Sustainability Leaders

Fancy becoming a beekeeper or fighting food waste? Interested in Fairtrade, urban gardening or protecting our oceans? From social justice to climate change, and gender equality to health and well-being, City and the SU are supporting the UN’s Global Goals. Our student Sustainability Leader projects are a great way to learn more about the topics of today and gain valuable experience of putting your plans into practice.

Project topics range from fast fashion, beekeeping and saving our seas, but through them all you can join other students to have an impact at City. As a group you decide what you want to do. It could be anything, such as:

• Taking part in hive visits and looking after City’s bees
• Starting an enterprise to promote and sell reusable bottles/cups
• Rescuing leftover or unwanted food and delivering it to food banks
• Working with local businesses, schools and organisations to tackle air pollution
• Creating a campaign to fight for fair trade
• Growing fruit, vegetables and herbs in the new City garden
• Organising an event to get students into cycling
• Running the City Food Co-op to provide sustainable food options for students and staff
• Campaigning for City to become single-use plastic free

No prior knowledge or experience is needed, just enthusiasm and ability to meet at least 1 hour a week.