Grizedale JCR wins National Sustainability Student Leadership Award

At the Green Impact Awards 25-26, Grizedale JCR took home top prize in the Student Leadership Category for a group.

Green Impact is a nation-wide, nationally acclaimed sustainability programme, where Student Unions’ (SU’s) receive a toolkit, and grading at the end of the year, which marks them on their sustainability work. Last year, LUSU was one of just 5 SU’s to score the highest grading of Excellent.

This year, there was also an awards ceremony, recognising particular people, student groups and SU’s who have gone above and beyond in promoting sustainability.

Grizedale JCR took home the number one prize having won the inaugural Sustainability Competition, scoring incredibly highly, due to their leadership on sustainable governance, wellbeing and charitable efforts.

What did they do to win?

·      Set up a 9-person sustainability committee

·      Raised £719 for Movember and over £100 in a plant-based cake sale for MacMillian

·      Organised a sewing cafe, paint and sip and knit and natter events

·      Organised 63 sober socials for students to get involved in such as a craft event, plant pot painting and a dance class

·      Created a sustainable transport plan for their Exec members.

·      Introduced a confidential texting-based Welfare Number

·      Collaborated with a local eatery to provide discounts to all students who eat plant-based at their restaurant on campus

Well done to Grizedale JCR and their Sustainability Committee for this award!