Staff and students often ask what everyday actions they can take to help contribute to our ambitious 鈥� 20% by 2020.
We鈥檝e put together six top tips so that you can start to contribute today:
1)听聽聽聽聽 Ensure that everything in your office is 鈥� including computers, monitors, printers, lights, fans and mobile phone chargers. This is especially important before weekends and closure periods.
2)听聽聽聽 Recycle as much as possible 鈥� all the waste produced in your office or kitchen , and your spare equipment can be listed on .
3)听聽聽聽 Think about how you鈥檙e getting to, from and around the University. Could you or ? Could you take a bus instead of a taxi?
4)听聽聽聽 Consider the products that you鈥檙e 鈥� the new can help point you towards ethically and environmentally sound products.
5)听聽聽聽 Report maintenance problems such as dripping taps 鈥� is a vital part of our sustainability campaign too.
6)聽聽聽聽 Stay engaged 鈥� attend , check , read the e-Voice, take part in activities and .
By working together, these actions will help us to reduce our environmental impact and cement our place as an innovative, leading University for addressing sustainability. They will also save money, which can be reinvested in our research, education and student experience.
If you have any comments or questions, please email sustainability@southampton.ac.uk or tweet us at