Green Impact Awards
About the scheme
The University of Bristol Green Impact Awards offer a practical way of helping departments become greener, whilst celebrating the small steps that individuals are taking to reduce our collective environmental impacts. Green Impact challenges departments to implement a number of easy practical actions that will help the environment. The more actions completed by a department the more points are scored, leading to a Bronze, Silver, Gold or Platinum
Aims and outcomes
Green Impact aims to empower individuals and departments to reduce their environmental impact by encouraging, rewarding and celebrating practical environmental improvements.
Who can get involved?
Any department can participate, regardless of size, location or function. The scheme is not aimed at any one type of post-holder – any member of staff can lead on behalf of their department and the more people you can get on board, the greater your score will be. Sign up for the 2010/2011 will open in August 2010 and the scheme will run from September 2010 to February 2011.
You can also view a presentation about the Green Impact Awards here (Powerpoint, 1MB)
The best practice guide will be available for download September 2010
The Workbook
You can download the 2010/11 version of the Green Impact Awards workbook here in September 2010 (UoB access only)
You can download a copy of the workbook crib sheet 2010-11 in September 2010 (UoB access only)
Degrees Cooler film
The NUS (National Union of Students) have published a Degrees Cooler film 'Behaviour Change in Action'
Below are some samples documents that may be useful for your department.
- Download a sample lighting and equipment responsibility plan for Bristol University staff and students (pdf. 1.3MB)
- Download a sample lighting and equipment responsibility plan for other HE institutions (pdf. 234KB)
- Download a sample shut-down checklist (Word doc. 36KB)
- Download a sample shut down poster (pdf. 3MB UOB only)
- Download a sample lift poster (pdf. 2MB)
- Download a sample list of negative environmental impacts (doc. 12KB UOB only)
- Download a sample list of greening opportunities (doc. 16KB UOB only)
- Download directions to the University of Bristol.
- Download an example of a staff induction (doc. 42kb UoB only)
- Sustainability have a written policy regarding business travel which includes air travel . Please download a version for your information.
- We have created an air conditioning advice poster for use. Please download a copy if you have air conditioning in your working area (.doc 4kb)
Contact information
Email: green-impact-awards@bristol.ac.uk
Phone: 0117 331 7235 (internal x17235)