THANK YOU TO OUR CONFERENCE PARTNERS
Host Institution
Griffith University is proud to host the 2026 ACTS Conference at its Gold Coast campus, situated on the lands of the Kombumerri peoples, part of the Yugambeh language region.
Located within the Gold Coast Health and Knowledge Precinct, the campus is home to a thriving community of students, staff, researchers and industry partners, with sustainability and biodiversity embedded throughout its unique campus environment.
The Gold Coast campus is home to almost 600 plant species and 129 species of wildlife, including 23 threatened plant species and 12 threatened animal species. Remnant swamp paperbark wetlands and endangered blackbutt forest sit alongside more than 10 hectares of native gardens, providing important habitat for species including koalas and Glossy Black Cockatoos.
Conference delegates are encouraged to explore the campus during their visit, including its regionally themed landscapes and Jabreen’s statue, a significant campus feature and sanctuary for native bees.
Nature Partner
Greenfleet is an environmental not-for-profit organisation that has delivered climate action for over 25 years. We are Australia’s first carbon offset provider and protect our climate by restoring native forests.
Greenfleet plants native biodiverse forests in Australia and New Zealand to restore nature and capture carbon emissions on behalf of our supporters.
As they grow, these forests help fight the impacts of climate change, improve soil and water quality, and restore habitat for native wildlife, including many endangered species.
Our partnerships with local communities and Traditional Owners support broad benefits for the country and communities in which we live and work.
Sponsor of the Strategy, Risk & Leadership Stream
COS is Australia’s largest family-owned and operated workplace and education supplies business, proudly led by second-generation sisters Belinda and Amie Lyone as Co-CEOs. Founded in 1977 by the late Dominique Lyone, COS began as a small business with a vision for exceptional service and social responsibility.
Over the past 45 years, COS has grown from a small business to a national operation with over 700 staff and warehouses in every state and territory. Every day, we deliver thousands of products to workplaces and schools across Australia, helping to keep them healthy, safe, and productive.
As a proud family-owned business, COS is committed to giving back. Each year, we donate 1% of annual revenue to the Lyone Foundation, supporting local Australian charities focused on human welfare. Since 2013, we’ve contributed over $26 million to the Lyone Foundation and helped more than 150 life-changing charities.
Reaching Net Zero Operations and 100% Renewable Electricity across all facilities nationwide in 2024 was a significant milestone, with both maintained throughout 2025. Building on this progress, we continue to strengthen our approach to emissions reduction, expanding our measurement and decarbonisation efforts across Scope 3 emissions, including customer deliveries, staff travel, energy, waste and product production.
Sponsor of the Operations, Systems & Delivery Stream
Crown Waste is a sustainability-focused waste management and resource recovery partner specialising in supporting universities and educational institutions to reduce waste, improve recycling and maximise resource recovery.
We develop practical, data-driven waste strategies that support sustainability targets, increase waste diversion from landfill and improve recycling outcomes. Our approach combines waste audits, stakeholder education, infrastructure optimisation and ongoing performance monitoring to create measurable, long-term improvements.
Each client is supported by a dedicated Account Manager who is heavily involved in education and engagement with all stakeholders, including sustainability teams, facilities staff, cleaning contractors, students and campus users. This collaborative approach helps drive behavioural change and improve source separation.
Crown Waste provides comprehensive reporting and auditing, tracking waste volumes, recycling rates, contamination, diversion from landfill and other key sustainability metrics. We also utilise AI-enabled technologies and digital auditing tools to identify contamination, understand waste behaviours and uncover opportunities to improve resource recovery.
Our goal is to help universities create more sustainable campuses, increase resource recovery, reduce landfill dependency and build a culture of responsible waste management across their entire community.
Sponsor of the People, Learning & Culture Stream
Trellis helps organisations achieve their sustainability goals faster through a highly automated and scalable SaaS and DaaS platform.
Our software uses sophisticated AI-powered automation to read utility bills and other data to convert it into financial-grade emission footprints for Scope 1, 2, and 3 reporting. The platform delivers a bottom-up single source of truth for the entire organisation across Cost, Consumption, Energy, and Emissions.Trellis currently tracks over 33,000 facilities, allowing organisations to model progress towards Carbon Neutrality / Net Zero targets with various scenarios. We are the only 100% Australian-owned business operating at this scale. We are ISO27001:2022 Certified and Climate Active Certified.
Our team comprises over 20 colleagues with exceptional skills and capabilities, including PhDs in Marine Science, Machine Learning, and AI, as well as Climate Active Registered Consultants. We are proud of our exceptional software support and customer service to clients.
Sponsor of the 20 Years of Action Stream
For 90 years, Russell Investments has worked globally with institutions to help our clients navigate changing markets through combining research, innovation and practical investment experience to achieve long-term investment outcomes. For 40 of those years, our local team has partnered with Australian organisations to bring that global focus to our shores. We have been a pioneer in sustainable investing and active ownership, collaborating with universities since 2005 to develop practical and innovative approaches that reflect their objectives and values.
We are proud to support the 2026 ACTS Conference as it celebrates 20 years of advancing sustainability across the tertiary education sector. The conference’s focus on collaboration, practical action and shaping a more sustainable future reflects the importance of long-term thinking, an approach that is central to how we work with clients. We look forward to connecting with sustainability leaders, practitioners and changemakers from across Australasia and contributing to the conversations that will help shape the next 20 years.
Sponsor of the ACTS 20th Anniversary Celebration
Method designs visible recycling systems that make it easier for people and organisations to waste less.
Built on the belief that design changes behaviour, Method combines award-winning modular bins with intuitive colour coding, clear signage and strategic placement to help reduce contamination and increase diversion from landfill.
Across workplaces, universities, schools, venues and public spaces, Method creates scalable systems tailored to how people move through and use each environment. For campuses, this means durable infrastructure, consistent waste streams and educational signage that supports sustainable habits across the entire community.
Method’s bins contain 50 – 80% recycled material, are designed to be fully recyclable and are supported by a five-year warranty and end of life take-back programme. As a certified B Corp, Method is working towards an ambitious goal: helping divert one billion kilograms of waste from landfill by 2030.
Workshop Sponsor
BWD is a purpose-driven advisory firm that specialises in sustainability strategy and reporting. We help our clients: assess their sustainability risks and opportunities; develop strategies to address these; and disclose their sustainability performance in line with mandatory requirements and stakeholder expectations. With over three decades of experience, our award-winning sustainability capabilities, design and strategy expertise focus on providing solutions that simplify complex challenges.
Panel Sponsor