Green Impact
Green Impact is a UNESCO multi-award winning sustainability engagement programme set up by Students Organising for Sustainability UK. The scheme aims to support sustainable practices across organisations by guiding individual departments on how they can take sustainable action in an accessible and meaningful way.
Green Impact at Surrey
Green Impact has been running at the University since October 2023. Departments from both academic and professional services have got involved, forming teams to actively work through set sustainability criteria. Actions include putting up energy saving stickers and promoting the University’s recycling scheme.
The aim is to build a community of staff and students at Surrey who are working together towards a more sustainable future – both at work and at home.
At the end of the year, departments are awarded either a bronze, silver, gold or platinum award, with each department’s achievements celebrated at the Sustainability Awards.
Get involved
Green Impact is a cyclical process, starting in October and finishing in April. Staff members from across the University can sign up at any point.
Students are encouraged to support their departments in taking part in Green Impact. There is also opportunity to gain IEMA accredited training to audit teams at the end of the process.
Contact the Sustainability Team to find out more and get involved.
Our Sponsors
The 2023/2024 awards have been sponsored by University suppliers:
Green Impact student auditors
Green Impact in action - Student Enterprise organising a Sustainability Hackathon
Green Impact in action - staff and students taking part in the Sustainability Assembly
Green Impact in action - staff litter picking across campus