Earlier in the summer the SSL was presented with two Green Impact awards and part of our prize was the opportunity to plant a tree.  Last week Sarah and Joanna planted a very fine oak tree in a field at Wytham Woods on behalf of the SSL.  In all, 15 oak and beech trees were planted by representatives from the award winning teams at Oxford. Oak trees have a life expectancy of 600 years, so our tree will absorb carbon and provide shelter for grazing livestock for some time to come.

We are taking part in Green Impact again this year and one of our first actions for 2015/16 was to host a Macmillan Coffee Morning, jointly with the Politics Department, on 25 September.  Lots of delicious home-made cakes were consumed and we raised the grand total of £175.48 which will help to support people affected by cancer.

We’ll be looking for more ways to help reduce waste and carbon emissions in the SSL so please tell us your ideas.

Green Impact is a national environmental accreditation scheme run by the NUS and managed at Oxford University by the Estates Services’ Environmental Sustainability team.