This voluntary role enables those with an interest in sustainability to participate in and promote activities, to demonstrate their support, and to encourage those around them to become more sustainable. 

There are many benefits to becoming a Sustainability Ambassador including:

• developing leadership skills and enhancing your CV
• inspiring the Loughborough community to be more sustainable through positive and meaningful actions
• networking with like-minded students in a fun and friendly environment.

The role encourages you to promote sustainability on the Loughborough campus, using all types of social media (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter etc), as well as educating fellow students so that sustainable activities such as reducing paper wastage, using electronic notes, and recycling become part of their daily routine.

Additionally, you will get to help and attend events promoted through the monthly Sustainability Ambassador Microsoft Teams Network, and engage with the Student Green League.You will promote the competition within the student community and assist the Campus and Sustainability rep with using and co-ordinating the Carbon Action Plan.

Finally, the role allows you to communicate with the Sustainability team and report any issues concerning sustainability, energy wastage, and recycling problems within the University, provide student feedback from previous events, discuss future events, and pitch additional ideas for events or activities to take place on campus.

If you would like to apply, please email Rhiannon Brown (Sustainability Assistant) at enviroassist@lboro.ac.uk with a short paragraph that includes a bit about yourself, why you applied, and why you think you would be suited to the role.