenwich
House
Zoology Dept bin
and light switch
labelling!
Green Impact at the University of CambridgeStaff and student wellbeing and social involvement
Car sharing
BBQ at UBS
CMS wildlife
walk
Green-
themed
formal and
charity
plant pot
raffle at
Girton
College
Repair and
mend
event at
Greenwich
House
Bike repair
sessions at
Churchill College
Clothes swap at
Lucy Cavendish
Green Impact at the University of CambridgeEnvironmental improvements - examples from last year
Motion sensitive
lights at Psychology
New efficient
reverse osmosis
equipment at the
Botanic Gardens
Water Source Heat
Pump project at
Robinson College
LED
lighting at
Law
Freezer
replacements,
inventories and
monitoring at IMS-
MRL
Corpus Christi
bottle
elimination
Motion sensitive
lighting at
Psychology
Beyond Gold…
Last year’s Green Impact Excellence projects
University
Counselling
Service’s charity
writing
instruments
scheme
CRUK
polystyrene
reduction and
recycling
initiative
University
Library ‘Project
Phoenix’,
recycling
promotion
initiative
PDN plastics
recycling
project
What’s happening this
year….
Upcoming events…
‘Spotlight On’ months are as follows:
• November 2018 - Spotlight on waste month
• February 2019 - Spotlight on energy
• April 2019 - Spotlight on biodiversity
Other events to keep an eye out for:
• 22 December - Switch off for the holidays
• 22 March - World Water Day
• 30 March - Earth Hour
• 22 April - Earth Day
• 22 May – World Biodiversity Day
www.environment.admin.cam.ac.uk/events
Spotlight on Waste Month
Record
Reduce
Recycle
Upcycle
Reuse
New posters and stickers
What are we working on?
Electricity Devolution
Project
Improved metering Equipment
replacement
Biodiversity Action
Plan
Education for
Sustainable
Development
Waste reuse and
reduction
Implementation of
Transport Strategy
Pool Bikes app Business flights
What’s next – simple guides
Guid
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Thanks for coming!
Environment and Energy Section
www.environment.admin.cam.ac.uk
Twitter: @CambridgeSust
Facebook: Cuenvironment
Instagram: Cambridgesust
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