The inaugural ANU Environmental Sustainability Report (2023) is now available on our website.  The report celebrates the significant strides the University community has taken to improve and support environmental sustainability efforts.   

This year our QS ranking increased to number 30 in the world, and this was buoyed by an improved performance in sustainability outcomes. Congratulations to everyone who has contributed to this throughout the University,  

This highlights the importance of environmental sustainability for ANU, not just because it is aligned with our national mission, research and teaching but also because it is important in ensuring that we are University of choice for the best students in the world. 

Highlights include -   

• Launched the latest Environmental Management Plan (2022-2025), named Dhaagun, a word which encapsulates the essence of the Earth while emphasising the precious and finite nature of our resources derived from the local Walgalu (Ngambri) and Wiradjuri languages  

• Converted four buildings from gas boilers to electric heat pumps – saving around 253 tonnes of CO2e annually and installation of an additional 395 kW of solar PV panels.  Four more buildings have also been electrified in 2024 as part of the ANU Below Zero Program 

• Ran a pilot project that diverted 32 tonnes of food waste from landfill, and the Container Deposit Systems on campus diverted 11,000 single-use containers from landfill  

• Launched the ANU Travel Emissions Tracker that supports the ANU goal to reduce travel emissions by 50% of 2019 levels by 2025  

• Launched the ANU Sustainability website, the ANU Green Network and the ANU Sustainable Development Goals Community of Practice  

• Hosted four internships and featured as a case study in eight courses across four Colleges and the Vice Chancellor’s course, Leadership & Influence  

Are you an ANU staff or student looking for ways to promote environmental sustainability efforts in your area? Please join and encourage others to join the ANU One Small Step program which makes sustainability activities fun, easy and accessible to everyone.  

You can also join the ANU Green Network, online resource for staff to hear about the latest in environmental sustainability at ANU, including a second-hand furniture channel. 

ANUSA has helped start a Buy Nothing ANU Facebook group for students and staff to reduce waste going to landfill.