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Welcome to ACTS

Welcome to the online home of the Australasian Campuses Towards Sustainability Association. ACTS is the primary forum for sustainability in the Australian and New Zealand tertiary sectors. Its mission is to promote the integration of the principles of ecologically sustainable development (ESD) within the curricula and operations of these sectors.

This website is designed to give members and non-members access to the information and tools they require to further the cause of ESD in higher education.

Membership Benefits

In becoming a member of ACTS individuals, institutions and organisations will have full access to the ACTS website which includes features such as:

  • ACTS quarterly newsletter
  • Membership list and contacts
  • Opportunities to develop training and professional development programs with other ACTS members
  • Opportunities to participate in seminars and workshops with other ACTS members including the annual ACTS conference
  • Archived conference papers
  • Projects and programs
  • ACTS Forum
  • Member's information - information on institutions with sustainability programs and initiatives, polices and reports.
  • Access to professional advisers - national and international
  • Advisory contacts and partnerships
  • Surveys
  • Sustainable Campus Group information

Latest News

Passport to the Future by Suze Chalmers (GreenTimes)

“Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today.”1     

So what is being done to prepare for a sustainable future in the educational realm? This is just the question that the 9th Annual ACTS Conference has been addressing.

To read the full …

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