2018 Finalists

ACTS is delighted to announce the finalist candidates for the 2018 Green Gown Awards Australasia and the ACTS Awards of Excellence.

This year’s Finalists, representing over 750,00 students and more than 80,000 staff, from 19 different institutions, are leading the way with their commitment to the global sustainability agenda!

Finalist submissions range from initiatives that are transforming the campus food environment to the development of cognitive office buildings that have the ability to learn and self-optimise for energy efficiency. They exemplify powerful partnerships, allowing one finalist to have the energy needs of their entire campus supplied from a newly commissioned solar PV farm to another facilitating a cultural shift for meaningful integration of sustainability across all curriculum programs.

For the second year running, applicants have outlined how their sustainability initiatives delivered against the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). 71% of finalists listed ‘sustainable cities and communities’ as an SDG they are delivering. Meanwhile over half put forward projects that improved ‘quality education’, while just under half are working towards ‘responsible consumption and production’.

We hope you’ll join us in celebrating the achievements of our finalists! We look forward to sharing more about their initiatives in the lead up to the Awards ceremony at the National Wine Centre of Australia on the 1 November 2018. This event is held in conjunction with the 18th International ACTS Conference in Adelaide, SA.

Don’t miss the ‘green tie’ event of the year. Book your tickets now!

2018 Finalists

Organisational

Benefitting Society

• Victoria University of Wellington
• UNSW Sydney
• The University of Queensland

Campus Health, Food & Drink

• Charles Sturt University
• The University of Wollongong
• University of Tasmania

Continuous Improvement: Institutional Change

• Monash University
• The University of Melbourne
• RMIT University
• Auckland University of Technology

Creating Impact

• The University of Melbourne – Early Learning Centre
• James Cook University
• University of Tasmania

Learning, Teaching & Skills

• Griffith University MBA
• Monash University
• Deakin Business School

Student Engagement

• Victoria University of Wellington
• Massey University Wellington
• James Cook University
• Monash University
• The University of Melbourne

Sustainable Campus

• La Trobe University
• Macquarie University
• University of Otago

Individual and Team

ACTS Award of Excellence Staff

• Alice McAuliffe (University of Technology Sydney)
• Harsh Suri (Deakin University)
• John Pederick (The University of Melbourne)

ACTS Award of Excellence Student

• Rachel Hay (University of Tasmania)
• Eleanor Percival (The University of Melbourne)
• Shruti Verma (Deakin University)

Outstanding Leadership Team

• Campus Engagement (Macquarie University)
• RMIT Sustainability Committee (RMIT University)
• University Executive team (The University of Melbourne)

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