Green Impact raises the awareness of sustainability within an organisation by giving staff and students a focused and supported approach to making simple, positive, and effective changes to the workplace and our environment.
Green Impact is an opportunity for staff and students at Massey – many of whom have already been contributing towards green initiatives for many years – to connect with others, work alongside teams across the university, and get recognition for their achievements through the programme.
While the university focuses on institutional-wide challenges such as the Climate Action Plan, Carbon Reporting and Sustainability Policies and Practices, staff and students can act on some of the issues seen every day.
Sustainability policies and practices
This programme is delivered in New Zealand and Australia by Australasian Campuses Towards Sustainability (ACTS) and implemented by over 400 organisations worldwide.
How Green Impact works
Massey staff and students complete sustainability-related actions in our personalised online toolkit. Green Impact teams may be composed of members from a department/ team/ office/ laboratory/ floor of a building – whatever suits you. Actions are assigned different points depending on their impact and difficulty. These points equate to levels of understanding:
- Kua kitea – I see it!
- Kua mārama – I understand!
- Kua mōhio – I know what to do!
- Kua mātau – I am enlightened!
At the end of the year, once the toolkit has closed and audited, teams will gather to celebrate and receive recognition for their mahi.
Green Impact time allowance
You can really spend as little as half an hour a week. You have five months to complete the actions, with support available. If that's too much, you can do just a few actions this year. Any actions completed will positively impact our university and the planet.
Why get involved
Green Impact is easy, free, fun and rewarding. You get to:
- make your workplace a more enjoyable and efficient place
- connect with new people from within and outside of Massey
- learn about social, health and environmental issues and make a real impact
- access a whole toolkit of sustainability ideas for your team
- be recognised for the positive actions you are doing already!
Getting started
The 2023 Green Impact program has wrapped up, but you can register now for 2024.
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Encourage colleagues to join your team.
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Explore and start completing actions from the toolkit!
Green Impact Cross Campus Co-Lab Project
This year, Green Impact at Massey and Campus Co-Lab are teaming up to offer staff and students a way to develop sustainability-related projects. Teams will receive project development support and Green Impact points. At the end of the process, they can apply for funding to get their pilot off the ground.
If you have big ideas for improvements to our campuses or you’d like to focus your Green Impact efforts on one area, this process will support you to do that. You don’t need a fully formed idea, just a passion for sustainability and a desire to create lasting change.
Project participation
The Green Impact Cross Campus Co-Lab Project is open to all Massey staff and students.
If you would like to work on a sustainability project with a new or existing Green Impact team, sign up to Green Impact and work through the steps in the toolkit.
If you’re working on a sustainability-focused project with Campus Co-Lab, check with your facilitator to see if your project is eligible. You will receive support in submitting your project through the Green Impact toolkit.
Project criteria
All Green Impact Cross Campus Co-Lab projects must aim to:
- make a tangible difference to sustainability engagement or practice at Massey
- improve the student experience at Massey
- adhere to the Campus Co-Lab Principles (student login required)
- strongly support at least two United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
- involve all your Green Impact team members.
The process
Campus Co-Lab and sustainability staff will guide you through this process and connect your team with any other Massey staff and students you might need to work with during your project development.
Contact your Green Impact at Massey rep for more information.
Green Impact support
Green Impact teams will receive regular communication from their Green Impact at Massey rep throughout the year and can contact them during the process with any questions.
Join the Green Impact at Massey Teams site for ongoing support, chat and resources.
ACTS also hold several online Green Impact sessions throughout the year.
