# Campaign Month "Sustainable September"
**Source**: https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/university/about-the-university/sustainable-university/sustainable-september
**Parent**: https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/university/about-the-university/sustainable-university
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](https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/university/about-the-university/sustainable-university/ideas-mailbox?set_language=en)1.
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## Sustainable September 2025
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## A big thank-you to everyone who took part in the many thrilling events!
- [RhineCleanUp](https://www.river-cleanup.org/en)2 2025
- 3[GreenScreen](https://www.uni-bonn.de/de/universitaet/ueber-die-uni/nachhaltige-uni/green-screen)4 — sustainability-related films at the Brotfabrik Bonn-Beuel
- Workshop “Ideen, die schmecken! Gestalten mit nachhaltigen Materialien” (“Sweet Ideas: Designing with Sustainable Materials”) at the5[Bundeskunsthalle](https://www.bundeskunsthalle.de/)6
- Guided tour to the University of Bonn’s PV systems
- [KlimaPuzzle](https://climatefresk.org/world/)7
- Swap Your Clothing meet at Campo Mensa in Poppelsdorf
- Free apples from orchards as part of the week-long nationwide “Too good to go to waste” campaign at the [Institute of Crop Science and Resource Conservation (INRES)](https://www.inres.uni-bonn.de/en/inres-1?set_language=en)8
- Preparing sustainable goody bags to welcome first-semester students on October 8, 2025
### We look forward to telling you about many more events and activities in our next campaign month, “[Nachhaltiger November](https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/university/about-the-university/sustainable-university/nachhaltiger-november?set_language=en)9”!
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## Sustainable September 2024
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### As always, a big thank-you to everyone who took part in the many thrilling events!
- [RhineCleanUp](https://www.rhinecleanup.org/de)10 2024
- [City Cycling](https://www.stadtradeln.de/bonn)11 for the University of Bonn 2024
- Food rescue at the INRES Institute with free apples from the meadow orchards in the department's garden and organic potatoes from the university's own organic farm "Wiesengut."
- [GreenScreen](https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/university/about-the-university/sustainable-university/green-screen?set_language=en)3, the cinema focused on sustainability at the Brotfabrik in Bonn-Beuel; the initiators were Prof. Dr. Eva Nöthen and Gabriel Bohn with the film 'The Salt of the Earth'
- Scythe training at the INRES Institute.
- Preparing the first-ever sustainable goody bags to welcome first-semester students
**We are excited to present many more activities during our upcoming action month, "Nachhaltiger November"**
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## Sustainable September 2023
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**A big thank-you to everyone who took part in the many thrilling events!**
- [RhineCleanUp](https://www.rhinecleanup.org/de)10 2023
- [City Cycling for the University of Bonn](https://www.stadtradeln.de/bonn)11 2023
- Collecting crown caps for the organization [Förderkreis Bonn e.V.](https://www.foerderkreis-bonn.de/helfen/kronenkorken/)12 (supporting children with cancer)
- Water Quiz
- Nationwide “[Germany Saves Food](https://www.bmel.de/DE/themen/ernaehrung/lebensmittelverschwendung/aktionswoche-lebensmittelverschwendung.html)13” 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](https://www.inres.uni-bonn.de/de/inres-1)14 in partnership with [NEiS](https://www.neis.nrw/)15 (Verbraucherzentrale NRW consumer association) and Foodsharing Bonn.
- “Grill & Chill” - a sustainable-style event organized by [General Students’ Committee’s Environmental Department](https://www.asta-bonn.de/Referat_f%C3%BCr_%C3%96kologie)16 and the [Vegactive campus group](https://vegactive.jimdo.com/)17
- Ideas competition “Sustainable Mobility at the University of Bonn”
- Scythe training at the [INRES Institute](https://www.inres.uni-bonn.de/de/inres-1)14
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## Sustainable September 2022
**As always, a big thank-you to everyone who took part in the many thrilling events!**
- [RhineCleanUp 2022](https://www.rhinecleanup.org/en)18
- [City Cycling](https://www.city-cycling.org/bonn)19 for Team Uni Bonn
- [SDG Action Campaign—Global Week to #ACT4SDGs](https://act4sdgs.org/)20
- “Recycling Jeans” campaign organized by the [IGLU initiative](https://iglu-gug.org/)21
- “[To good to go to waste!](https://www.zugutfuerdietonne.de/navigation/sub-footer-navigation/english)22”: helping to save food at the [INRES Institute](https://www.inres.uni-bonn.de/en/inres-1?set_language=en)8 with free apples and potatoes and a “Fairteiler” stand. An event run by the INRES Institute in partnership with [NEiS](https://www.neis.nrw/) 15(Verbraucherzentrale NRW consumer association) and Foodsharing Bonn.
- Talk and workshop on preserving fruit and vegetables in the fall. This event was organized by [CampusAckerdemie](https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/university/about-the-university/sustainable-university/campusackerdemie)23, Biology Didactics and the [NEiS project](https://www.neis.nrw/)15, an initiative of the Verbraucherzentrale NRW consumer association.
- Scythe training at the [INRES Institute](https://www.inres.uni-bonn.de/en/inres-1?set_language=en)8.
- Preparing the first-ever sustainable goody bags to welcome first-semester students on October 4, 2022.
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During this year’s RhineCleanUp, the dedicated helpers once again cleared litter from the banks of the Rhine.
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## Sustainable September 2021
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**„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](https://www.bundeskunsthalle.de/en/home.html)24
- [Rhine Clean Up](https://www.rhinecleanup.org/en)18 2021
- Fair goal wall shooting, organized by the student initiative fairtrade university
- Free potatoes, apples (Wiesengut) and saved food at the [INRES Institute](https://www.inres.uni-bonn.de/collage-startseite-1-en?set_language=en)25 in cooperation with [NEiS](https://www.neis.nrw/) 15and supported by the [foodharing initiative](https://foodsharing.de/)26
## Links
1. https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/university/about-the-university/sustainable-university/ideas-mailbox?set\_language=en
2. https://www.river-cleanup.org/en
3. https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/university/about-the-university/sustainable-university/green-screen?set\_language=en
4. https://www.uni-bonn.de/de/universitaet/ueber-die-uni/nachhaltige-uni/green-screen
5. https://www.bundeskunsthalle.de/en/
6. https://www.bundeskunsthalle.de/
7. https://climatefresk.org/world/
8. https://www.inres.uni-bonn.de/en/inres-1?set\_language=en
9. https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/university/about-the-university/sustainable-university/nachhaltiger-november?set\_language=en
10. https://www.rhinecleanup.org/de
11. https://www.stadtradeln.de/bonn
12. https://www.foerderkreis-bonn.de/helfen/kronenkorken/
13. https://www.bmel.de/DE/themen/ernaehrung/lebensmittelverschwendung/aktionswoche-lebensmittelverschwendung.html
14. https://www.inres.uni-bonn.de/de/inres-1
15. https://www.neis.nrw/
16. https://www.asta-bonn.de/Referat\_f%C3%BCr\_%C3%96kologie
17. https://vegactive.jimdo.com/
18. https://www.rhinecleanup.org/en
19. https://www.city-cycling.org/bonn
20. https://act4sdgs.org/
21. https://iglu-gug.org/
22. https://www.zugutfuerdietonne.de/navigation/sub-footer-navigation/english
23. https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/university/about-the-university/sustainable-university/campusackerdemie
24. https://www.bundeskunsthalle.de/en/home.html
25. https://www.inres.uni-bonn.de/collage-startseite-1-en?set\_language=en
26. https://foodsharing.de/