Vice-Chancellor's Award for Sustainability (archived)

Purpose   

This award aims to encourage and recognise ANU staff members for initiatives and activities that support the pursuit of sustainability, within the University.

At ANU, sustainability is considered across the dimensions of environment, social and governance. We are proud to be on a journey towards a more sustainable future across our operations, teaching and research.

Definitions

1. Sustainability: The pursuit of practices that meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. This includes environmental, social, and operational or financial dimensions.
2. Environmental Impact: The effect of activities, operations, and decisions on the natural environment, including ecosystems and biodiversity, built environment, and resources such as energy and water, and emissions, including greenhouse gases and waste.
3. Social Responsibility: The ethical and equitable consideration of the impacts of actions on society, including human rights, inclusion and diversity, social justice, and community well-being.

Criteria and Eligibility 

Nominations will be assessed on the basis of demonstrated outstanding achievement in alignment with the University’s sustainability strategy (currently under development).

Achievements recognised under this award are focused on contributions made within the ANU community, and include contributions made by ANU staff to environmental, social or governance sustainability within ANU operations.

Achievements recognised under this award are not limited to a particular point in time. The contributions may have been made through a specific initiative or through a collection of activities undertaken over a substantial period while employed at ANU.

Staff who are undertaking outstanding work in relation to Sustainability at ANU are eligible to be nominated for this award where they meet the following conditions:

• Nominees must be employed by the University (on payroll) in the year of the award.
• Nominees can be an individual or a team.
• Where nominees are a team, the team can include current students (in the year of the award).

Nomination process

Nomination forms can be downloaded from the Vice-Chancellor’s Awards webpage.  Nominations should be submitted as a single PDF document to awards@anu.edu.au, by no later than 5pm on the advertised closing date.

Nominations should be prepared by Sponsors, that is, a supervisor or other person within the University. Sponsors should specifically address the award criteria, provide examples to support their claims, and note that additional references are not permitted, and that additional paperwork will not be considered by the Committee.

Colleges and Service Divisions may choose to set up a committee to ensure that staff who warrant consideration of an award are not overlooked.

Sponsors should note that the Vice-Chancellor’s Awards recognise excellence in achievement and contribution that exceeds the normal expectations of the work undertaken by individuals and teams. The selection committee will consider the academic or professional level and consider their access to opportunity when making their evaluation.

Awards process

Award finalists and sponsors will be contacted once the Committee has made a determination but recipients will not be announced until the awards ceremony. The awards will be presented at the celebratory Vice-Chancellor’s Annual Awards event in the same year and all nominees and sponsors will be invited. All award recipients will be published on the Vice-Chancellor’s Annual Awards webpage.

In the case of team awards, the team will receive one award, presented to the Team Lead (as specified on the nomination form).

Recipients 

2023 - Student Life, Kitchen Garden Program (UE): Ash Dowling, Arian McVeigh, Madhur Chhabra, Tristan Smith, Andrea Yan, Ankita Unnikrishnan 

Further information

For further information please contact awards@anu.edu.au