Month: February 2014

3 short and sweet tips to end the week. 13.  Make great use of your GIPA Nearly 40 Green Impact Project Assistants (GIPAs) have been working hard this year to help YOU! They’ve dedicated both their time and talent, and teams that have made great use of their GIPAs have seen great results! They’ve: Designed Read More …

10.  Brilliant Biodiversity Green Impact criteria S014 talks about proactive initiatives to sustain or encourage biodiversity. This is the perfect excuse for a sunflower growing competition, and that’s exactly what the green fingered teams of level 6 in the students union have done. Seeds: £1.99, Compost: £7, Pots: £4.50*, Increased biodiversity: priceless. *I made most of these Read More …

7.  Energy Fairies Perhaps distant cousins of the tooth fairy, the energy fairy (or fairies should I say) have been stealthily visiting offices early in the morning and later in the evening to reward colleagues who have switched off their computers and unplugged their equipment or chargers. Rewards have ranged from home baked cookies to Read More …