Environmental sustainability

By embedding sustainability we will enable our university community to create positive change for society and environment.

How you can be sustainable

What we do

Responsible Futures at Salford

The University of Salford and Salford Students' Union are Responsible Futures accredited, recognising our shared commitment to embedding sustainability across education and the student experience.

Led by Students Organising for Sustainability UK (SOS-UK), Responsible Futures supports universities and students to work in partnership to put sustainability at the heart of learning and teaching.

Our accreditation reflects strong collaboration between staff and students, with trained student auditors praising our systemic approach and ambition to drive meaningful long-term change.

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Green impact

Want to make a difference and help reduce the environmental impact of the University of Salford? Get involved with Green Impact!

Our staff sustainability engagement programme is a great way for you to enhance sustainability at the University and receive recognition for your efforts. Registration is now live for 2026!

Students can also gain valuable transferable skills through volunteering to support the programme.

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Reuse at salford

The University of Salford is a member of WARP-it (Waste Action Reuse Portal), a redistribution network, which works in a similar way to Ebay or Freecycle but for organisations rather than individuals.

WARP-it makes it easy for departments to give away, loan or claim items unwanted by others within the organisation and beyond. Items which can be reused include furniture and stationery.

If you are from a local organisation interested in receiving donated items, please get in touch at esp-sustainability@salford.ac.uk.

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Explore how the University of Salford is embedding sustainability across all areas of its work. Through these pages, you can discover how we are managing performance, tracking progress, and driving meaningful change for our campus and through our teaching, learning, research and engagement with our communities.

You can also learn more about how our three strategic goals, Sustainable Campus, Sustainable Impact, and Sustainable Communities are brought to life through our operations, teaching and research, and engagement activities, including events, blogs, newsletters, and social media that connect our community and inspire collective action.

Our sustainable strategy

Our sustainability team

Our sustainability performance