Environment & Ethics
Welcome to the Environment & Ethics pages on the YUSU website. Firstly, well done for finding your way here!
We’re your Environment & Ethics Officers and we coordinate all things green and ethical on campus and are here to help you voice any concerns in these areas. If you want the Student Union or University to do or change something in these areas we’re the ones to ask! Each college has an Eco Rep and together we coordinate recycling on campus and campaign for raised awareness of the issues facing our world. From Make Poverty History to Fairtrade footballs to recycling plastic cups at events we’re your girls boys!
We hope these pages will help show you how to live in an environmentally and sustainable way whilst at York University. We cover recycling, energy efficiency, transport, Fairtrade and ethical merchandise. But equally as important, we show you how you can get involved with societies which campaign on these issues, and with the Students’ Union to make it as environmentally conscious and ethically aware as possible.
If you've picked up a copy of the 'Green Guide' you'll have noticed that we made lots of references to 'the website' and you've come to the right place. Here we elaborate on the basic information in the guide in lots more detail, giving you the most up to date information.
Below we've listed upcoming events - come along and get involved!
If you have any questions or ideas, don’t hesitate to contact us: environment@yusu.org
To receive updates on our campaigns and events, sign up to the Environment & Ethics mailing list here.
To start browsing, click on any of the links to the left.
John Nicholls & Joe Thwaites
YUSU Environment & Ethics Officers
Events
Upcoming events:
Student Action Week Eco Events
Saturday: St Nicks All-College Mega Challenge, St Nicholas Fields 11am-2pm (meet at Vanbrugh Stalls at 10.30am)
Another outing to beloved St Nicks for some tree-planting, weed-destroying, litter-removing, hedge-building fun! Meet at Vanbrugh College at 10.30, or pop down to St Nicks itself from 11-2. Get involved and score points to help your college towards the inaugural Dame Judi Dench Cup!
Film Night - date, time and place tbc
We have a range of films with an environmental/ethical slant, which together have won 6 Oscars, 5 Baftas, 3 Golden Globes, and 1 Nobel Peace Prize (kind of!): The Constant Gardener, The Last King of Scotland, Hotel Rwanda, Shooting Dogs, An Inconvenient Truth, The Day After Tomorrow, Blood Diamond and Syriana. Let us know which one you'd most like to see, or suggest your own: environment@yusu.org
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Last Updated: 1:04am on 18th Nov, 2008 by Environment and Ethics Officers
