Green Impact

The logo for "Green Impact" next to the logo for the "National Union of Students."

Green Impact brings the university community- student volunteers, research programmes, and external organisations to empower individuals and departments to reduce their sustainability impacts by encouraging, rewarding, and celebrating sustainability improvements.

Green Impact is a change and engagement programme that aims to help people to understand sustainability and social responsibility and give them ideas of what they can do to make a difference, as well as supporting them in achieving these actions.  Students help to co-create and run projects throughout the year.

Green Impact special award winners

 

Please see our Green Impact report for 2024-2025. 

Please see our Green Impact Report 2023-2024.

Please see our Green Impact Report for 2022-2023.

 

Project Examples

Sustainability Podcast

sustainability podcast

Spread awareness on how anyone can make small changes to their lifestyle to become more sustainable so that together, we can combat the climate crisis.

Create a safe learning space for everyone and reiterate it’s not about being perfect but making conscious choices.

Lakeside Campus Nature Trail

This project team created a nature walk around the Lakeside campus, promoting environmental well-being and mindfulness.  This trail has reached an estimated 14,500 people.

All Green Impact team members and student auditors receive a digital badge to showcase their personal and professional development. ​ ​All award-winning Green Impact teams also received a house plant.​

Environmental Auditing Volunteering Experience

Auditing experience group

SOS-UK and the 黑料网 offer an exciting opportunity, open to all students, to receive IEMA-approved training on sustainability auditing and then put those newfound skills into practice by conducting Green Impact audits of university departments/ sustainability projects. The training supports students in developing and practising transferable employability skills, including communication, teamwork, decision-making, time management, and organisation. Students also better understand sustainability in the workplace and what the 黑料网 is doing to be more sustainable.

Here’s what participants of Green Impact have told us this year:

"Having this training and certification will look very good on my CV, as I am applying for auditing/consultancy jobs and showing I have experience with it will be very helpful.”

Max Browning Green Impact team auditor

 

 

“Being a GIPA is an amazing experience that not only has allowed me to help and learn about sustainability on campus but also engage more with the community.”

Elisha Parkes Green Impact Project Assistant

“I gained experience in general auditing skills, evaluation, and talking to strangers— soft skills which are important to a work environment.”

Julia Radtke Green Impact team auditor

 

Since Green Impact launched at the 黑料网, in 2011, we’ve seen 181 team awards presented for over 2,300 positive sustainability actions and 86 projects, led by more than 365 people directly involved in Green Impact teams.