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21 Aug 2021: The people who give their time, skills and energy to improving the environmental performance of their workplaces and communities. ... The Green Impact Special Awards are intended to recognise and celebrate these people, with two of our 2020 award winners

28 Jul 2021: Last month the transport team concluded Let’s Talk Transport! Over the course of the campaign over 200 people took part in webinars and focus groups to help us better understand the challenges staff and students face to travelling sustainably.

28 Apr 2021: The results were startling! To give some examples, two peoples’ carbon footprints were reduced by 20%, one person’s was reduced by 85% and one member’s family footprint was reduced

23 Nov 2021: COP 26 conference highlighting the impact on the environment of the ways we move people and goods around the world.

30 Mar 2021: people aren’t doing. ... We might need to try and implement schemes to help people with disabilities, mobility issues, neurodiversity, mental health issues or caring responsibilities who are experiencing barriers we don’t currently know

24 Feb 2021: Before lockdown last year, 11,000 people were taking part in the Garden BirdWatch run by the British Trust for Ornithology. ... This year we had over 40 people tuning into the webinar and colleagues from other departments could easily join too.

29 Apr 2021: Join thousands of people across the UK and enjoy the simple pleasure of riding a bike.

24 Nov 2021: habitual behaviour, lack of public transport around Cambridge, challenges with encouraging people to use EVs…the list goes on. ... People telling me they have to use their car for all their journeys, when actually there are plenty of ways people can

26 May 2021: Whether it’s advice on caring for the many re-homed houseplants from the Department, seasonal gardening tips and suggestions, or recipes to use the fruit, herbs and vegetables people grow ... Lockdown has also given us time to reflect on how we used

24 Sep 2021: Thanks to your involvement, we’ve also seen a welcome increase in the numbers of people sharing their wildlife sightings with us by signing up to iRecord.

28 Jun 2021: Do people's cycling-related behaviours and attitudes really explain crash involvement? How are these factors, and demographics, related to each other?

27 Apr 2021: Currently, the refurb workshops are closed due to the pandemic but it is hoped that these will reopen soon to the benefit of both people and planet.

2 Aug 2021: Few people know or care more about the College gardens than the Colleges’ gardeners.

22 Jan 2021: However, Covid-19, in particular during the first lockdown period when the University closed, has caused significant disruption to University life, changing the way buildings and people operate.

30 Jul 2021: The first 50 people to respond to the survey will have their name entered twice into the draw.

21 Aug 2021: Many people are conscious of the problem of plastic waste in the oceans and its shocking impacts on marine wildlife.

29 Apr 2021: The page was visited 1,881 times by 486 individual people who posted 261 messages and gave 653 reactions (likes, loves etc.).

29 Apr 2021: In order to stand out in people’s busy inboxes, a member of the Green Challenge team also developed our custom CEB logo (pictured above).

10 Aug 2021: Business travel can play a key part in achieving academic, research and education objectives at the University of Cambridge. However, in 2018/19, carbon emissions from business travel were estimated to be at least 16,000 tonnes CO2e, with 95% of

1 Feb 2021: Our strategic framework for delivering against our carbon reduction commitments is set out in our Carbon Reduction Strategy. On this page, we highlight some of the key initiatives that we are currently taking forward to reduce emissions from the

10 Feb 2021: Download PricewaterhouseCoopers’ 'Independent Limited Assurance report to the Council of the University of Cambridge' for the 2022/2023 reporting year. Download PricewaterhouseCoopers’ 'Independent Limited Assurance report to the Council of the

5 Nov 2021: outcomes for people and nature. The projects in this scheme have been carefully selected. ... Finally, every care has been made to ensure that local people benefit from these projects.

12 Feb 2021: Some of this will have been displaced to people’s homes, which we cannot measure. ... This data will help us to better understand how people move around our estate.

23 Aug 2021: We are looking to recruit a temporary assignment, based in Cambridge, for 6 months full time or pro-rata part-time over 9 months, starting in October 2021, to complete a biodiversity project. The College Biodiveristy Assistant will conduct a

8 Mar 2021: The Sustainability Team are very grateful to the 27% of staff and 9% of students who completed our annual travel survey back in October 2020. Now more than ever, your responses really do matter and your feedback is crucial as we look to shape

27 Apr 2021: On 13 April the University's Sustainability Team met in-person for the first time in over a year, for a litter pick!

24 Sep 2021: Free cycle training A new cycle training contract has just been secured with Cambridge based Outspoken Training. They offer 1:1 sessions of 2 hours for both staff and students, which can be started at a whole range of destinations around the city.

26 Jan 2021: From Monday 25 January the route of the Universal will be temporarily altered at West Cambridge. The change of route will allow the raised sections (known as speed tables) of Charles Babbage Road to be replaced with give-way features.

27 Jul 2021: Max Shone, Assistant Energy Manager What does your position involve? Central to my role will be the continuous improvement of our utility metering network throughout the estate.

26 May 2021: Update: The deadline for applications has been extended until 25th June 2021. To apply for a locker please complete fill in the following form: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/CamLockers or, to tell us that you already pay for a locker, please

29 Sep 2021: The Sustainability Team have been working with the University Farm to install a slurry-fuelled Anaerobic Digestion (AD) plant at the Farm. The plant is now up and running and, in the month of August, was the second most efficient system of its size

26 May 2021: Talks between the University and micro-mobility provider Voi are being finalised to enable public dockless e-bikes and e-scooters to be deployed in West Cambridge and at Eddington. Users download the Voi app and create an account for which a driving

26 May 2021: You may remember back in November we shared some of the sustainability progress at the University’s Farm, well now we’re back with more and it’s still cow-themed! The Sustainability Team are currently working with the University’s Farm to

27 Jul 2021: Being wrapped in silence is a familiar feeling when entering a library but with the UK’s first lockdown in 2020, silence fell like never before in the Cambridge University Library.

28 Jun 2021: Cycle theft is the most reported crime in Cambridge and Camcycle has joined with Cambridge City Council, Cambridgeshire Police and other local organisations to raise awareness of the issue and ensure cyclists across Cambridgeshire take reasonable

3 Mar 2021: This World Wildlife Day we’re delighted to announce our latest citizen science opportunity! Some of you may remember that last year the University of Cambridge published its first-ever Biodiversity Action Plan, known locally as the BAP.

3 Mar 2021: I have always found solace in books. They make trusted companions on long journeys, allow for moments of quiet reflection, help us become better scholars and empaths, and provide a sometimes welcome escape from the world outside.

24 Feb 2021: After almost five years and well over 200 replacement projects, the Equipment Replacement Programme (ERP) is undergoing a refresh this year. To make sure the programme continues to deliver energy and carbon savings, as well as facilitate smarter

29 Jul 2021: The project involved fellows, staff, students and alumni alike, with student Charlie Barty-King and staff member Darren Smith leading the way.

21 Aug 2021: Flexible bus and train tickets to reflect new ways of working Stagecoach have recognised that weekly and monthly passes are likely to be less popular in the future due to more flexible working patterns.

22 Nov 2021: At a virtual Awards Ceremony on 18 November, the University of Cambridge had a double success in the Green Gown Awards UK & Ireland! As well as being Highly Commended in the '2030 Climate Action' category, the University came away as Winner of the

25 Nov 2021: The University’s WarpIt portal has been the hub for re-use of items within the University since 2014, helping save £340,000 in that time!

6 Sep 2021: Apply here or download the application pack for more details How do we turn talk into action? Engage for Change is a twelve-week programme for students at the University of Cambridge who want to learn to make change happen.

24 Sep 2021: Procurement Services is delighted to announce the appointment of Cyndi Mudaly in the newly created role of Head of Sustainable Procurement. Cyndi was born in South Africa and has lived in the UK for 21 years.

26 May 2021: After working from home for the past year or more, you might be unsure about what your travel options are as the University starts to think about opening up its doors again to staff.

30 Mar 2021: The University is delighted to announce the launch of the Finance Transformation Programme’s Strategic Procurement and Purchasing (SPP) project.

29 Apr 2021: The result is RE.USE, a social enterprise created from Luisa’s Engage for Change project, in which she is Co-founder along with her friend and Cambridge Alumni, Andre Gordilho.

28 Jul 2021: On a recent hot Thursday afternoon, a truck left the University’s West Cambridge site laden with two large but unremarkable pallet bags. Unremarkable they may have seemed, but they carried thousands upon thousands of purple gloves and marked the

10 Aug 2021: Please note this consultation is now closed, and further details on the Sustainable Business Travel Policy will be released soon. National and international business travel can play a key part in academic, research and education objectives at the

26 May 2021: We’re excited to be launching a ‘Borrow a Bike’ scheme which will allow University staff to test a bike for up to 3 months for the commute to work.