Links

Aston University is proud to be linked to....

Birmingham Environmental Partnership: Led by Birmingham City Council, the purpose of BEP is to provide strategic leadership on environmental and sustainability issues. http://www.bebirmingham.org.uk/page.php?id=22

Cycle Chain: a social enterprise business working in Birmingham and the West Midlands who use bicycles and related products and services to improve health, social welfare, and the environment. http://www.cyclechain.org/

EAUC: The Environmental Association of Universities and Colleges. http://www.eauc.org.uk/home

EBRI: The European Bio-Energy Research Institute http://www.ebri.org.uk/ 

EcoCampus: an Environmental Management System developed specifically for Universities. Aston is on course for our Platinum award this summer. http://www.ecocampus.co.uk/ 

Fairtrade Foundation: Aston is a Fairtrade University, committed to sourcing ethical products. http://www.fairtrade.org.uk/

Part-time Carnivore: a national campaign asking people to reduce their consumption of meat http://www.parttimecarnivore.org/ 

People&Planet: a national student network campaigning to end world poverty, defend human rights and protect the environment. http://peopleandplanet.org/ 

Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC): the largest of the six regional higher education purchasing consortia that operate throughout the UK, which encourages all of its suppliers to operate with corporate social responsibility. http://supc.procureweb.ac.uk/

Student Switch Off: an energy saving competition for students living in halls of residence. http://www.studentswitchoff.org/

Sustainability WM: sustainability adviser for the leaders of the West Midlands, working with business and the public. http://www.sustainabilitywestmidlands.org.uk/

UN Climate Change Pledge: Aston has contributed to an international business schools’ climate change declaration – to be presented to the UN in Copenhagen during the December 2009 negotiations. http://www.aston.ac.uk/aston-business-school/news-and-events/news-archive/2009/climate-change/