Make an Impact

Sustainability is embedded within everything we do at Leeds and needs every one of us to play a role.    

We offer a number of engagement and participation programmes to involve staff with improving sustainability at the University. If you want to make an impact as a member of staff, a great starting point is to join our Sustainability Community on Teams to access peer support and information on embedding sustainability in your work.   

Our network of sustainability ambassadors are known as Staff Sustainability Architects. They have a crucial role in identifying, developing, and implementing sustainability initiatives across campus, with a portion of their time protected for delivering this important work.

Our flagship engagement framework Blueprint facilitates creation of people-centred sustainability plans unique to a School, Service, or Faculty. These five-year plans are designed by staff at all levels and contribute to delivery of the Climate Plan and other institutional sustainability targets, and are fully supported by the Sustainability Service. 

And each year we also recruit passionate students in paid part-time roles as Student Sustainability Architects, where they gain valuable experience leading sustainability projects here on campus.