Sustainability in the University Council
Sustainability in the University Council
21 mei 2015
The elections are present around the campus one more time. Green Office has interviewed the parties, both those representing the students and the staff faction, to present their action points and approach of the sustainability issue for the University of Groningen.
Studenten Organisatie Groningen (SOG)
"The SOG advocates development to the international standard on sustainability, in a world in which environmental stability is proving vital. We see no excuse not to switch to solar panels where possible, and to promote environmental studies in every faculty. In regards to how sustainable our
campaign is, we provided fresh smoothies and fruits for the students in order to energize them in a healthy way."
Lijst STERK
"Sustainability is a very important aspect of our daily life, and in the near future it will become even more important. We need to reduce energy consumption and in order to do so we need to produce more sustainable products. We understand the importance of this, however we don't think
subsidized sustainability is the way to go. We'd rather see local initiatives or smart persuasive communication that can trigger a process of creating awareness and support. We think that sustainability is something we should all want and care about rather than being mandatory".
Staff Faction
"We actively promote sustainability and I believe that a university is an important factor in society where sustainability can become concrete and persuasive due to smart and new solutions. I am thinking of plastic solar cells and efficient heating techniques for university buildings et
cetera."
We haven't yet received a reaction from Calimero.