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NTU Sustainability Summit 2021

NTU Sustainability Summit 2021

Coordinated by the Sustainability Team, Nottingham Trent University (NTU) and Nottingham Trent Students Union jointly hosted the NTU Sustainability Summit 2021 for NTU students, as part of our Campaign for COP26.

The conference enabled students to share ideas and discuss practical ways to effect change and take action at their universities and organisations. Attendees learned about COP26’s importance and initiatives in the local area and beyond, whilst focusing on the practical actions we can all take to 'think globally and act locally.

75 students from a range of schools across NTU attended on the day along with 5 guest students from Nottingham High School.

The day opened with NTU Chief Operating Officer, Steve Denton, introducing NTU's Net Zero Carbon Roadmap, followed by talks from Head of Sustainability Charmaine Morrell and Dr Heather Alberro on the UN's Climate Change Conference COP26, its initiatives, history and current politics.

Charmaine Morrell and Conor Naughton, President of Nottingham Trent Students Union, went on to discuss the partnership between the university and the Students' Union on sustainable projects such as Fairtrade, Enterprise Week and Recycle League.

The day included themed workshops hosted by the Sustainability Team on topics such as the climate emergency, biodiversity and fast fashion. There was also a panel consisting of local organisation representatives who gave insight into their work towards sustainability across the city. The panel, Chaired by Richard Bull, included Grace Walker from White Rose Nottingham, Erin McDaid from Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust,  Becky Valentine from Spenbeck and Philip Ball from NTU waste contractors Enva.

At the end of the day students submitted pledges answering the questions  "What do you want to see from COP26?"  "What change do you want to see at NTU?"  and "What changes are you going to yourself?".

A vegan lunch and vegan snacks, organised by NTU catering, were provided during the day to attendees. The event was hosted at the NTU Conference Centre, provided by NTU Events and Conferencing.

If you wish to receive a copy of the slides from the Sustainability Summit 2021, please email sust.dev@ntu.ac.uk

*All Photos were taken by David Baird

Programme of Sustainability Summit 2021

Time

Event

Delivered By

09.00-09.30am

Arrival and Refreshments

 

09.30-09.40am

Welcome

Steve Denton, Chief Operating Officer and Registrar at NTU

09.40-9.50am

Overview of Day

Charmaine Morrell, Head of Sustainability

09:50-10:20am

COP26 Explained: Origins, Issues and Key Players-

Dr Heather Alberro

10:20-10:45am

NTU’s approach to Sustainability

Charmaine Morrell, Head of Sustainability

Conor Naughton (NTSU)

10:45-12:00pm

Workshop 1 – Climate Emergency

Rose Playle, Jess Russell, Robyn Thompson (Sustainability Team)

12:00- 2:45pm

Sustainable Lunch: NTU Vegan and Plastic Free Catering

1:00-2:15pm

Workshop 2-

  1. Nurturing Nature at NTU
  2. Fast & Furious Fashion
  3. Waste not, Want not: reducing food waste at home
  4. Sustainability in the Curriculum
  1. Sarah Robinson (Sustainability Team)
  2. Lucy Yates (Sustainability Team)
  3. Louis Guest (Enva)
  4. Helen Puntha (Green Academy)
2.15-2.30pm

Break for tea and coffee

 

2.30- 3:20pm

Panel of local organisations sharing sustainability initiatives

Grace Walker (White Rose)

Erin McDaid (Wildlife Trust)

Becky Valentine (Spenbeck)

Philip Ball (Enva)

3.20- 3:55pm

Public Deceleration of Pledges

Charmaine Morrell, Head of Sustainability

3:55- 4:00pm

Thank you and close of event, invitation to be included in group photograph

Steve Denton, Chief Operating Officer and Registrar at NTU

4.00pm

Group photograph