Ethical and Environmental principles are core to NUS and NUS Services culture. These values underpin all of our work and have done since the organisations' inception.

NUS Services employs two full time staff to support a committed team of volunteers, named the Ethical & Environmental Committee, to ensure that these values translate into practice.

Commerce with a conscience

Find out more about our Ethical and Environmental activities in these key areas...

Supplier assessment and development

Our suppliers complete a comprehensive assessment programme prior to becoming part of the purchasing consortium.
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Constructive engagement

We have pioneered the practice of constructive engagement to address ethical and environmental issues in the student market. Over the years we have engaged with a wide range of organisations, including Coca-Cola, Coors and Matalan.
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Sound*

We operate a number of initiatives under our Sound* brand including the Sound* ethical choice promotional programme and the Sound* environmental impact awards.
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Carbon Academy

In April 2007 NUS Services was awarded Carbon Trust funding to run an energy efficiency project in students' unions.

The project seeks to reduce the carbon footprint of the students' union movement by 4% over the next three years, reducing our collective emissions by 5,000 tonnes of carbon per year.
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Waste minimisation tips 

Download our tips document to help cut waste.
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Ethical & Environmental Statements

These statements outline our corporate position on a number of important and contentious ethical and environmental issues. They provide guidance for staff and volunteers and guidelines for suppliers, setting out the principles of how the organisations will conduct their business on behalf of their member students' unions. 
Download our Ethical Statement
Download our Environmental Statement