Staff Sustainability Opportunities Hub

Place sustainability at the heart of your working environment and development.

Welcome to the Staff Sustainability Opportunities Hub! A space to discover a wide range of sustainability-related opportunities that you can get involved with while working at the University, from informal training and development to events and workshops. Our platform is available for all current staff at the University of York to use.

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Ways to get involved

Join Green Impact

Green Impact is an environmental accreditation programme that recognises and rewards staff members’ sustainable actions at work.

Take part in a sustainability event

The University hosts a wide range of sustainability-related events and activities throughout the year. Take a look at our events page to stay up to date with the latest events happening.

Funding for your sustainability project

Interested in starting a sustainability initiative but need some funding? York SU's Sustainable Development Grant may be able to help.

Mental wellbeing and nature trails

Staff, students and the local community can access a range of nature trails and outdoor activities to get moving, boost wellbeing and enjoy our campus.

For educators and researchers

For teaching staff: mainstreaming sustainability education

Find out how you can develop your skills and knowledge to embed sustainability in the curriculum with our Responsible Futures programme.

For researchers: sustainable research practices

Find out how you can be more sustainable in your research practice with our Code of Practice for Sustainable Research.

New for 2025: Green Impact Laboratory Accreditation (GILA)

Green Impact Lab Accreditation (or GILA) has been created specifically to support research wet labs to achieve an approved sustainability accreditation in order to apply to certain funding bodies.

Each participating laboratory completes the necessary actions, is audited, then receives a nationally standardised GILA certificate. The certificate demonstrates progress towards embedding sustainability in research.

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Training and development

Carbon Literacy training

Access free carbon literacy training covering climate change, why it’s relevant, carbon footprints and how you can take action.

Climate Fresk

Learn about the causes and consequences of climate change and how to take action in this 3-hour interactive session.

MOOC: Bioeconomy

Join this free course to learn how renewable resources can help the future of our planet. Join the fight for a sustainable world that works for us all.

MOOC: Tackling environmental challenges

Join this free course to discover how environmental research can inform how we respond to and solve global environmental issues.

Join a community or network

For those who are passionate about sustainability and the environment, we have a range of networks that you can join depending on your interest. Take a look below at the networks currently available to join.

Sustainability research networks

Explore YESI’s networks, bringing together expertise across departments to foster collaboration, develop interdisciplinary research, and bid for funding opportunities.

University and community-led groups

Interested in joining an environment-related community group within or beyond the University? Take a look at the range of community-led groups available to join across York.

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