Overall winners of Sustainability City Awards

Library Services have only gone done it again. 

Here at Library Services we work very hard to improve our environmental impact and to promote sustainability to everyone at City.

This week we have been awarded Overall Winner of City’s Sustainability League for the second year running. We faced some very stiff competition from some very tough and capable opponents from across City (think D2: The Mighty Ducks and you get the picture).*

Library Services have been awarded platinum level for sustainability every year since 2014. This year we organised a series of activities to improve the environmental impact of the library and to promote sustainable initiatives around the libraries. In the last year we have:

• Swapped to non-bleached paper for all internal print outs
• Collected for the following charities: Crisis at Christmas, the Children’s Society, Suited and Booted and Smart Works
• Promoted Fairtrade goods to City students and staff
• Organised a toy collection at Christmas
• Knitted new hats for neonates
• Promoted Fairtrade Fortnight
• Set up a seed swap for staff
• Encouraged recycling during the exams period

We hope to carry on the great work in the coming years.

Reusing a water bottle can help reduce the waste plastics in the oceans. Grab one now in the library. #SCW16 pic.twitter.com/SCuqRiWE91

— City Uni Library (@CityUniLibrary) October 20, 2016

*Jokes: everyone at City is super lovely. We couldn’t resist the joke. It’s a great film though (and available on Box of Broadcasts). But seriously, this year teams from across City organised some absolutely brilliant campaigns like gardening in Northampton Square and a food bank collection.

Find out more about the great work that City does for sustainability.