Sustainability at AUT

AUT is committed to achieving sustainability and taking action in light of local and global challenges. We continue to nurture a culture of sustainability through learning, teaching, research, partnerships and how we operate our on-campus facilities. Find out more about AUT sustainability activities and recent success towards our sustainability goals.

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AUT bee research creates AI buzz
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Will NZ ban fossil fuel ads?
07 Jun, 2024
With the UN chief calling for a ban on fossil fuel advertising globally, are the New Zealand advertising and public relations industries listening?
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AUT speaks at UN sustainability meeting
07 Jun, 2024
'Ensure we become good ancestors’ challenge from AUT Vice-Chancellor Professor Damon Salesa.
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Recycled glass for road construction
01 May, 2024
AUT researchers find a more sustainable way of stabilising roads - replacing cement with waste glass that would otherwise go to landfill.
AUT bee research creates AI buzz
AUT bee research creates AI buzz
11 Mar, 2024
AUT computer scientist Dr Mahsa Mohaghegh wins Fulbright Scholarship to study use of AI in beekeeping in the United States.
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2024 NZ sustainability survey launches
07 Feb, 2024
The annual Insights on NZ’s Sustainability Professionals survey opens today and as a survey partner, AUT is inviting eligible participants to take part.
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Environmental Impact 5 star review from QS

Sustainability report

AUT sustainability reports outline our progress against the AUT Sustainability Roadmap and Plan, and cover recent successes across AUT learning and teaching, research, partnerships and community, leadership and sustainability on campus.

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Green Impact programme

Join AUT’s Green Impact sustainability change programme, and work in teams to complete environmental, social and economic areas sustainability actions.

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Committed to social and economic impact

Prestigious university rankings organisation QS has awarded us five stars for environmental impact, and the Times Higher Education University Impact Rankings 2024 rank AUT in the top 101-200 globally overall, and in the top 40 in the world for our commitment to gender equality, and decent work and economic growth.

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