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Sustainability Zone (21st March 2017)

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Name of Committee Sustainability Zone
Date and time 21st March 2017, 13:00
Place Meeting Room 1
Present Members
(voting)
Vice President Student Communities Flora Noble
Ethics and Environment Officer Eleanor Davis
Sustainability Zone Open Place James Peploe
Absent with Apologies Union President Alex Hovden
Vice President Welfare David Allwright
Equality and Diversity Officer Frazer Delves
Absent without Apologies Sustainability Zone Open Place Abbie Cowley
Sustainability Zone Open Place Nikol Raykova
Sustainability Zone Open Place Robert Milner
Non-members Kate Weston

Actions and Decisions

TypeDescriptionWho
Action Elle to meet with Holly from the shop to discuss a Fair Trade range. Eleanor Davis
Action Elle to discuss possible prizes with David. David Allwright, Eleanor Davis
Action James to speak to Cameron about the possibility of using the PA House.  James Peploe
Action Promote the Meliora Journal Alex Hovden, David Allwright, Flora Noble, Frazer Delves, Eleanor Davis, Abbie Cowley, Nikol Raykova, Robert Milner, James Peploe
1. Attendance and apologies

Apologies were recieved from Alex, David and Frazer. 

2. Minutes from previous meeting

The committee read and approved.

3. Actions from previous meeting

Frazer to circulate E+D Forum to the committee. – Follow up with Frazer.

Frazer and David to meet with the Learning and Development and Insight team at the Union to discuss embedding E+D into the Union’s key performance indicators. – Carry this action forward.

Alex to contact Dame Wendy Hall regarding the inspiring women event. – Unfortunately she was unable to attend but the event was a great success. 

Alex to ensure that there are plenty of water bottles available in the masterplan for the Union’s renovations. – Ongoing.

"Sustainability Initiative of the year" will be the name of the Sustainability Zone's award.     - More nominations are needed.

Alex will investigate the Medicin Sans Frontieres Society campaign further. – Follow up with Alex. 

David to investigate the Union using biodegradable veggieware in its outlet. - David is currently waiting on quotes.

4. Officer Reports

4.1. Equality and Diversity Officer:

Frazer has promised that he will circulate his report to the committee shortly.

 

4.2. Ethics and Environmental Officer:

Elle recently met with George to discuss the ‘Change Our World Week’.

Fair Trade event on Friday 12th May – will have a stall on the redbrick, with free snacks and Tea/Coffee, will use the opportunity to promote and it also ties in nicely with exams. 

Fair Trade range in Shop – How much can be spent? In previous years around £200 has been spent, however there may be more money available in the budget.  

Environmental Rock Fest on 29th May – will have a stall and can also promote Shift Your Stuff, Ell is also looking into getting a smoothie bike.  They have also asked if we could contribute a prize to the raffle. 

James updated the committee with the Campus Collective Community Gardens current situation.  They are looking for space as the Council have been unable to provide any.  They have the money and people but are just struggling to secure a suitable space.  Flora suggested the Performing Arts House which may have a garden.       

Action Elle to meet with Holly from the shop to discuss a Fair Trade range. (Eleanor Davis)
Action Elle to discuss possible prizes with David. (David Allwright, Eleanor Davis)
Action James to speak to Cameron about the possibility of using the PA House.  (James Peploe)
5. VP Welfare Report

In David’s absence Ell covered most of the updates.

Flora updated the group on International Women’s Day which went very well.  There were two events one on the 8th March with a panel of 4 speakers, around 50 people attended including some Solent students.  There was also an event at West Quay on 11th March which brought together a lot of groups in the community.  A very positive event and West Quay have since said that the event attracted the most public engagement they have had in the building.

6. Change Your World Week

Ell updated the group on this.  Each day will have a different topic, for example, Wednesday will be the cosmetics fayre and Friday will be all political societies coming together for discussion and debate.   Ell is currently working on the cosmetic fayre. Change Your World Week is going to be the week commencing 24th April.   

7. Shift Your Stuff

George updated the group on Shift Your Stuff.  It is on track and a meeting has been set up with the Masters student who will be working on it.  The goal this year is to increase the amount collected but also streamline the charities to donate to.  So this year focusing on three, two local and one that can take everything, e.g. The British Heart Foundation.  Flora suggested contacting the Student Action for Refugees group or Southampton Action People to People group.  Collections for Shift Your Stuff will be mid-June to the end of June and marketing will be brought forward to the end of May to allow for enough time to promote.      

8. Funding

The committee discussed the funding applications. 

9. Any Other Business

 Flora asked the committee to promote the Meliora Journal. 

Action Promote the Meliora Journal (Alex Hovden, David Allwright, Flora Noble, Frazer Delves, Eleanor Davis, Abbie Cowley, Nikol Raykova, Robert Milner, James Peploe)

Key: P (Papers Provided), PF (Papers to Follow)