We all drive and influence norms that make up our collective culture on campuses and beyond. By developing shared understandings of sustainability and identifying what needs to change, we empower students to take positive sustainability action. We have 18 years of experience in engaging students on energy, waste and water, helping introduce life-long sustainable living habits.

"Volunteering for the programme has been a great learning experience and a good way to connect with students who share similar values, this made me feel more hopeful for the future." - Campaign Volunteer 2020-21

Core engagement programme

Delivered under the Green Campus Revolution brand, or as part of your own sustainability branding, this multi award-winning student engagement programme engages students in residences and purpose built student accommodation on environmental and social sustainability and introduces life-long sustainable living habits.

Positive interventions including training, competitions, and peer-to-peer activities inspire behaviour change, creating a new generation of sustainability champions each year.

You set the specific sustainability challenge you’re looking to address through student engagement, such as energy and water waste, waste segregation, ethical consumption, or travel. We’ll then deliver fun, inclusive, and accessible engagement activities to address that challenge in partnership with your students. The programme builds students’ foundation of sustainability literacy, focusing on enhancing student skills and experience, mobilising students to lead on sustainability initiatives.

The engagement activities communicate practical advice to achieve quantifiable energy, waste and water reductions.

> View the full details and programme costings.

If you are a student, visit our Sustainable Accommodation pages for information on how you can get involved in Green Campus Revolution!

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‍Recycling audits

Recycling audits provide a visual check of all bins in shared kitchensto give you a greater understanding on recycling habits and to feedback tostudents on their performance.

• Communal waste bins are audited bypaid trained students (payments at the real living wage are included in thefee).
• Bins are scored to ascertain levelsof contamination and record key data.
• Feedback is shared with students ontheir performance, with high-scoring kitchens receiving Fairtrade chocolate.
• An audit report presents scores,waste trends and key recommendations.

SOS-UK can deliver the audits either in conjunction with a full Green Campus Revolution Programme or as a stand-alone option.

> View the full details and costings (page 14)

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Inter-hall competition

To inspire friendly competition between residences, and motivate additional energy savings, our popular inter-hall competition is a recommended bolt-on to your programme.

If you have sub-metering available, we can analyse this data against a pre-intervention baseline to generate a leaderboard of the top performing residence to help build and mobilise the student community. This could be a competition between halls on the same campus, or in different cities.

We will share a mid-year and end-of-year leaderboard, with student-facing communications, to boost savings and reward students’ progress.

> View the full details and costings (page 15)

As a result of Green Campus Revolution, we aim to see:

• Widespread sustainability literacy amongst students,equipping them with the skills to be global citizens
• Enhanced student experience through community-building sustainability initiatives
• Reduced carbon footprint of student accommodation and the wider campus
• Lower utility bills and waste disposal costs through student behaviour change
• Supported and empowered students delivering effective peer-to-peer engagement

Our participating students told us that, as a result of the programme:

• 90% took more action to save energy
• 73% encouraged other people to take action
• 88% will continue implementing actions in the future
• 83% of volunteers feel more confident communicating with other students about sustainable behaviour

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When you work with SOS-UK on Green Campus Revolution, you'll recieve support across the whole academic year, which includes the below, amongst other benefits:

• A dedicated Project Manager from SOS-UK to support with local delivery of the programme;
• Well-designed student-facing communications including tips, competitions, and quizzes;
• Ethically sourced prizes for your students;
• Student volunteer recruitment materials, training session, digital badge and ongoing support;
• On-site visits to deliver student-facing engagement;
• End-of-project impact report.

By taking part, you benefit from:

• A tried and tested programme with nearly two decades of experience increasing sustainability attitudes, knowledge and behaviours;
• A tangible role for students, not just those who would consider themselves climate activists, bringing them together to tackle a shared challenge;
• Improved reputation by taking part in a national campaign;
• Added capacity for your sustainability work by outsourcing activities, communications and training to SOS-UK (all for a not-for-profit fee!);
• A collaborative partnership with SOS-UK - a student-led charity underpinned by sector-leading student research - ensuring students are at the heart of your sustainability action.

For more information please contact us.