1. Green Impact is back!
Sue Hopkins– Sustainability Engagement Coordinator
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Introduce self
Green Impact is back! – launching on 22 March.
Same program but with some changes….

2. What is Green Impact? Sustainable Campus
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Green Impact is a change and engagement programme. Where individuals get into teams and work together to undertake a diverse range of sustainability actions. These actions cover all areas of sustainability across campus life – i.e. travel, engagement waste, health and wellbeing etc. The GI programme uses friendly competition to motivate teams.
Just out of curiosity who here has head about green impact o took part last year?

3. Sustainable Campus
How was the pilot year?
277 people taking part across 30 teams and a total of 588 actions completed
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How we finished off last year
What we achieved in 2017:
30 teams sign up (22 reach accreditation level), with 274 people taking part and achieving 588 sustainability based actions! 
22 Teams reached and accreditation level and 397 actions were as a direct result of the program.
Fantastic Award ceremony with over 100 people attending inaural ceremony

4. How will it work in 2018? The program cycle is the same for 2018!
Planning and Toolkit Development LAUNCH 22 March
Team & Student Recruitment April - June
Ongoing Support (Student Assistants) April - Aug
Toolkit Submission DEADLINE 28 August
Toolkit Audits (Student Auditors) September
Awards Event November
Feedback and Evaluation Oct - Dec
How will it work in 2018?
The program cycle is the same for 2018!
Sign up sooner the better

5. Feedback from participants – summary snapshot
Time spent: 80% 5 mins – 3 hours per week
95% said they enjoyed the program
100% of teams that had a student assistant found them very helpful
100% of individuals said they felt supported by the GI team
90% said using the workbook was easy
40% easy
50% fairly easy
Challenges: TIME!
98% of participants would recommend to others
Main Benefits
Making the office greener
Raising awareness of environmental actions
Getting to know others/team building/camaraderie
Learning new things

6. What participants had to say?
Benefits of taking part“
The awareness we can make a considerable difference as individuals!”
“Meeting like minded people“
“Having actual outputs and actions that we are audited against, rather than 'things we'd like and say we will do’.“
“Feel part of a community of people who care”
“Learning new skills“
“Team Self Esteem”
Firstly there was so much feedback! I could be here for hours but just to sum up some of the key areas:
Benefits for taking part?
Some of the key, re-occurring messages
Please add these to the slide Teddy
The awareness we can make a considerable difference as individuals!
Meeting like minded people
Having actual outputs and actions that we are audited against, rather than 'things we'd like and say we will do’.
Feel part of a community of people who care
Learning new skills
Team Self Esteem

7. GI Australasia Network
What’s New for 2018
Green Fund
Yammer
Laboratory Actions
Keep Cups
Other Campuses
Special Awards
Laboratory Actions
Green Fund
Yammer – more peer to peer events/opportunities
Keep Cups
Other campuses
New actions and open Q’s
Special Awards
New scoring system
Student Assistants
UoM first and only Australasian organisation last year – this year 10 organisations in total! Delighted other people are running it – ACTS delivering.
New Actions
New Scoring System
Student Assistants
GI Australasia Network

8. Student Assistants! Sustainable Campus KEY THING TO HIGHLIGHT:
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KEY THING TO HIGHLIGHT:
100% of teams that had a student assistant found them very helpful!
Significant element of the program to foster stronger staff/student relationships.
Key element and one we will focus on in 2018!
As teams often don’t have time
Student want work experience
Win-win for everyone.
Staff teams get extra resources/fresh input etc
Students get valuable work experience, can feel like they are making a difference
So we will be training up students – and ask around in your departments if you are an academic to get students on board

9. Will you join us? Sustainable Campus
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 We will have launch events and a series of training days, webinars, and opportunities to meet across the year.
First event on 17 April!

10. Launching 22 March 2018
Sign Up General Enquiries Sustainability Engagement Coordinator – Sue Hopkins