Now the warmer months are upon us, and the bees are beginning to get busy, we are restarting our regular Beekeeping sessions for City’s students and staff to get involved in. See below for some…
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The Bees are back in town!
Unravelling the colonial legacy of food systems
By Anouk Dijkman (Interim Sustainability Officer) Last Thursday saw City’s Centre for Food Policy and the Sustainability team coming together to present the event ‘Unravelling the colonial legacy of food systems’. Chair Rosalind Sharpe, City University…
City launches its Student Sustainability Office!
City launches its Student Sustainability Office! A recent study by SOS-UK has shown that 90% of students are concerned or very concerned about climate change, but we want to understand what City’s students think! The…
Climate Fresk Workshop
Introducing… the Climate Fresk workshop, a fun and collaborative card game that allows its participants to understand the causes and consequences of climate change through the best available science – the IPCC reports. A unique…
🍫 IT’S FAIRTRADE FORTNIGHT! 🍫
By Anouk Dijkman (Interim Sustainability Officer) Last week marked the start of Fairtrade Fortnight 2022, an annual campaign galvanising schools and universities across the UK. The Fairtrade Foundation works with farming co-operatives, businesses and governments…
Fairtrade Fortnight: Choose the World You Want
Choose the World You Want is free festival of online events put on by the Fairtrade Foundation as part of this years Fairtrade Fortnight, running from the 21st February to the 6th March. Choosing Fairtrade…
Trade fair to combat climate change
Trade fair to combat climate change Unjust in its impacts By Ridwan A (Sustainability Leader) The issue of climate change is a growing one for our generation, who have the means to combat it. Buying…
Spilling the ‘Tea’: Fairtrade at City
By Atrayee De (SustainabilityLeader) What is Fairtrade? The commonly misunderstood term Fairtrade can be simplified as the trade that promotes fairness and improves livelihoods for producers and workers by paying them fair prices that reflect the costs…
Sustainable City Challenge 2019-20 WINNERS!
Each year we run the Sustainable City Challenge for all staff to take part in. There are monthly challenges linked to the Global Goals and also the chance for staff to run their own…
Students lead the way in achieving the Global Goals
On Thursday 27 February City hosted the second London Student Sustainability Conference: an opportunity for students all over London to present their work which inspires positive impact in the world and links to one (or…