2010/11 Information on the Environment at UCLU
UCLU's Environmental Priorities
Water fountain to be installed in new Union Building on Gower Street, to open April 2011!
UCLU is committed to environmentally sound practice throughout all of its services and operations. This is reflected within the UCLU Constitution under point 6 of the Union 'Objects'. This states that UCLU will implement ALL objects in a 'socially and environmentally responsible manner.'
To see the UCLU Constitution, click here.
UCLU Environmental Policy
UCLU has an comprehensive Environmental Policy that works to improve members awareness of the Environment, the sustainability of the Union (Socially and environmentally) and works to minimise UCLU's Environmental impact. Find the policy here.
This policy has currently lapsed and will be taken to the next Council meeting (18th January 2011) to renew the policy and bring it up to date.
On 23rd November 2010, UCLU Council passed a motion for the 'Sustainable Procurement of Food and Drink'.
The Policy ensures that UCLU uses as little packaging as is necessary when ordering food and drink. Where packaging is unavoidable, it should be recyclable and recycled.
You can find this policy here.
You can see the up to date 'Policy File' at the follwing address:
www.uclunion.org/student-union/union-policy.php
UCLU Environment & Ethics Forum
Come to Environment & Ethics Forum and have your say in Union policies and values. Also, if you're not happy with how and how the Union operates its services in these areas...come and tell us.
Watch the Union website as well as facebook to find out when the next meeting will be. Currently the next meeting is early January 2011.
For more information, feel free to get in contact with the UCLU Environment and Ethics Officer at uclu-environment.ethics.officer@ucl.ac.uk.
Green Impact Awards 2010/11
Lat year, UCLU achieved a Bronze Award in the NUSSL Sound Impact Awards 2009/10.
Currently, we are entered into the NUSSL Green Impact Awards 2010/11 where we hope to achieve a Silver Award. To see what criteria we must meet to achieve this award, click here.
As part of this, UCLU is also a member of the NUSSL E&E Opt-in Group. More information can be found here.
The E&E Opt-in Group includes within it, an Environmental Audit of Union buildings to ensure we are performing in an Environmental way. We expect our next Audit to be carried out in March 2011. Our current Audit results can be found here.
Upcoming UCLU Environmental Events
Go Green Week
7th-11th February 2011
Fairtrade Fortnight
28th February - 11th March 2011
UCLU StudentCycle
UCLU is a pilot Union in the StudentCycle Website. This is much like the 'FreeCycle' site. Students (exclusively UCL) can sign in using UCL details and buy, sell and swap items they don't want/need anymore. This is anything from books to DVD's to bicycles!
To start using the site, follow this link and enjoy!
UCLU Key Environmental Aspects and Impacts
UCLU has logged it's key environmental aspects and impacts during the day to day running of the Union and its services.
These aspects allow us to easily assess how we run our Union. The impacts have also been assessed so that we may understand how we effect the environment and how we can minimise our environmental impact.
To see our list of aspects and impacts, click here.
What UCL has been up to...
For all the Inofmration on what UCL has been up to...please go on to the the UCL Environment website and have a look. The link can be found on the right hand side or here.
2009/10 UCLU Environmental Information
Minimising Waste at UCL Halls to deliver a large scale recycle and re-use scheme.
The following halls will have on-site collection facilities:
Ramsay Hall, Astor College, John Dodgson House, Langton Close and Ifor Evans Hall
Collections will take place once a week for 4 weeks beginning the week of 24 May. Specific information about collections will be coming shortly. In the meantime, if you have any specific questions, please contact .
Volunteers are still needed to help sort donated items and facilitate collection of packed items by CRISP members who will subsequently deliver these to charities. This will happen towards the end of May which means most of you will be finished with exams. In any case, you can commit to as little or as much time as you wish - keep in mind there will be lots of free stuff to grab! If you would like to help or get more details, please contact