2011 Annual Report

The 2011 ACTS Annual report has now been published and you can view it by clicking on the image below

Please take a look today and share with all your colleagues! All of the highlighted activities below, and more, form the basis of this annual report and will give you an indication of just how ACTS is embracing and supporting tertiary education institutions to ensure sustainability is core business.

Highlights for 2011

2011 has been a huge year for ACTS and it has seen quite a few changes.  As a member led organisation the message ACTS delivers is simple ‘to inspire and support tertiary education institutions on their sustainability journey’.

ACTS has seen unprecedented growth since incorporating in 2006, and 2011 has been record breaking.  Our membership now represents 33% of the tertiary education sector across Australia and New Zealand, including 45 universities & TAFEs, with representation in all states of Australia and New Zealand. ACTS has also had a face lift! With the development of a more appropriate and vibrant logo and web portal. This has also given us the ability to revamp our online communications with our fortnightly e bulletin enACT and quarterly newsletter ACTivate.

2011 has also seen significant international development with our sister organisations – EAUC & AASHE. Thanks to the efforts of our president Leanne Denby we now have an official agreement to work collectively and share member only resources.  This work has seen the creation of the LiFE – Learning in Future Environments – Index, a performance management and improvement tool specifically created for the tertiary education sector in collaboration with the EAUC. Our partnerships have also raised the profile of tertiary education internationally, with a combined response to Rio +20 from across the globe in the UN’s revamp of Agenda 21.

Lastly, 2011 saw the Green Gown Awards Australasia, now in their 2nd year, move towards becoming the most prestigious recognition of sustainability in tertiary education in Australasia. This year the awards took place at the 11th international ACTS conference in Adelaide, 28-30 September 2011. There were a record number of attendees at the event and the feedback we received was fantastic.

We look forward to our 2012 conference in Brisbane, Queensland 26-28 September 2012 and the 2012 Green Gown Awards Australasia which launch on 4 June 2012.

Happy reading everyone!