{"id":1038,"date":"2020-07-27T12:22:30","date_gmt":"2020-07-27T12:22:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/psychology\/?p=1038"},"modified":"2020-07-27T12:22:32","modified_gmt":"2020-07-27T12:22:32","slug":"green-impact-gold-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/psychology\/2020\/07\/27\/green-impact-gold-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Green Impact Gold Award"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Green Impact is a University-wide scheme, run by the NUS, to encourage Schools to undertake sustainability activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This was Psychology\u2019s first year taking part, and over the last year we have been working on various projects, big and small: maybe you noticed \u2018switch off\u2019 lights going up around Pevensey & BEED, our new catering policy<\/a>, or our digital \u2018Go Green Week\u2019 celebrations<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are delighted to announce that our sustainability work this year has been given a Gold in the 2020 Sussex Green Impact awards<\/a> earlier this summer. Not only that, we were also given the special commendation of \u2018Best Newcomer\u2019, recognising how much we have done in just a short time. A big thank you goes to Fran B, Jolyon, Kiki, Lina, Lisa, Mar, Nicola, and Sophie for everything they have done for Psychology Green Impact this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are feeling inspired and fancy joining us next year (we are hoping to involve more students), you can join our Green Impact Officer, Dr Charlotte Rae, on Wednesday 29 July at 11am at our Green Impact Summer Social<\/a><\/strong>. Charlotte will talk about sustainability, and we’ll learn and share ideas, experiences and tips. No contribution too big or too small to make a difference! Share your ideas and help us live up to that Best Newcomer title!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Find out what the School of Psychology has been doing to be more sustainable and the School\u2019s strategy for the future. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As always, if you have an idea for a sustainability change you would like to see in the School, send it to Charlotte Rae<\/a> to get it on our to-do list for 2020-21.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Green Impact is a University-wide scheme, run by the NUS, to encourage Schools to undertake sustainability activities. This was Psychology\u2019s first year taking part, and over the last year we have been working on various projects, big and small: maybe…<\/span><\/p>\n

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