1. Learning in Future Environments (LiFE) Tool kit for Champions 2018
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2. Yindyamarra winhanganha
Vision
Charles Sturt University (CSU) is widely recognised as a leader and role model in sustainability practice
Sustainable behaviours and processes are embedded and regarded as normal practice across CSU
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3. What is LiFE?
A structure for collaborative analysis, decision-making and reporting
CSU is already committed
Goal is integration and normalisation of sustainability practice across all aspects
Adopted by more than 70 institutions internationally

4. Sustainable Construction
PRIORITY AREAS
Leadership & Governance
Partnership & Engagement
Learning, Teaching & Research
Facilities & Operations
16 FRAMEWORKS
Biodiversity
Staff Engagement
Learning & Teaching
Human Capital
Water
Research
Leadership
Community Engagement
Resource Efficiency
& Waste
Student Engagement
Business & Industry Interface
Sustainable Construction
& Renovation Ed
Procurement
&
Supplier Engagement
Sustainable ICT
Transport
Energy
ACTIVITY AREAS
Policy & strategy
Action planning
Stakeholder engagement
Communication
Training & support
Links to curriculum
Implementation
Measurement

5. LiFE Implementation cycle
Identified responsibilities -
Champions
106 participants
Established baseline ratings
Developed 13 improvement Action Plans
Re-evaluate via check-in’s
Integrate Action Plan into other business plans Ed
Reporting to University Council
Implement
Stories of most significant change (40)

6. Sustainability Statement “Nganga-dha garray-gu, bila-galang-gu
Sustainability Statement   “Nganga-dha garray-gu, bila-galang-gu! Yandu garray-bu bila-galang-bu nganga-girri nginyalgir. ‘Look after the land and the rivers, then the land and the rivers will look after you.’ ‘Yindyamarra Winhanganha ‘The wisdom of respectfully knowing how to live well in a world worth living in’ Charles Sturt University (CSU) recognises and acknowledges the diversity and unique position of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the traditional owners and custodians of Australia and the islands of the Torres Strait, in accordance with local Indigenous laws and customs. CSU recognises that sustainable practices are inherent within Indigenous culture and seeks to learn from this.   RECOGNITION, ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, RESPONSIBILITY AND COMMITMENT CSU is committed to incorporating sustainability into its actions and practices as part of its responsibility to the community and the environment. This means promoting connections to the global community and environment through knowledge gained from research, utilising creative approaches to learning and teaching, formation of positive community partnerships and modelling sustainability via CSU’s campuses and online operations. The University takes the approach that Sustainability is a process that integrates environmental, social and economic considerations into decision making with the goal of creating a thriving and healthy society. Its focus is on improving the quality of life for all citizens without increasing the use of natural resources beyond the capacity of the environment to supply them indefinitely. Sustainability is based on a simple principle: Everything that we need for our survival and well-being depends, either directly or indirectly, on our natural environment. As Australia’s first certified carbon neutral University, CSU recognises that climate change remains one of the single greatest environmental and social challenges that we face as a species, and will actively seek to be part of the global response that is needed. CSU has adopted the Learning in Future Environments (LiFE) Index as a structured process for evaluating current practices that support or impede best sustainability practices and identifying strategies for improvement. As Australia’s leading university of inland Australia, CSU recognises the particular role and responsibility this tertiary educational institution has in promoting best sustainable practices including the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

7. LiFE timeline 2016: Baselines established for all frameworks
2012: CSU Adopts LiFE under Strategy
2013: First Leadership workshop conducted
2016: Baselines established for all frameworks
2017:
- LiFE becomes basis of Sustainability Scorecard
- All frameworks re-visited
- Becomes common University KPI
LiFE timeline
2018:
LiFE Steering Committee established

8. A common University indicator

9. Annual schedule of check-in workshops
Six month check-in with Champions
Annual rating review (RR) workshop with all stakeholders
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
Leadership
Research
Sustainable ICT
Multi-frame workshop face to face for
Biodiversity
Resource efficiency & waste
Utilities
Sustainable construction & renovations
Transport
Student engagement
Human capital & staff engagement
LiFE Steering Committee
Teaching & Learning
Procurement and supplier engagement
Community engagement
Business & Industry interface
July
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Teleconferences for:
Student Engagement
Annual schedule of check-in workshops

10. Achievements

11. CSU WAR ON WASTE
May 2018 Winner national award from the Tertiary Access Group (TAG) for ‘Best Commercial Retail Campaign” for the CSU War On Waste Campaign.

13. CSU FLAGSHIP SPECIES SERIES
May 2018 CSU‘s ILWS scientists wins ‘Most Valuable Team Ribbon’ in global 2018 University bioQuest app based game.

14. STUDENT SUSTAINBILITY ADVISORS

15. LiFE Steering Committee - governance
LiFE SC and the VC’s VCLT edrs embedding of a LiFE kpi

16. CSU Annual Report
O7-PI Sustainability Target: 5% annual improvement in the rating for each of the four LiFE Priority Areas

19. Projected pathway towards best practice target 5% annual increase in ratings

20. Training and support - ELMO module ‘Sustainability @ CSU’

21. Definition of best practice sheetsEd