June 15 marks the launch of National Clean Air Day and the sustainability team held an open air mindfulness session that was a nice break from the stress of work. Taking 30 minutes of your time to focus your attention inwards was a nice retreat from the demands of the outside world. Make a pledge on how you can reduce your air pollution - whether...Read More
On the 25 May the sustainability team hosted the Green Impact awards. The whole marketing team came out to the event that saw the Green Rangers pick up a number of awards including the gold award for completing all criteria, a special award for best environmental improvement, and a special award for me (Kara) for environmental hero. We'll display our awards with pride...Read More
Last week I returned from holiday to discover I’d won a fruit diffusing water bottle, a very good start back! I was lucky enough to be chosen as a winner of the London Met Water Month Quiz. I’m still not entirely sure of the correct answer to the question 'How many toilets are there are in the Holloway building?' But it turns out...Read More
A few months back we decided to ditch meat every Monday and go veggie! Hasnai, who took part every Monday, said "Meat free Mondays has been cleansing for my mind and body, and I feel like it's really brought us together because we all discussed what we had for lunch. I loved it and will carry on doing it!" Cutting meat back -...Read More
The Green Rangers' Fairtrade bake-off week is over and what a week it was! Monday Demetria kicked off the week with a wonderful banana cake that really set the bar high. Demetria used Fairtrade bananas and sugar products in her bake. Tuesday We were treated with two bakes on Tuesday - Hasnai baked a carrot cake using Fairtrade brown sugar and icing sugar. Karl...Read More
The latest issue of Glamour has given the Green Rangers a great way to save the planet without having to do a single thing... well one thing -- but it's tiny! All you have to do is download the Chrome extension Earth Mode; it tracks your carbon footprint and the people at Johnie Walker pledge to plant a tree to neutralise the carbon...Read More
Me and two members of Towering Infernos in the greenhouse. Photo by Zanda. London Met's gardening club is back and ready for green fingered staff and students to help grow those greens! I've been counting down the months, waiting for the danger of frost to end to start planting. Pictured above is the very spacious greenhouse on the roof of London Met, the...Read More
We visited the Sustainability Team's water stall at The Junction on Tuesday where we took part in a quiz, got some freebies, and made a pledge to save water! I pledged to finally buy a water butt for the garden. It'll collect rain water from the gutter and store it ready for when I need to water the garden in the summer months....Read More
You know that feeling of guilt when you’ve bought too much food or ordered more than you can eat? I know it well! I mean 2 for 1 on a punnet of strawberries is a good deal right? An extra side of fries with my main meal sounds perfect when I sit down hungry... and so it goes. Instead of always feeling bad...Read More
A recycling box is now outside the marketing department for everyone in the admin block to drop off clothes they no longer want. Donated to us from traid via the Sustainability Team, the clothes you drop off here will be sold in charity shops to raise funds for global projects that improve conditions and working practices in the textile industry. You’ll also be...Read More
All marketing meetings are now completely paperless! This is thanks to Asana, an online system we use in our meetings and can access back at our desks. It allows us to assign tasks and report back to each other without the need for printed agendas! However, we still go through a lot of paper back in our offices, due to the high number...Read More
The marketing department has started its very own book swap. We’ve currently got seven titles, ranging from John Grisham thrillers and Ian McEwan stories to Charles Dickens classics and guides on walking trails around the world. Borrow from our selection, donate your own book and spread the joy of reading! ...Read More
The University's Costa (Blue Met) now collects coffee grounds for anyone who needs a hit of nitrogen for their compost. I made use of this service and requested a bag to take home - all 14kg of it! It'll do wonders for the veg I'll be growing in March! Composting reduces the amount of food waste that ends up at the landfill, giving...Read More
We were really proud of the recycled Christmas tree we made over the festive period. No one loved it more than Beth, who loved it so much she was inspired to write a poem - and here it is: "I'm dreaming of a green Chrsitmas" by an elderly marketing elf ‘Twas the night before Christmas – well, the office party Not a creature...Read More
I’m not much of a bird person - in fact I have a fear of pigeons. But I do love little birds and the odd magpie (because of the nursery rhyme). This year I’ll be taking part in the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch 2017. Last year, two little robins were frequent visitors to the garden, and I’m hoping to see more this year!...Read More
Batteries contain toxic chemicals and heavy metals, which if not disposed of correctly, can leech into water and soil. Battery recycling week was from the 18-23 November and we all saw it as a good chance to safely get rid of all the old batteries we had lying around. The university has multiple battery recycling points and it didn’t take long for us...Read More
The Green Rangers are nurturing two new plants in the office: a Christmas tree named Jesus and a Basil plant named (quite aptly) Basil! In fact, the Christmas tree (the plant is actually called Norwegian Spruce) has three seeds that have sprouted, so maybe The Three Wise Men would make a better name! Basil was a parting gift from an intern, and the...Read More