Tasha Johnson sits down with the University of Leeds’ Dr Mark Sumner to discuss the university’s involvement with Textile 2030
2,000 Tonnes of Air Pollution Removed by Trees On Campus
The University of Leeds campus is loved by many for its green spaces and picturesque nature spots, but a recent report published by the Leeds Ecosystem, Atmosphere and Forest (LEAF) Centre, has shown that these […]
Morrisons Gets Greener and Starts a Trend
MMorrisons have recently announced that they have banned plastic packaging for fruit and vegetables in 60 of their 491 stores, making them the first major supermarket chain in the UK to do so. The move […]
New York Tackles Plastic Consumption
On the 22nd of April, New York became the second US state to implement a state-wide ban of disposable plastic bags, following in the footsteps of California, which put a similar ban in place in […]
Leeds Named the 16th Most Sustainable University In The Country
The University of Leeds has ranked 16th on Peoples and Planet’s University League tables. This is an independent league table based on sustainability, which ranks universities based on their environmental and ethical performance. This league […]
Leeds University scores highly for green impact
The University has been awarded a ‘first class award’, scoring 100% for environmental policy but 0% for ethical investment The University of Leeds has been named one of the key universities producing environmental research. It […]
What Does it Mean to be ‘Green’?
Following the Climate Change march this weekend in Leeds town centre and this week’s COP21 talks in Paris of leaders from around the world about global warming, The Gryphon explores the issue of climate change, […]
Green Action
‘ We are not just a little Green shop of hippies giving out free bread, jamming to reggae, and selling “rabbit” food. We are more, we promise.’ Green Action is a society that takes practical […]
News | Torn down campaign posters spark outrage
Candidates in the Leadership Race have expressed their outrage after two unknown culprits ripped down posters in the Union to make bunting. Two people carrying black bags made their way around the Union taking down […]
News | Exec member opts out of green pledge for paperless campaign
All candidates going for the role of Community Officer in the Union’s Leadership Race are going paperless with their campaigns, apart from the current officer, who is re-running. Dami Adebayo, one of the candidates, said […]