Green Impact is an environmental accreditation scheme that encourages pro-environmental behaviors in universities and organizations. It empowers sustainability champions and encourages competition between teams to increase environmental awareness and reduce energy, water, and carbon footprints while improving recycling. Charlotte Davenport volunteered to be trained and act as an auditor for the Green Impact scheme at the University of Leeds. She took a training course covering auditing skills as well as environmental issues related to energy, waste, procurement and transport. Following the training, Charlotte conducted a successful audit for the Sustainability Service at the university, completing it professionally and quickly.

1. To whom it may concern,
RE: IEMA Approved ‘Introduction to auditing and evaluating environmental behaviour
change’
Green Impact is an environmental accreditation scheme that encourages and celebrates pro-
environmental behaviours within universities and colleges, students’ unions and community
organisations. It empowers sustainability champions within their workplace, helping them gain
recognition for their environmental efforts, whilst playing on the competitive spirit of staff working
in teams. The results are organisation-wide awareness of environmental issues, procedures and
policies alongside great scope for supporting change and shared good practice. The outcomes are
reduced organisational energy and water consumption, reduced carbon emissions, greater levels of
recycling and compliant waste segregation but also an engaged, motivated workforce who are more
aware of environmental issues and motivated to act upon this awareness in an environmentally
responsible manner both at work and at home.
As part of Green Impact, all departments who take part have to be audited. Charlotte Davenport
volunteered to train and act as a volunteer auditor during the 2014-15 Green Impact scheme at the
University of Leeds. They took part in the IEMA approved ‘Introduction to auditing and evaluating
environmental behaviour change’.
The training covered environmental issues in the workplace relating to energy use, waste
management, ethical procurement and sustainable transport. It also developed professional auditing,
analytical and relationship building skills.
Following the training, Charlotte conducted an audit on behalf of the Sustainability Service at the
University of Leeds. We were impressed with the professional manner in which the audit was
conducted, the speed with which the results were reported and are very grateful for their time.
Should you have any questions about Green Impact or about the auditing process, please feel free
to contact me, or visit www.nus.org.uk/greenimpact
Yours sincerely,
Jo Kemp
Green Impact Programme Manager
jo.kemp@nus.org.uk