Green Impact

Start a Campaign

Campaigning is a fantastic way to raise awareness of issues and create change. The Guild has a strong history of environmental campaigning and we’d love you to get involved in keeping the movement going.

To learn about our current campaigns or find out how to start your own environmental campaign contact our Student Voice Team.

Donate Unwanted Items

Junkbusters

Junkbusters is a joint project between your Guild and the University. Every year, we hit the streets of Selly to collect your unwanted items and donate these to the British Heart Foundation; making a massive difference to people’s lives.

Junkbusters operates in May and June, where we’ll organise collections in various parts of the local area.

Learn all about Junkbusters and be sure to email the Community Wardens if you’d like to volunteer.

Community Pantry

We appreciate that everyone may be feeling the pinch with the current cost of living crisis, so we’ve set up the Community Pantry to support those in crisis by providing a free one-off food parcel to those who need to access this service.

We rely on voluntary contributions to fund the Community Pantry. If you would like to donate food you can do so using the wire baskets located around campus.

Join a Group

The Guild has a number of student groups which focus on the environment and issues relating to sustainability. Explore each group and find out how to get involved:

• Conservation Volunteers
• Veg Soc
• Intervol (Ecuador project)

Selly Express

The Selly Express is the Guild’s free shuttle bus service offering safe travel between campus and Selly Oak. The bus runs from Monday – Friday during term-time and provides a convenient form of transportation for students who are on campus during the evening, offering a sustainable alternative to taxis.

Submit an Idea or Join a Committee

As a part of our Democratic Structure there are plenty of opportunities to get involved in matters of sustainability. If there’s something you’d particularly like us to focus on or prioritise, be sure to let us know by submitting it as an idea.

Separate to this, each year during our regular Elections we advertise the opportunity for students to join the Guild’s Ethical and Environmental Committee to contribute to the Guild’s work around sustainability.