Sustainability at AUT

AUT is committed to achieving sustainability and taking action in light of local and global challenges. We continue to nurture a culture of sustainability through learning, teaching, research, partnerships and how we operate our facilities.

In this section:

Sustainability Roadmap and the Taskforce for Sustainability

AUT’s Sustainability Roadmap outlines sustainability objectives, priority actions and targets across learning, research, governance and facilities.

Launched in October 2018 by the Minister of Climate Change, the road map was developed by the Vice-Chancellor's Taskforce for Sustainability with input from staff and students. It supports AUT’s contribution towards the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals.

The new Engineering, Design and Technology building includes sustainability features like ‘solar fins’ on the building’s exterior.

News

Refuse to use: Plastic Free July at AUT

06 Jul, 2021

AUT staff and students have come together to go plastic-free this July. Get their top tips for reducing plastic all year round.

AUT Drone Lab Antarctic Conservation

17 Jun, 2021

AUT’s Drone Lab is part of the Australian Research Council $A36m project Securing Antarctica’s Environmental Future (SAEF) project.

AUT: How we managed to kill the ‘bill’

13 May, 2021

Despite 2020 being peppered with COVID lockdowns, they were not the only contributor to impressive savings for AUT’s energy bill.

Five questions with Professor Ricky Chan

10 May, 2021

We asked Professor Ricky Chan five questions about his research following his appointment to Professor.

Prosthetic fins for injured sea turtles

31 Mar, 2021

Researchers from AUT BioDesign Lab have developed a prosthetic fin to rehabilitate injured sea turtles.

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Committed to social and economic impact

The Times Higher Education University Impact Rankings 2021 rank AUT 76th overall, and 6th in the world for our commitment to decent work and economic growth.

World rankings

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