What have we been working on in the environment sector lately? What has the university and Unica done for sustainability? Read our sustainable news below:
TYY
TYY in Ireland
TYY board member and vice chair Akseli visited Ireland and Univerisity College Cork to learn more about sustainability. This is how he describes the trip and experience:
What can universities learn about sustainable development from each other? I traveled to Ireland in september to get to know to University College Cork (UCC) that has long been a fore runner in sustainable development amongst universities. The trip was a part of the bench learning excersize "Benchlearning sustainability" between UTU and UCC and I traveled together with UTU staff. I was there to represent tha student union and bring out the student perspective. During the two day visit we got to know the campus and hear about how sustainability is visible in UCC`s teaching, research and everyday campus life. I was given the opportunity to present how TYY works towards sustainability and what possibilities do students have to influence the decision made in the university. The trip was a success and I can say this - the university still has things to learn about sustainability. If you are interested to learn more about UCC and sustainability you read about it from UCC webpages.
Written by: TYY Board member Akseli Tiitta
The core team members for the environment wing selected
TYY board selected the core team members for the environment wing and other wings in its meeting on 7.10. The teams will start their work today with a joint training and start planning their autumn together. The wing meetings are open for everyone to attend and the dates and times will be posted on TYY events calendar after the core teams have started working.
Sustainable development week organised 3.-7.10.
TYY Sustainable development week was organised during 3.-7.10. The event was part of a SYL coordinated project where many student unions organise their own sustainable develoment week with the same theme: "Sustainability holds us up, uphold sustainability". During the autumn sustainable develoment is present in different university campuses through this project. TYY suistainable development week consisted of different events such as sustainable clothing workshop, seminar and visits to UFF and Luke on Friday. Fair trade organisation organised a workshop on food secutiry and Eeti Ry held a workshop on corporate sustainability. The environment wing organised the traditional flea market appro that gained a lot of participants.
UTU
Sustainable Campus Life Displayed During Autumn – Participate, Discuss, Create Ideas
Professorinkuja Bike Parking Area Opened for Users (utu.fi)
Unica
Responsibility is the way to work at Unica restaurants. Everyday choices and practical actions are decisive.
For us, responsibility is one of our most important values and it means taking full care of our customers, staff and the environment as well as our own economy.
Examples of our actions
All the electricity we buy is 100% environmentally friendly electricity and produced from renewable energy sources. We refuel our cars with Neste MY diesel. Neste’s MY diesel is 100% renewable and it is made exclusively from waste and residues from industrial processes. We are actively involved in various development projects that advance environmental actions