The 20 Steps campaign invites students to make one meaningful change each week for a period of five months under the monthly themes of up-cycling, energy, food, transport and community.
Students will document their progress by uploading blogs, videos and photos to a central page on the 20 Steps website.
The campaign intends to encourage creativity and collaboration between students, with the aim that the more sustainability conscious will share good ideas and inspire those who currently make less regular efforts.
Small actions can be as simple as turning the heating down, reducing shower time, or cycling to university. Larger contributions may include up-cycling old clothes, reusing wine bottles to make lanterns, volunteering for FoodCycle or even hosting a meal using sustainable/local produce to educate others on where food comes from.
The manager of Bristol Hub, Eleri Dare-Edwards said: "20 Steps is a fantastic demonstration of students taking the initiative to address environmental problems. You don't have to be a 'greenie' to get involved, anyone can take part to make small but impactful changes to live more sustainably."
The themes have been guided by research undertaken by NUS Green Impact and have been selected to have a positive and measurable result.
Student engagement will be incentivised by accreditation by the NUS Green Impact award and through monthly prizes. At the end of the campaign the UBU Get Green Team will provide a quantitative measure of the environmental impact achieved.
The ’20 Steps’ campaign is expected to have a positive social impact on the student community and the wider local community.