On Monday 28^th January 2008, students from the Centre for Human Ecology put their valued CHE education and knowledge into practice and set forth to raise ecological and political consciousness at the Strathclyde Students’ Union resource council.

To start the process to turn Strathclyde University into an environmental haven and hotbed of radicalism, four motions were passed to massively improve Strathclyde’s environmental and ethical performance. The union is now working to implement the motions and are reporting back to the students by the end of the spring term. The motions mandate the union to:  

1. Offer and advertise varied vegetarian and vegan alternatives in all of its food and retail outlets.

2. Address food supply in order to accommodate for an active and timetabled shift towards local and organic produce.

3. Carry out a comprehensive, professional environmental audit of all union buildings and related activities and set emission reduction targets which aim to match or surpass national targets set by the Scottish government.

4. To establish an annual ‘ethical careers’ fair, for the purposes of promoting, advertising and raising awareness of ethical career possibilities to students.

Great debate was had and many individuals and organisations are getting involved in the Strathclyde green revolution, but the CHE students feel this is just the start! Keep your ears to the ground for more environmental and ethical action, from the CHE adventurists!