• Sustainability means: Meeting the needs of all and protecting our planet now and in the future so that we can all thrive.

• It’s therefore in the University’s and you, our staff’s interests to act sustainably.

• This two minute animation explains it simply.

Sustainability – Induction (8 slides)

Get involved & make a positive change to your future!

• We need to understand the importance of sustainability, how we act to minimise or reverse our impacts, what we teach, research or how we apply it in our operations and wider activities

• Ask in our work and lives: How do we become part of the solution rather than part of the problem?

• What sort of future would you like to build – one that is sustainable, or one that is not?

Sustainability – It’s Critical!

Sustainability is success

• The University, its students and staff are proud

to be a leader in the sector for our

sustainability work. We’ve won many awards:

• By acting responsibly you can help us maintain

our leadership. It will help us win more

awards, save money, reduce our impacts and

risks and meet our values & comply with our

sustainability related policies.

• Our sustainability reputation has a high value

so we seek to protect it though the actions of

our staff and students.

Sustainability – It’s Important to Greenwich

Do something about it

• Most students (over 80%) think being

environmentally and socially (sustainably)

responsible is a core value to them

• Almost 80% want sustainability to be

taught to them in their programmes.

• Most students expect their university to

act sustainably (sources above from HEA-

NUS 2011-2015)

• To deliver a sustainable future requires

our students to understand and act

sustainably at home, at university and in

their careers.

Sustainability – It’s Important to our students

Help meet their needs & expectations

• Your actions will help us in ways that maintain our leadership:– Reduce, reuse, recycle, save electricity, procure

sustainably, print less, use your own water bottles and drinks cups, eat less meat, cycle, walk, take public transport. If an academic integrate sustainability in your research and or teaching, otherwise see how you can undertake your role in a more sustainable manner.

– Learn about sustainability using these resources or request a training session from sustainability@gre.ac.uk

– Work or volunteer to improve our or the community’s sustainability outcomes

– Become or work with your departmental Sustainability Champion

Sustainability – things you can do today:

Help reduce your environmental impacts

• Sustainability relates to every

subject and programme.

• It can help make sense of how

disciplines & other areas of work

connect to the wider world.

• It can be a motivator to help you

learn and undertake research be

creative and consider other

disciplines and working areas.

• The University is keen to help

students & staff understand and

apply sustainability.

• You can apply it within the

University through the ‘Living

Lab’ concept.

• You can learn about some of the

issues and areas that are

interesting, and inspiring here.

• Employers are seeking

‘sustainability literate’ students

& employees.

Sustainability – Education & Research

Learning through experiencing

• Sustainability knowledge and

skills are of high demand with

leading responsible employers.

• Sustainability challenges and

opportunities are met by

graduates with the knowledge,

skills and character to deal with

them.

• Applicants seek organisations

that share their ethics and

values.

• Sustainability creates solutions,

how could you use it in your job

Sustainability – It’s Important to my career

Great employers seek switched on graduates

For info and contact• Web: http://www2.gre.ac.uk/sustain

(Google Search: Sustainability, Greenwich)

• Resources – learning, video’s, tips, sites, organisations, data etc: http://blogs.gre.ac.uk/greengreenwich/learn-moreresources/ (Search sustainability, Greenwich, blog)

• Email: sustainability@Greenwich.ac.uk• Twitter: @sust_Greenwich Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UoGSustainability/

Sustainability find out more:

Over to you: The planet’s in your hands!