Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Day 1

Wednesday 5 November 2025

PLENARY | 10:00am AEDT | 12:00pm NZDT

ACTS WELCOME | Lin Stevenson & Rhiannon Boyd
PANEL | Speaker announcement coming soon!

CONCURRENT SESSIONS 

TRANSFORMING PRACTICE

LEARNING FOR CHANGE

BUILDING A JUST TRANSITION

11.30am AEDT | 1.30pm NZDT
Check back soon:
Session announcement coming!

11.30am AEDT | 1.30pm NZST
Experiencing Sustainability: Real World Learning 
Through Coursework at Griffith University

11.30am AEDT | 1.30pm NZST
Ngā Mokopuna
A Living Building Challenge Exemplar

12.00pm AEDT | 2.00pm NZDT
Nature on the Balance Sheet:
Practical Insights from TNFD Adoption

12.00pm AEDT | 2.00pm NZDT
UTAS’ Diploma of
Sustainable Living

12.00pm AEDT | 2.00pm NZDT
Enhancing Biodiversity and Green
Solutions using Native Plants

BREAK | 12:30PM AEDT | 2:30PM NZDT

CONCURRENT LIGHTNING ROUNDS 

1.00pm AEDT | 3.00pm NZDT
Advancing Integrated Water Management: Griffith’s
Holistic Approach to Sustainable Water Stewardship

1.00pm AEDT | 3.00pm NZDT
Designing Experiences for Community
Engagement through Curriculum

1.00pm AEDT | 3.00pm NZDT
Reimagining Spaces through Simple Acts of Reuse:
Student Accommodation Op Shop Initiative

1.15pm AEDT | 3.15pm NZDT
Integrating Risk Management
for Sustainable Change

1.15pm AEDT | 3.15pm NZDT
Our Backyard in the City: How Students
are Reclaiming Growing Space for Food Security

1.15pm AEDT | 3.15pm NZDT
Raising the Bar:
Events that Walk the Talk

+ 10mins combined Q&A

+ 10mins combined Q&A

+ 10mins combined Q&A

BREAK | 1:30PM AEDT | 3:30PM NZDT

CONCURRENT SESSIONS 

1.45pm AEDT | 3.45pm NZDT
Beyond the Paper: Using Strategy Development
to Build a Culture of Sustainability

1.45pm AEDT | 3.45pm NZDT
AI Literacy and the SDGs:
Equipping Graduates for an AI-Driven Future

1.45pm AEDT | 3.45pm NZDT
From Superheroes to Playgrounds:
Reflections and Tips on Practicing Active Sustainability

2.15pm AEDT | 4.15pm NZDT
Two Surveys to Unite Them All:
Crafting Sustainability Surveys for Sector Benchmarking

PLENARY | 2:50pm AEDT | 4:50pm NZDT

DAILY WRAP | Join us for the last session of the day to reconnect and reflect

DAY 1 CONCLUDES | 3:00pm AEDT | 5:00pm NZDT

Day 2

Thursday 6 November 2025

PLENARY | 10:00am AEDT | 12:00pm NZDT

ACTS WELCOME | Sue Hopkins & Andrew Wilks
PANEL | Beyond Facilities – Embedding Sustainability across the Institution

CONCURRENT SESSIONS 

TRANSFORMING PRACTICE

LEARNING FOR CHANGE

BUILDING A JUST TRANSITION

11.30am AEDT | 1.30pm NZDT
The Future for Sustainable
Research Mobilities in Australasia

11.30am AEDT | 1.30pm NZST
How to Engage with Interdisciplinary Collaboration:
Lessons from the Griffith Planetary Health Club

11.30am AEDT | 1.30pm NZST
Co-creating Ecological
and Ethic Literacy

BREAK | 12:30PM AEDT | 2:30PM NZDT

CONCURRENT SESSIONS 

1.00pm AEDT | 3.00pm NZDT
Supporting Tertiary Education
Adaptation via Climate Scenarios

1.00pm AEDT | 3.00pm NZDT
Unlocking Sustainability Solutions with
Behavioural Science: Lessons from Practice

1.00pm AEDT | 3.00pm NZDT
Sustainable Cities:
Community-Driven Pathways for Change

1.30pm AEDT | 3.30pm NZDT
Putting an Internal Price
on Carbon – an Update

1.30pm AEDT | 3.30pm NZDT
Check back soon:
Session announcement coming!

1.30pm AEDT | 3.30pm NZDT
Beyond the Environment:
The Holistic Outcomes of Green Impact

BREAK | 2:00PM AEDT | 4:00PM NZDT

CONCURRENT LIGHTNING ROUNDS

2.15pm AEDT | 4.15pm NZDT
The Impact of Common Medical Equipment & Medicines:
The Carbon Footprint of Intravenous Fluids

2.15pm AEDT | 4.15pm NZDT
Worms Against Waste:
Circular Economy in Practice

2.15pm AEDT | 4.15pm NZDT
Sustainability Impact Days to Directly
Engage Staff in Sustainability Commitments

2.30pm AEDT | 4.30pm NZDT
Certify This:
Comparing Sustainable Lab Accreditations

2.30pm AEDT | 4.30pm NZDT
UTAS
is going Organic!

2.30pm AEDT | 4.30pm NZDT
The QUT
Digital Impact Wall

+ 10mins combined Q&A

+ 10mins combined Q&A

+ 10mins combined Q&A

PLENARY | 2:50pm AEDT | 4:50pm NZDT

DAILY WRAP | Join us for the last session of the day to reconnect and reflect

DAY 2 CONCLUDES | 3:00pm AEDT | 5:00pm NZDT

Day 3

Friday 7 November 2025

PLENARY | 10:00am AEDT | 12:00pm NZDT

ACTS WELCOME
PANEL | Speaker announcement coming soon!

CONCURRENT SESSIONS 

TRANSFORMING PRACTICE

LEARNING FOR CHANGE

BUILDING A JUST TRANSITION

11.30am AEDT | 1.30pm NZDT
Challenges and Opportunities in
Engaging Carbon and Biodiversity Markets

11.30am AEDT | 1.30pm NZST
Check back soon:
Session announcement coming!

11.30am AEDT | 1.30pm NZST
Create, Connect, Conserve: Environmental
Student-Led Action in Lutruwita/Tasmania

BREAK | 12:30PM AEDT | 2:30PM NZDT

CONCURRENT SESSIONS 

1.00pm AEDT | 3.00pm NZDT
Shooting for the STARS:
What’s New in STARS 3.0?

1.00pm AEDT | 3.00pm NZDT
Accessible Climate Education
for a Changing World

1.00pm AEDT | 3.00pm NZDT
Check back soon:
Session announcement coming!

1.30pm AEDT | 3.30pm NZDT
Is Property
Sustainable?

1.30pm AEDT | 3.30pm NZDT
Check back soon:
Session announcement coming!

BREAK | 2:00PM AEDT | 4:00PM NZDT

PLENARY | 2:15pm AEDT | 4:15pm NZDT

CONFERENCE WRAP | Join us for the last session of the conference for closing remarks

DAY  3 CONCLUDES | 3:00pm AEDT | 5:00pm NZDT