We're excited to launch our interactive webinar series, covering a range of sustainability topics, for all Green Impact organisations to promote to their teams. We're looking forward to reaching hundreds of staff and students across the Green Impact network. Staff and students from hospitals, universities, local councils, heritage sites and more will be able to learn, share ideas and network during these webinars.
Each month, we will host a session through Zoom which will be recorded for people to access at a later date. Here's what's coming up, along with our previous webinars to re-watch (all times UK time).
Our monthly webinars are free to join for staff and students from organisations that run our SOS-UK programmes (including Green Impact, Responsible Futures, Student Switch Off, Drug & Alcohol Impact and the Fairtrade University & College Award).
Upcoming webinars
Tuesday 10th December 2024: Joining the dots: Sustainability, climate and social justice
The climate crisis and ecological collapse are a threat to everyone, but some people are more at risk than others. Those who have contributed the least to these problems are facing the worst effects. We have a choice in how we respond to these crises: will we come together to help those most at risk and work to fix the deep inequalities nations like the UK have benefited from, or will we keep resources for ourselves? Will we create connections or barriers? This webinar will discuss how sustainability is linked with inequality, oppression, and a history of colonialism and exploitation. We will look at the dangers we face and the chances to create a fairer society based on justice and solidarity. Sign up here
Wednesday 15th January 2025: Turning apathy into hope: a pathway to resilience in the climate crisis
The climate crisis and ecological collapse are a threat to everyone, but some people are more at risk than others. Those who have contributed the least to these problems are facing the worst effects. We have a choice in how we respond to these crises: will we come together to help those most at risk and work to fix the deep inequalities nations like the UK have benefited from, or will we keep resources for ourselves? Will we create connections or barriers? This webinar will discuss how sustainability is linked with inequality, oppression, and a history of colonialism and exploitation. We will look at the dangers we face and the chances to create a fairer society based on justice and solidarity. Sign up here
Thursday 13th February 2025: Ethical Finance
Ever wondered what banks do with your money when you deposit it in an account with them? Want to know how the world’s most polluting and exploiting industries are funding? This session will give you an overview of the role of the global financial industry in our world’s most pressing climate and social crises – and how organisations can use their influence to help build a just, sustainable economy. Sign up here
Wednesday 19th March 2025: The climate crisis and politics
Climate change and sustainability are political issues. In this webinar, we will explore how politics has shaped the climate crisis, why it is a political problem, and how all of us as citizens can engage with politics to progress climate action and climate justice. Sign up here
Wednesday 23rd April 2025: Sustainability at home: how to engage your friends, family, and loved ones
Sometimes, it may feel as if we embark on our sustainability journeys alone, while eco-anxiety rises – particularly among young people. By involving our friends, family, and loved ones in our sustainability efforts, we can not only increase our impact and make actions enjoyable but help others to feel empowered. Join this webinar to learn how effective communication and active listening can foster a collaborative spirit in creating sustainable habits at home, and gets tips for what you can do together. Sign up here
Tuesday 13th May 2025: Tackling sustainability misinformation: Critical thinking and information literacy
In today's connected world, we're bombarded with information trying to grab our attention. Every day, our devices, eyes, and ears are filled with claims and counterclaims about sustainability and climate change. So, how do we know what's true and what's trying to deceive us for clicks, money, or something worse? In this webinar, we'll cover the basics of the scientific method, tools for critical thinking, and information literacy. This will help you check sources and methods to distinguish facts from nonsense. We'll also look at common flaws in reasoning that can mislead us. Sign up here
Wednesday 11th June 2025: Inhale with Intention this Clean Air Day: why we can't be passive about the air we breathe
Join us for a session focusing on Clean Air Day, where we delve into the causes and far-reaching effects of air pollution on our health and environment. This session will explore the significance of Clean Air Day, highlighting the urgent need for cleaner air and the positive changes it can bring. We will share practical steps that citizens and organisations can take to reduce pollution and contribute to a healthier, more sustainable future. Discover how small actions can lead to significant improvements and learn how to become an advocate for clean air in your community. Sign up here
Wednesday 9th July 2025: Supporting nature over the summer holidays
Join us to find out some fun and interesting ways you can lend nature a helping hand over the summer! We'll cover tips on how you can help support nature's recovery with wildlife friendly gardening, some fun family-friendly citizen science projects, and some wildlife ID skills to help you find out what species live on your doorstep. Sign up here. Sign up here
If you have an idea for a webinar you'd like to see as part of a future series, please email Rachel.Soper@sos-uk.org.
2024-25 webinar recordings
Wednesday 18th September 2024: Home energy efficiency
This webinar on home energy efficiency is designed to support staff and students who want to take climate action whilst reducing energy costs. In this session, you'll learn practical tips to optimise energy usage in your home. Discover how small changes can lead to significant savings, improve comfort, and contribute to more sustainable housing. Whether you're renting or owning, living alone or with others, this webinar will equip you with the knowledge and tools to make your home more efficient. View recording here.
Tuesday 15th October 2024: Unseen Impact: Reducing Your Digital Carbon Footprint
This webinar will delve into the hidden environmental impact of our digital activities. As our reliance on technology grows, so does the carbon footprint of our online presence. This session will explore the concept of the digital carbon footprint, uncovering how everyday activities like streaming, emailing, and cloud storage contribute to carbon emissions. We will discuss practical steps we can take both at work and at home to reduce our digital carbon footprint and make informed sustainable choices in the digital age, which can often lead to time and cost savings as well! View the recording here.
Tuesday 12th November 2024: Whose footprint is it anyway - Contextualising the blame game
Sometimes it can be confusing to see the whole picture when we talk about carbon footprints. You may have heard ‘but [country] has a much bigger carbon footprint than us' or 'It doesn't make a difference what we do when [country] is so much more polluting' - but do these kinds of statements accurately reflect global responsibilities for climate action? This webinar explores the concept of responsibility with the context of history and habits, and will empower you to understand the bigger picture of carbon footprints with a climate justice lens. View the recording here.
2023-24 webinar recordings
Tuesday 19th September 2023: Climate and health
In this webinar we will explore how human health is impacted by climate change, the health co-benefits of taking climate action, and the role the healthcare sector itself will play in a sustainable future. View recording here.
Thursday 26th October 2023: Event Sustainability
Join this webinar for an overview of making different types of events more sustainable. View recording here.
Tuesday 14th November 2023: Sustainable supply chains - how to support them at work and from home
We will look at issues that make supply chains unsustainable, and provide advice on how we can all contribute to making them better, both at work and at home. View recording here.
Thursday 14th December 2023: Intersecting Paths: Exploring Intersectionality and the Environment
In this webinar, we will examine how race intersects with environmental issues, shaping both the experiences of marginalised communities and the broader ecological landscape. View recording here.
Wednesday 24th January 2024: Wilding the UK
The UK has set a target to protect and restore 30% of our land and sea by 2030, and to halt species decline by 2030. Join this webinar to learn more about these targets, what is being done to help reverse the decline of nature and how you can help support these goals. We'll cover some interesting larger-scale projects and initiatives, alongside suggestions of what you can do to get involved in boosting biodiversity in your local area! View recording here.
Tuesday 13th February 2024: Ethical Finance: How the financial system entrenches climate and social injustice – and how we can transform it to build a just, sustainable future
Ever wondered what banks do with your money when you deposit it in an account with them? Want to know how the world’s most polluting and exploiting industries are funding? This session will give you an overview of the role of the global financial industry in our world’s most pressing climate and social crises – and how organisations can use their influence to help build a just, sustainable economy. View recording here.
Thursday 21st March 2024: My World is our world
Leaning into student perspectives on engaging any and everybody with sustainability. This workshop looks to draw from the experiences of participants on ways to connect anyone to sustainability. View recording here.
Wednesday 10th April 2024: Reducing water pollution – deeper than the mainstream
Are you aware of the sources of water pollution? In this webinar, we will discuss our stores of that compound essential to all life on Earth. We'll cover the scale of the problem, who is responsible, and what we can do to tackle it. From sewage to plastics to E.coli, we'll delve deeper than common knowledge with the aim of leaving you with some new ideas for actions you can take. View recording here.
Thursday 9th May 2024: Empowering workplace learning for a sustainable future
Learning about sustainability at work is a powerful way to build sustainability into your role, and empower others in your team to do the same. Workplace learning and other informal ways of learning are hugely important if we want to realise a just and sustainable future for all, as we will all need to build new skills, knowledge and attributes to bring about the changes we need to see in the world. This webinar will discuss the steps we can take in our roles to build sustainability into our personal development opportunities, and make a real impact through learning. It is part of Learning At Work Week 2024. View recording here.
2022-23 webinar recordings
Tuesday 23rd August 2022: Who's in the room? How to include more voices in your work
For this webinar we will be joined by Andrea Marsden from Victoria University in Wellington to discuss how they have adapted their sustainability work to better reflect the voices in the room, including building in the the principles of Kaupapa Māori (the collective vision, aspiration and purpose of Māori communities). View recording here.
Thursday 15th September 2022: The social pillar of sustainability
In this webinar we will discuss the social pillar of sustainability, which sits alongside the environmental and economic pillars. We will discuss climate justice and how social and environmental actions are linked. View recording here.
Friday 21st October 2022: Reimagining waste
In this webinar we will discuss why we waste so much, the concepts of zero waste (particularly the 5 Rs). and the different ways we can reimagine waste. The webinar will also consider privilege, and how it is important to reflect on privilege when discussing waste. View the recording here.
Tuesday 29th November 2022: What happened at COP27?
In this webinar we will cover a summary of the outcomes of the COP27 climate conference in Sharm El Sheikh, and what comes next. View the recording here.
Wednesday 25th January 2023: Tackling the Biodiversity crisis
Want to learn more about what the biodiversity crisis is and how it is interlinked with the climate crisis? Join this webinar to gain an understanding of the key factors driving a decline in global biodiversity, as well as learning about some key solutions to tackling the problem. As part of the session we will be exploring some exciting and ambitious conservation and rewilding projects, as well as how you can get involved in your local community or garden! View the recording here.
Wednesday 22nd February 2023: Sustainable travel at home and at work
This webinar will give an introduction to sustainable travel and transport. We will be looking at the transport we rely on in our daily lives and exploring the complex web of sustainability and climate justice issues around this, with a particular focus on motor vehicles. View the recording here.
Tuesday 18th April 2023: Thirsty Fashion - How the textile industry is bleeding us dry
In this workshop we will discuss global water access and how much we rely on it, how thirsty fashion leads to water pollution and limited water access, and what you can do practically to help. View the recording here.
Thursday 11th May 2023: Discovering wildlife tracks and signs
Curious to know what wildlife inhabits your campus, local park or back garden? Join this webinar to learn how you can use key clues and signs to identify the presence of wildlife species without seeing them directly! We will be hosting this event with our Hedgehog Friendly Campus team for a special focus on hedgehogs as part of the session, and will also cover some top tips for helping your local wildlife to thrive. View the recording here.