Green Gown Awards 2019 - Aston University - Highly Commended

Our Team

All staff and students at Aston University.

Since 2006, Aston University has shown an unbending commitment in embedding sustainability. Aston has done this through collaborative working throughout all departments; sharing our knowledge and skills; and its original research, enterprise and quality teaching. 

At Aston University sustainability doesn’t just sit with the Sustainability Team. It has been embedded throughout all departments and levels of the University successfully. From key individuals to entire departments, people have played a critical role on infusing sustainability into their daily activities. This multi-level approach means that almost all staff and students have been educated in sustainability and support wider initiatives. 

Top 3 activities

• Campus Management: reducing the impact of the University campus and its operational activities. 
• Social and Corporate Responsibility: To engage with the wider community to embed sustainability.
• Academic Activities:  integrate sustainable values and social responsibility into both formal and informal curriculum.

Top 3 impacts

• Students: to provide a rewarding career and improved quality of life  
• Business and the professions: Agile, innovative and fit for the future 
• Our region and society: Capabilities, connections and prosperity 

2 reasons we believe we should win

• We have been integrating sustainability into our core practices since 2005 
• Shown consistent leadership and innovation in this field to our internal and wider community