GGAA 2012 - Continuous Improvement: Institutional Change - Edith Cowan University - Winner

Sustainable Communities

Edith Cowan University (ECU) is committed to developing a heightened awareness within its students, staff, and the wider community a sense of place and value for the environment. ECU has taken significant steps to create a sustainable university community and a culture of ‘healthy you, healthy environment’.

Key achievements by the University in the past 5 years have been:

• The development of a University-wide Sustainability Action Plan with actions and targets addressing all areas of social and environmental sustainability and oversight by a university-wide committee;
• reductions in potable water usage and carbon;
• increase in staff participation rates in the associated University programs;
• 2009 Premier’s Award for “Managing the Environment”;
• 2010/11 WA Government Waterwise Award.

ECU continues to work on a number of big steps towards a smaller footprint.

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