1 Functions

The functions of the Environment and Sustainability Committee shall be:

1. To advise the Vice Chancellor (via the Vice-Chancellor’s Committee) on all matters relating to the areas of environmental management and sustainability, including the development of institutional policy and guidelines, and recommended actions based on consultation, research and planning.

2. To provide a conduit between the campus and broader community and the SLC on issues and initiatives relating to environmental management and sustainability at the University.

3. To benchmark the University’s environmental initiatives and its progress towards a more sustainable campus against other universities across Australia and report its finding to the SLC annually.

4. To actively promote and encourage an ethos of environmental awareness and sustainability through training and general education of staff, students and the wider University community; as well as the promotion and publicising of USQ’s initiatives on environmental matters in a way that encourages greater environmental awareness in the wider community.

5. To actively effect positive change in USQ operational activities through the introduction and application of environmentally sustainable business practices throughout the USQ community.

6. To encourage initiatives that raise the profile of environmental management and sustainability in USQ’s learning & teaching, research and community engagement programs.

7. To liaise with appropriate external organisations on matters relating to the environment and sustainability.

8. To consider relevant emerging strategic issues and assess their implications for the University.

2 Meetings

2.1 Frequency of Meetings

The Committee meetings shall be scheduled at least four times each year with one of these meetings allotted as a community forum.

3 Membership

3.1 Membership

The membership of the Environment and Sustainability shall be:

1. Executive Director, Campus Services (Chair)

2. Group Manager, Sustainable Business Management and Improvement or nominee

3. Director, Australian Centre for Indigenous Knowledge or nominee

4. President, Student Guild or nominee

5. A representative of USQ Fraser Coast, nominated by the Provost

6. A representative of USQ Springfield, nominated by the Director

7. Two members of Academic staff, appointed by the Vice-Chancellor on the basis of specialist skills, knowledge and experience for a term of two years

8. Director, Financial Operations or nominee

9. Associate Director, Human Resources

10. Executive Director, ICT Services or nominee

11. Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Students and Communities) or nominee

12. Environmental Officer, Campus Services (Executive Officer).

3.2 Environmental and Sustainability Committee Membership

4 Other Policy Information