Hosted by the Association of Colleges, Colleges National Green week this year starts on 20 April 2026. More details will be available shortly on the AoC website.
Find out more at: https://www.aoc.co.uk/corporate-services/sustainability-climate-action-hub/colleges-national-green-week
The week is an opportunity to celebrate colleges’ role in sustainability:
- How colleges lead the way in sustainable practice and supporting students to embrace sustainability and prepare them for the future green economy.
- How colleges are working hard to invest and find innovation solutions to reduce their emissions and become carbon neutral through modernising their campuses, reduce waste, embed sustainable procurement and green transport opportunities.
- How colleges play a key role in providing the skills and qualifications for the future green workforce in renewable energy, green skills, retrofit digital technologies and are key partners in local and regional strategies working towards net zero.
There are loads of ways to get involved, including:
- Aligning your current sustainability activities to Colleges’ National Green Week:
- staff activities
- student activities
- stakeholder roundtables
- fundraising or a local initiative to help the community
- launching new facilities or new provision.
- Collaborating on joint activities with local partners, agencies and employers.
- Undertaking activities across the whole college, a specific campus, or possibly work with other colleges in a sub region.
- Shout about the great sustainability work your college does on social media using the #CNGW2026 hashtag. AoC will be providing more social media guidance and resources closer to the time.
