Let's be change makers

Everyone has a role... so let's make the University more sustainable in 2024!

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Make positive changes to your daily habits with this sustainable action program at the University of Melbourne.

What will you achieve with Green Impact?

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Learn how to be a #changemaker

Learn the sustainability knowledge you need for the future through easy, sustainable actions. PLUS receive a certification on program completion and, if you're a Student, receive a digital credential through Melbourne Plus program.

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Be supported

Be supported by an online toolkit packed full of free resources, with one-on-one support from our team every step of the way.

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Join our community of sustainability learners and practitioners

Meet new people from other areas of the University and share knowledge with other students and staff in our growing Green Impact community.

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Create your own project

Get the chance to complete real action through your own project and use the campus as a living lab.

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Ruby Craven, student participant

What our participants say

“Green Impact is such a valuable program at the University of Melbourne, because it is teaching you the skills you need and giving you the opportunity to take little actions in your daily life that is going to have a big impact if we all take part together”.

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Steve Simpson-Yap, staff participant

“Everybody should join Green Impact because it’s a great way to improve the environment and our communities. We’re waiting for you. Join Green Impact and let’s be change makers.”

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Join a global community

Green Impact has been implemented by over 450 organisations worldwide to consistently positive feedback from participants.

Over 510 registered University of Melbourne teams and individuals across 3 campuses engaged with the program in 2023, completing 1328 dedicated sustainability actions, with all surveyed participants saying the program helped them to better understand how their actions contributed to sustainability issues.

Join as a student

Join as a staff member

Because together, we can make a positive change for the planet.