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The environment is something that we take extremely seriously here at Roehampton Students’ Union. Whether that involves approaching students during their lunch breaks during Go Green Week or Fair Trade Fortnight, encouraging green living in halls of residence during Flat Rep training, employing good environmental practice in the office, running workshops in the Allotment via our activities zone, or occasionally, singing ‘Earth Song’ at Acoustic Night. Either way, there is an underlying principle of ethics in the work we do. These pages contain further information on our commitments.
The RSU is committed to good and clean environmental practise and everything is summarised in our environmental policy, you can download a copy here
People & Planet/ Student Activism
Typically, environmental campaigns such as Go Green Week are facilitated by the RSU People & Planet Society, and often tied back into the RSU by the societies President, who is usually the RSU Environmental Officer. The society's membership is predominantly student led however; there is also collaboration with Sabbatical officers, lecturers and other University staff, which make it one of the RSU's most productive student bodies.
People & Planet's former successes include the lobbying of the Vice Chancellor and the University's Senior Management to employ a full-time Environmental Manager and the introduction of the Allotment last year.
Roehampton People & Planet 2009/2010 on Facebook
Documentary from Go Green Week 2008:
Recycling Campaign /Energy Saving Initiative
In 2009 RSU and the University ran a recycling campaign that involved and engaged students who lived on campus, with the winning college receiving 50 free tickets for the Summer Ball. On campus accommodation was dived up into blocks and students encouraged to recycle, the waste was then checked and measured by the Estates Department and winners determined.
Because RSU/University put recycling posters into kitchens, put recycling procedures in place, ran articles and features in the student newspaper this incentive really engaged the student body. Because of it’s a success RSU and the University running a similar incentive this year with Energy Saving being the objective this time round.
Green League Tables
Roehampton has been ranked as the UK’s 41st most environmentally friendly University in the recently published People & Planet Green League Table. The scheme sees a total of 133 university’s compete based on environmental factors such as Fair Trade status, the institutes environmental policy, ethical investment, carbon management and student and staff engagement – in which we scored excellently! It is worth noting that our previous standing in the table was at number 80, evidence that we have brought about a lot of good change over the past 12 months!
The Allotment
Developing an Allotment on campus was the aim of Go Green Week 2009, this project was very much lead by Simon Cox (at the time RSU Fair Trade Officer). The Estates Department were extremely supportive by identifying an area that could be used, purchasing a shed, tools and further support come from a number of University staff becoming an integral part of the Allotment Society. The Allotment is based at Froebel behind the Davies building and the hard work of all those involved is paying dividends with produce already being grown and much more on its way. The Allotment is also being used to educate fellow students where various workshops have been included in the ‘Give It A Go' programme.
Roehampton Allotment on Facebook
Environmental Staff
The University has its own Environmental Manager, Jonathan Horner, who works closely with our new Energy Manager Manon Morel to ensure the University is on top of all relevant green issues.
Working alongside the University, the Union also has it’s own Environmental Officer, Fern Luker. Fern works part time for us and was elected by students during our annual RSU elections. Full details of the role of the Environmental Officer can be found in the RSU Constitution.
The Union and the University are also currently working hard on the national 10:10 campaign; an initiative for organisations across the country to try and reduce their environmental impact by 10% in 2010.
USEFUL LINKS:
Sound Impact
Go Green Week
Fair Trade Fortnight
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