UNSW Sustainability

Sustainability at UNSWWelcome to UNSW > Our commitment to sustainability

Aaron MagnerUniversity of New South Wales

Sustainability supports the B2B

UNSW ASPIRATION

CAPABILITIESImprove leadership and operations

RESEARCH

Continue to build on our position as a peer of the

best globally

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Be a valued partner with

key communities

Continuously 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, leaders

and professionals

RESOURCESMaximise availability of resources and the assignment of resources to priority areas

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)

Research for a sustainable future

Understanding and explaining the

science

Research for a sustainable future

Innovating and designing

sustainable ways of

living

Research for a sustainable future

Developing new scientific

knowledge

Research for a sustainable future

Developing new energy

sources

Research for a sustainable future

Australian Centre for Sustainable Mining PracticesCentre for Sustainable Materials Research and Technology (SMaRT@UNSW)

Centre for Materials Research in Energy Conversion Centre for Water and Waste TechnologyCity Futures Research Centre

Australian Climate Change Adaptation Research Network for Settlements and InfrastructureGilbert and Tobin Centre of Public Law

Australian Human Rights Centre

Centre for Social ImpactConnected Waters InitiativeInstitute of Environmental Studies

Australian Institute for Population Ageing Research Australian Tsunami Research Centre Sydney Institute of Marine Science

Australian Wetlands and Rivers Centre Centre for a Sustainable Built EnvironmentUNESCO Centre for Membrane Science and Technology

Centre for Energy and Environmental MarketsUNSW Built Environment - City Futures Research Centre

UNSW Water Research Centre

Centre for Environmental Modeling and PredictionUNSW Climate Change Research Centre

Institute of Environmental Studies

Centre for Infrastructure and Engineering SafetyCentre for Marine Bio-InnovationEnvironmental Research Initiative for Art

UNSW centers researching sustainability issues

Courses and Degree programs

with ‘sustainability’ as a key component

100+

Education for Sustainability

Educating future generations and thought leaders

UNSW PhD students researching sustainability

Education for Sustainability

UNSW students & staff designed & built the world’s fastest solar-powered vehicle

Sunswift solar car racing team

Education for Sustainability

Education for Sustainability

Raising sustainability Consciousness in all facets of student life

Influencing current and future civil society

Education for Sustainability

Promoting knowledge about sustainability

Influencing current and future civil society

Education for Sustainability

Regular climate change and sustainability forums are held at UNSW & are open to the public.

Influencing current and future civil society

Education for Sustainability

Influencing current and future civil society

Programs 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!

Leading by example

Our campus is a Living Laboratory

of a sustainable future

Demonstrating how we can all live more sustainably

Leading by example

Our campus is a Living Laboratory

of a sustainable future

Thoughtful Foods campus co-op

Leading by example

Our campus is a Living Laboratory

of a sustainable future

Stationery re-use centre run by students

Leading by example

Green cleaning our buildings

Green cleaning Specifications: Good Environmental Choice

certified cleaning products andno chemicals where possible.

Sustainable transport

Reducing pollution and

congestion

Electric Vehicle = Research + Practice

Sustainable transport

Electric Vehicle = Research + Practice

Research and commercial partnership with EV service provider Better Place.

Vehicle used to research impact of EVs on electricity grid.

Sustainable transport

Where?Behind Law Faculty building

Village Green/Shalom

Car share – Go Get!

Affordable car hire.

Booked online by the hour.

Priority parking.

Energy

Energy conservation

Renewableenergy

Research into practice

WaterWater Saving Action Plan

Bore water used instead of drinking water

Water efficient fixtures in new buildings and retrofitted in old buildings

Recycling waste

Desk bins for recycling

Recycling 800 tonne/yearEarning approx $40,000

Staff and student responsibility to empty paper into blue wheelie bins

Recycling makes money

Recycling boxes available from stationary re-use centre, ARC, FM Assist, room 224A Chancellery or on request.

Paper + cardboard > Blue Bins in Library + corridors

Reducing waste

Water refill stations

= Refill not landfill

Reducing wasteA step toward reducing plastic water bottle waste

Reducing wasteOne simple challenge - Coffee Cups

13,520,000 cups a year

3%39 Tonnes

per year

of our waste!

Reducing wasteOne Simple Solution

Reusable Cups

Keep Cups Available from Bookshop & Arc Gift Shop

Environmental law compliance

UNSW laboratory chemical labelling, storage and handling

Environmental law complianceUNSW laboratory chemical labelling, storage and handling

Environmental law complianceMeeting our compliance obligations

Mobile Applications

Campus Map

Interactive Mapping and Augmented Reality including Green Trail

Transport Information

Integrated with maps app including timetables for Sydney Buses, UNSW buses (COFA and Green Square), links, contact details etc

News Feed

UNSW News, Arc news and EDUS news

Deploy a UNSW smart phone app with:

UNSW Green Trail

Mobile ApplicationsUNSW Green

Positioning and profiling UNSW

Websites

YouTube and Social Media

Positioning, profiling and promoting the reputation of UNSW

UNSW Sustainability UNSW SYDNEY NSW 2052www.sustainability.unsw.edu.au

Twitter | @SustainUNSWFacebook | facebook.com/SustainUNSW

Keep in touch

Aaron Magner UNSW Sustainability Director

LinkedIn | linkedin.com/in/aaronmagner Twitter | @aaronmagnerSlideshare | slideshare.net/aaronmagner

Photo images | Maja Baska www.majabaska.com