1. UNSW Sustainability Sustainability at UNSWWelcome to UNSW > Our commitment to sustainability Aaron MagnerUniversity of New South Wales
2. Sustainability supports the B2BUNSW ASPIRATIONCAPABILITIES
Improve leadership and operationsRESEARCH
Continue to build on our position as a peer of the best globallyCOMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Be a valued partner with key communitiesContinuously improve our position as a leading research intensive university in the Asia-Pacific region, focusing on contemporary and social issues through the defined strengths in professional, scientific and technological fields.STUDENT EXPERIENCE
Develop globally focused graduates who are scholars, leadersand professionalsRESOURCES
Maximise availability of resources and the assignment of resources to priority areas
3. Our sustainability commitment International commitments:Universitas 21 Statement on Sustainability.Talloires Declaration.For UNSW sustainability is:A major research strength.A teaching & curriculum strength.A major attraction for best and brightest students and researchers.A guiding principle in UNSW’s Strategic Intent (B2B)
4. Research for a sustainable futureUnderstanding and explaining thescience
5. Research for a sustainable futureProfessor Andy Pitman and Matt England
Australian Climate Change Research Centre
6. Research for a sustainable futureInnovating and designing sustainable ways of living
7. Research for a sustainable futureProfessor Jill BennettUNSW College of Fine Arts Sustainable Design, Media & Environment
8. Research for a sustainable futureDeveloping new scientificknowledge
9. Research for a sustainable futureProfessor Veena SahajwallaCentre of Sustainable Materials Research & Technology
10. Research for a sustainable futureDeveloping new energysources
11. Research for a sustainable futureProfessor Martin Green & Stuart Wenham
Centre for Advanced Silicon Photovoltaics & Photonics
12. Research for a sustainable futureAustralian Centre for Sustainable Mining PracticesCentre for Sustainable Materials Research and Technology (SMaRT@UNSW)Centre for Materials Research in Energy ConversionCentre for Water and Waste TechnologyCity Futures Research CentreAustralian Climate Change Adaptation Research Network for Settlements and InfrastructureGilbert and Tobin Centre of Public LawAustralian Human Rights CentreCentre for Social ImpactConnected Waters InitiativeInstitute of Environmental StudiesAustralian Institute for Population Ageing ResearchAustralian Tsunami Research CentreSydney Institute of Marine Science Australian Wetlands and Rivers CentreCentre for a Sustainable Built EnvironmentUNESCO Centre for Membrane Science and TechnologyCentre for Energy and Environmental MarketsUNSW Built Environment - City Futures Research CentreUNSW Water Research CentreCentre for Environmental Modeling and PredictionUNSW Climate Change Research CentreInstitute of Environmental StudiesCentre for Infrastructure and Engineering SafetyCentre for Marine Bio-InnovationEnvironmental Research Initiative for ArtUNSW centers researching sustainability issues
13. Courses and Degree programs with ‘sustainability’ as a key component100+Education for Sustainability
14. Educating future generations
and thought leadersUNSW PhD students researching sustainability Education for Sustainability
15. UNSW students & staff designed & built the world’s fastest solar-powered vehicleSunswift solar car racing teamEducation for Sustainability
16. Education for SustainabilityRaising sustainability
Consciousness in all
facets of student lifeInfluencing current and future civil society
17. Education for SustainabilityPromoting knowledge about sustainabilityInfluencing current and future civil society
18. Education for SustainabilityRegular climate change and sustainability forums are held at UNSW &
are open to the public. Influencing current and future civil society
19. Education for SustainabilityInfluencing current and future civil societyPrograms Include:
Climate Change, Wind Energy, Marine and Aquatic Ecology, Environmental Economics, Australian Climate Law, Life Cycle Engineering, Design for Energy Efficiency,
Environmental History and more!
20. Leading by exampleOur campus is a Living Laboratory of a sustainable futureDemonstrating how we can all live more sustainably
21. Leading by exampleOur campus is a Living Laboratory of a sustainable futureThoughtful Foods campus co-op
22. Leading by exampleOur campus is a Living Laboratory of a sustainable futureStationery re-use centre run by students
23. Leading by exampleGreen cleaning
our buildingsGreen cleaning Specifications: Good Environmental Choice
certified cleaning products and
no chemicals where possible.
24. Sustainable transportReducing pollution and congestionElectric Vehicle = Research + Practice
25. Sustainable transportElectric Vehicle = Research + PracticeResearch and commercial partnership with EV service provider Better Place.
Vehicle used to research impact of EVs on electricity grid.
26. Sustainable transportWhere?Behind Law Faculty buildingVillage Green/Shalom Car share – Go Get! Affordable car hire.Booked online by the hour. Priority parking.
27. EnergyEnergy
conservationRenewableenergyResearch into practice
28. EnergyPhD student, Jose Bilbao. Applying photovoltaic research know how in a role with UNSW’s Facilities Management energy team
29. WaterWater Saving Action PlanBore water used instead of drinking waterWater efficient fixtures
in new buildings and retrofitted in old buildings
30. What can you do?
Report leaks to: fmassist@unsw.edu.auWater
31. Recycling wasteDesk bins for recycling Recycling 800 tonne/year
Earning approx $40,000Staff and student responsibility to empty paper into blue
wheelie binsRecycling makes moneyRecycling boxes available from stationary re-use centre, ARC, FM Assist, room 224A Chancellery or on request. Paper + cardboard > Blue Bins in Library + corridors
32. Reducing wasteWater refill stations = Refill not landfill
33. Reducing wasteA step toward reducing plastic water bottle waste
34. Reducing wasteOne simple challenge - Coffee Cups13,520,000 cups a year3%39 Tonnes
per yearof our waste!
35. Reducing wasteOne Simple SolutionReusable CupsKeep Cups Available from
Bookshop &
Arc Gift Shop
36. Environmental law complianceUNSW laboratory chemical labelling, storage and handling
37. Environmental law complianceUNSW laboratory chemical labelling, storage and handling
38. Environmental law complianceMeeting our compliance obligations
39. Mobile ApplicationsCampus Map Interactive Mapping and Augmented Reality including Green TrailTransport Information Integrated with maps app including timetables for Sydney Buses, UNSW buses (COFA and Green Square), links, contact details etcNews Feed UNSW News, Arc news and EDUS news Deploy a UNSW smart phone app with:UNSW Green Trail
40. Mobile ApplicationsUNSW Green
41. Positioning and profiling UNSWWebsites
42. YouTube and Social MediaPositioning, profiling and promoting the reputation of UNSW
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45. UNSW Sustainability UNSW SYDNEY NSW 2052www.sustainability.unsw.edu.au
Twitter | @SustainUNSWFacebook | facebook.com/SustainUNSWKeep in touchAaron Magner
UNSW Sustainability Director
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