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Sustainability Strategy

We're committed to building outstanding sustainability outcomes through our research, teaching and daily operations.

Our commitment

We're incorporating sustainability into all aspects of university life by addressing environmental, social and economic challenges. We produce graduates who have the understanding and commitment needed to solve the sustainability challenges of our time.

Our strategy builds upon the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and shares our vision for a better future.

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Sustainability Strategy 2021–2025

Our strategy marks our roadmap to a more sustainable future.

Download the strategy (PDF, 5.21 MB)

Key pillars

Our key pillars underpin our approach to sustainability. Together, they encompass our commitments to progress in crucial areas across the organisation.

Teaching

We're preparing our future leaders to tackle the challenges they'll face by embedding sustainability throughout our teaching and learning initiatives.

Operations

From energy and water usage, to building and procurement guidelines, emissions reduction strategies and more, we're creating real change in our day-to-day operations.

Engagement

Our engagement activities draw on over 25 years of experience in the global development space, with more than 60 countries already benefiting from UQ’s global development programs.

Research

We're leading innovative research across a spectrum of topics, forging a path to a more sustainable future.

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United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

We've joined government bodies, businesses and organisations around the world as a signatory to the United Nations Sustainability Development Goals (UN SDGs). Each of the 17 UN SDGs maps to one or more of the focus topics within the UQ Sustainability Strategy.