In November last year (2024) we attended the Green Impact awards and thanks to the dedication of our team we secured a Platinum award (and accompanying Welsh Slate trophy) for the third year in a row! Alongside this we also won the award for Innovation for Engagement.
The Awards covered both our day-to-day work, with improvements made around sustainable materials, packaging, practices and sourcing, as well as our thematic programming including our Energy House residencies and Hybrid Futures exhibition and symposium.
Our case study for the engagement award was based around The Conductor – a performance that took place during Sounds From The Other City by artist in residence Mishka Henner. This performance allowed the collection and the artist to talk about our artist residency program at Energy House 2.0, the climate research that Henner was using as basis for his project, and allowed the Acoustics facilities to have a different audience than would otherwise be possible. This day was fully booked up, and encouraged many to see art and climate in a different light, whilst also learning about science and the lesser known courses offered at the university.
Audience watching The Conductor by Mishka Henner, 2024. Photography by Sam Parker.
We look forward to striving for Platinum for our 4th Year in a row and we encourage your team to join the Green Impact Project too! If you don’t have a team, join one – or just live your life as best you can and as green as you can!