First Class Honours for University.
Staffordshire University has been awarded a First Class Honours Award for its environmental performance in the People & Planet Green League table.
Staffordshire University Students’ Union is thrilled that the University have(has) gained 9 places in the Green League and is ranked at 31st. The Students’ Union have been awarded Gold in the Green Impact Awards and is the fifth most green Students’ Union in the country, beating major Unions like Manchester, Leeds and Birmingham.
Emma Harris, the Union’s lead officer on the project said:
“Sometimes it’s easy to forget about sustainability, the HE sector is facing challenging times and it can be easy for institutions to let carbon reduction slip off the priority list. The Students’ Union would like to thank Staffordshire University for sticking by its principles and making a commitment to the environment. Students really do appreciate the University’s strong sense of global responsibility.”
Full details can be found at: http://peopleandplanet.org/greenleague