Stirling Students' Union is thrilled to announce a fantastic achievement in sustainability, securing three awards from Green Impact Students' Union (GISU) and being shortlisted as finalists for the Student Engagement category of the Green Gown Awards.

This year has been fantastic for sustainability at Stirling SU, with the Union receiving the Excellent Award for their Green Impact Students Union audit, alongside both the GISU Choice Special Award and the Highest Scoring Runner-up Special Award. These achievements reflect the incredible dedication of our amazing student volunteers and staff who have put so much time and effort to make sustainability a priority in our way of working.

Recognition from the GISU Team

The SOS-UK (Students Organising for Sustainability UK) auditor commented: "I was really blown away by how much great sustainability work Stirling SU are doing, and in particular the amazing work of their Sustainability Coordinator and how the wider SU and student officer team have supported amazing student and society led change this year! They had so many impressive projects, and went above and beyond on many topics, especially in biodiversity, food, housing and ethical careers policy! Their Green & Blue Space is very unique and really feels like sustainability is at the forefront of their engagement!"

This Year's Highlights

The Green & Blue Space became Scotland's first Green Office, while our Community Food Initiative collected upwards of 19 tonnes of food, redistributed 45,000 meals, and put around £135,000 back in students' pockets while saving over 70 tonnes of CO2e. The Fair Share initiative collected and repurposed 2.06 tonnes of items, saving another 36.7 tonnes of CO2e. Through the National Student Housing Campaign, co-led by the VP Communities, Stirling SU helped get student housing recognised in the Housing Bill regulations. The team brought back the Stirling Climate Festival with 18 events engaging over 200 students, plus co-hosted the University's Green Week 2025 created a new Community Wildflower Meadow, and helped with the future Campus Biodiversity Strategy aiming for 30% of campus to be managed for biodiversity by 2030.

Adding to these achievements, Stirling Students' Union has been shortlisted as finalists for the Student Engagement Green Gown Awards, celebrating the work of the Green & Blue Space as the Union's sustainability hub and Green Office on campus.