Clubs, projects, ambassadors and events that put students at the centre of NSBM's sustainability story.
Student projects
At NSBM Green University, students are at the heart of creating a more sustainable and socially responsible university community. Through a diverse network of clubs, societies and student organisations, students are encouraged to transform their ideas into practical initiatives that create positive impacts within the university and wider society. These include the Green Task Force, Volunteers Club, Rotaract Club, Explorers’ Club, Renewable Energy Society, Civil Engineering Society, Robotics and Automation Society and many other academic and activity-based student groups.
These organisations undertake activities ranging from tree planting, environmental conservation and renewable-energy awareness to community service, educational outreach, innovation challenges and SDG-focused projects. For example, the Green Task Force has conducted tree-planting initiatives, while the Renewable Energy Society has organised the Green Energy Challenge to encourage students to develop practical renewable-energy solutions.
The Rotaract Club also contributes through community-service and environmental initiatives, while programmes such as CREST enable students to develop and implement projects directly aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
Through these student-led platforms, NSBM creates opportunities for young people to learn by doing, collaborate across disciplines, engage with communities and turn sustainability principles into meaningful action, making students an important driving force behind NSBM’s sustainability journey.
Green Buds: greening initiative at Pitipana Uththararamaya Temple
17 August 2025SDG 15 · Life on Land25.1 Batch, Group 13
A group of students from the 25.1 Batch, representing Group 13, executed a greening initiative at Pitipana Uththararamaya Temple, aligned with Sustainable Development Goal 15: Life on Land.
The project included planting five saplings to enhance the temple garden, distributing 50 fruit plants to Sunday School students, and conducting an awareness session on environmental protection and the benefits of tree planting. The initiative enriched the temple's environment and encouraged young students to contribute towards sustainability, bridging religious education with environmental responsibility.
AquaVive: mangrove restoration by 24.2 Batch undergraduates
28 July 2025SDG 14 · Life Below Water24.2 Batch
The AquaVive project was launched by 24.2 batch undergraduates under SDG 14 — Life Below Water, focusing on Target 14.2: sustainably managing and protecting marine and coastal ecosystems, restoring degraded habitats, and ensuring healthy, productive oceans.
Mangrove saplings were planted at the Lanka Mangrove Museum in Halawatha, contributing to the restoration of coastal ecosystems. The work helps prevent shoreline erosion, improve water quality, enhance biodiversity, and support the livelihoods of local fishing communities by preserving crucial breeding grounds for marine species. It was carried out as part of the students' CREST programme.
CREST 2026: student-led SDG projects across the Faculty of Business
25 August 2026All 17 GoalsFaculty of Business
CREST is the Faculty of Business's flagship SDG action programme, concluding each year with a Grand Showcase. Each participating team is assigned one Sustainable Development Goal and completes two action-oriented projects, with each project addressing a different target within that goal.
Students took ownership of every stage — proposal development, community outreach, digital promotion, fundraising, partnership building and on-ground implementation — working with NGOs, schools, local businesses and community organisations. The programme asks students to move beyond understanding the SDGs as global targets and to contribute through locally driven action.
