Climate Café focuses on Fairtrade
On Tuesday, Transition University of St Andrews and the Environment team facilitated the monthly Climate Café in Zest Café, St Andrews, based on the theme of Fairtrade, in recognition of Fairtrade Fortnight. Local…
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Amy Manvell is the Sustainability Coordinator 2025-2026 for the University of St Andrews. She graduated in 2025 with an MA (Hons) Spanish and Sustainable Development. Amy has lived in northern Spain, but grew up near Brighton in the south of England.
Flanders’ Fair Trade Towns Youth Ambassadors Visit St Andrews
The Environment team hosted a group of six students from Faire Gemeente (Fair Trade Towns) in Flanders, Belgium in August, ahead of the International Fair Trade Towns Conference in Edinburgh. These young people are…
Landfill vs Energy from Waste: Resolving the General Waste Debate
Waste management discussions often focus on how many resources are ‘saved from’ or ‘end up in’ landfill. However, the term landfill is often used wrongly as a catch-all for general waste management processes. At the…
3 Key Takeaways from EY Sustainability Summer Internship
Read student Marko’s reflections on sustainability over his summer internship at EY. Hello everyone! My name is Marko Fickert Ariza, and I am a fourth-year Geography and Management student at the University of St…
Introducing your Sustainability Coordinator for 2025-2026
Hey! My name is Amy, and I am here to introduce myself as the Sustainability Coordinator for this year! Having just graduated with MA in Sustainable Development and Spanish, I am thrilled to stay in beautiful St…