Sustainability plans and reports

The Sustainability Team – Lucy McKenzie, Head of Sustainability; Amelia Adams, Sustainability Officer and Nina Ives, Sustainability Advisor – have worked to implement projects from the 2018 Sustainability Roadmap and Sustainability Plan. The team also produces AUT's annual Sustainability Reports, which document the University's sustainability progress.

Sustainability report

AUT’s sustainability reports assess our progress over the years against the targets of our Sustainability Roadmap and Plan (see below).

Previous years

• AUT Sustainability Report 2023
• AUT Sustainability Report 2022 | Summary Report 2022
• AUT Sustainability Report 2021 | Summary Report 2021
• AUT Sustainability Report 2020 | Summary Report 2020

Regenerative Action and Sustainability Plan

The 2026 Regenerative Action and Sustainability Plan is currently being drafted. This will outline sustainability objectives, priority actions and targets out to 2030. AUT's Regenerative Action and Sustainability Committee is the guardian of the Plan and follows a co-governance model; the co-chairs are Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research, Professor Mark Orams, a member of the AUT executive leadership team and Professor Amanda Yates [Ngāti Rangiwewehi, Ngāti Whakaue, Te Aitanga a Māhaki, Rongowhakaata].

Previous roadmaps and plans

AUT's Sustainability Roadmap to 2025 outlined sustainability objectives, priority actions and targets across learning, research, governance and facilities. It supported AUT's contribution towards the UN's 17 sustainable development goals.