MGA SUSTAINABILITY

We are carbon neutral

The MGA is proud to be certified carbon neutral by Climate Active. We are the first student association in Australia to achieve this.

 

Our Journey

In 2021, we undertook an audit that looked at the carbon emissions of our operations. Since then, we have been working consistently to neutralise our emissions. Most recently, we purchased carbon offsets from the Mai Ndombe REDD+ Project in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Becoming carbon neutral is only the beginning. We are on track for our reduction targets for 2030. Read more about our goals in our Climate Active Public Disclosure Statement.

We’ve done this for our students, for our staff and for a sustainable future on this planet. You are integral to this journey forward.

Read more about our carbon neutral journey on the Monash Insider website here.

Each month, members of our Executive Committee and professional staff come together to discuss the MGA’s sustainability goals. We share our successes, discuss new initiatives and ideate on further improvements to the sustainable operations of our organisation. We also incorporate the UN SDG targets into our professional staff position descriptions.

 

How graduate students can get involved

• Get your own MGA reusable cups, containers and bottles to use when on campus.

• Bring your own bag and containers to our pop-up grocer or free lunch events.

• Participate in an MGA event or service knowing that we are off-setting our emissions.

 

 

 

How we put the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into action:

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Do you have feedback on our sustainability journey, or ideas for our future? We’d love to hear from you. Email us at mga@monash.edu.