Case Studies and Good Practice

This page contains links to a few of our great examples of changes in behaviour and how they have been achieved.

Green Impact Universities and Colleges

Green Impact pioneer leads the way at University of Manchester labs

Green Impact Students’ Unions

Green Lancaster – The Exodus Re-use Project

Green Lancaster – Organic Garden and Chicken Project

The Ecologist Communications Challenge: Winchester Student Union

Molson Coors Water Stewardship Award: Sheffield Students’ Union

Green Innovation Award: Sheffield Students’ Union

Co-op International Development Award: Queen’s Students’ Union

Best support on Green Impact Universities and Colleges: Liverpool Guild of Students

Slow Food Better Eating Award: University of Exeter Students’ Guild

Free-wheelers: University of Sussex Students’ Union

Adopt a bee campaign: Bangor Students’ Union

Re love campaign: LSE Students’ Union

Green Impact Excellence

Lancaster – Eco-hub

Winchester – Greening the campus

Liverpool – Greening the Students’ Union building

Staffordshire – Computer recycling project

Goldsmiths – Students’ Union biodiversity

Portsmouth – Biodiversity project

Sheffield – Conservation days

Cheltenham – Chilli jam company

Leicester – Education for sustainable development

Green Impact In The Community

Manchester City Council

University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust

 

 

Videos

NUS Green Impact
A general overview and explanation of the behavioural change programme

Green Impact Excellence
For students’ unions who have achieved Gold standard for two consecutive years, NUS can support a union to purse a more ambitious sustainability project as Green Impact Excellence. This video showcases some of these projects.

Green Impact – University of Cambridge
Celebrating the first year of Green Impact at the University of Cambridge

Green Impact – University of Westminster
Green Impact participants at the University of Westminster explain how the programme has benefited their institution.

Green Impact – Salford University
Green Impact participants at Salford University explain how the programme has benefited their institution.

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Green Impact Award Winners 2009/10
Liz Rawlings president and Sam Handsford vice president of Edinburgh University Students Association explain why winning the Green Impact Award was important to their union.

What Is Green Impact? – De Montfort Unviersity
De Montford University’s own introduction to the Green Impact programme

Green Impact – Manchester Metropolitan University
Manchester Metropolitan Unviersity’s own introduction to the Green Impact programme

Make A Green Impact
Sheffield University