Campaign Month "Sustainable September"
The University of Bonn invites all its members to take part in the many varied initiatives and events about sustainability as well as to come up with ideas for own campaigns.
Sustainable September 2023
A big thank-you to everyone who took part in the many thrilling events!
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RhineCleanUp 2023
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Collecting crown caps for the organization Förderkreis Bonn e.V. (supporting children with cancer)
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Water Quiz
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Nationwide “Germany Saves Food” campaign–helping to save food at the INRES Institute with free apples and potatoes and a “Fairteiler” stand. An event run by the INRES Institute in partnership with NEiS (Verbraucherzentrale NRW consumer association) and Foodsharing Bonn.
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“Grill & Chill” - a sustainable-style event organized by General Students’ Committee’s Environmental Department and the Vegactive campus group
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Ideas competition “Sustainable Mobility at the University of Bonn”
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Scythe training at the INRES Institute
Thank you for helping drive our efforts forward! We are looking forward to even more campaigns and events together in “Nachhaltiger November.”
Sustainable September 2022
As always, a big thank-you to everyone who took part in the many thrilling events!
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City Cycling for Team Uni Bonn
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“Recycling Jeans” campaign organized by the IGLU initiative
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“To good to go to waste!”: helping to save food at the INRES Institute with free apples and potatoes and a “Fairteiler” stand. An event run by the INRES Institute in partnership with NEiS (Verbraucherzentrale NRW consumer association) and Foodsharing Bonn.
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Talk and workshop on preserving fruit and vegetables in the fall. This event was organized by CampusAckerdemie, Biology Didactics and the NEiS project, an initiative of the Verbraucherzentrale NRW consumer association.
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Scythe training at the INRES Institute.
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Preparing the first-ever sustainable goody bags to welcome first-semester students on October 4, 2022.
Sustainable September 2021

„Sustainable September“ 2021 premiered as the first sustainable themed month at the University of Bonn – and there are many more to come! Students, employees, researchers as well as lecturers participated with great commitment, working towards more sustainability in our university and everday-lifes.
Thanks to everyone taking part!
- Upcycling Workshops in cooperation with Bundeskunsthalle
- Rhine Clean Up 2021
- Fair goal wall shooting, organized by the student initiative fairtrade university
- Free potatoes, apples (Wiesengut) and saved food at the INRES Institute in cooperation with NEiS and supported by the foodharing initiative