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Ethical & Environmental

The Union is currently preparing to be assessed under the Sound Impact Awards Scheme.

This is run by NUS Services and rewards Union's who are taking positive steps to reduce their environmental impact. We are currently examining our practises to reduce our electricity consumption and maximise the amount of waste we reuse or recycle.

Click here to see a short assessment of how we have changed our environmental footprint

Our environmental agenda and lobbying of the University to improive theirs has already produced some very real results

Union applying for Sound Impact recognition Dec 07 Halls recycling at Wycombe instigated in 2007
lUnion Working party established June 07
lFirst Fair Trade working party meeting Nov 2007
lTesco vouchers for schools scheme being developed Dec 2007
Recycling centre established in 2007 at the Wycombe Campus and recyling becoming embedded into waste management.
University working party established with Union membership 2007
Clothes and Food drives established in Halls at the end of each team 2007
Energy efficiency being built into campus redevelopment 2006
Recyling established at Chalfont Halls in 2006
Halls Recycling at Chalfont negotiated in 2005
Fair Trade Cafe established in the Union Venue at Wycombe 2004
University pursuaded to buy Green electricity in 2003
Environmental Committee Established 2007
Fairtrade Status achieved 2009
The Bucks Environmental Challenge developed 2010