Sustainability Leadership category

Raveena Grace is the Sustainability Coordinator at the University of Melbourne and a passionate sustainability leader dedicated to empowering staff and students to create positive change. Driven by a belief in the power of collective action, Raveena designs programs that inspire individuals to become changemakers within their communities.

Over the past eight years, Raveena has led flagship initiatives including Green Impact, Sustainability Week, the Sustainability Awards, Sustainability Advocates and sustainable events programs, engaging tens of thousands of people in sustainability action. Her leadership has delivered more than 8,700 verified sustainability actions, over 1,000 events, and significant environmental outcomes through waste reduction, reuse and emissions reduction. Through sector-leading tools such as the Sustainable Events Framework, Environmental Management System and ACTS Sustainable Events Certification, Raveena’s work is creating lasting behavioural and cultural change within the University and across the global Green Impact network.

Raveena Grace – The University of Melbourne
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Top 3 learnings

  • Persistent curiosity across systems drives scalable institutional sustainability change.
  • Engagement works best when sustainability is embedded into everyday actions.
  • Collaboration across teams transforms small initiatives into sector-leading impact.

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Sustainability Leadership category

Raveena Grace is the Sustainability Coordinator at the University of Melbourne and a passionate sustainability leader dedicated to empowering staff and students to create positive change. Driven by a belief in the power of collective action, Raveena designs programs that inspire individuals to become changemakers within their communities.

Over the past eight years, Raveena has led flagship initiatives including Green Impact, Sustainability Week, the Sustainability Awards, Sustainability Advocates and sustainable events programs, engaging tens of thousands of people in sustainability action. Her leadership has delivered more than 8,700 verified sustainability actions, over 1,000 events, and significant environmental outcomes through waste reduction, reuse and emissions reduction. Through sector-leading tools such as the Sustainable Events Framework, Environmental Management System and ACTS Sustainable Events Certification, Raveena’s work is creating lasting behavioural and cultural change within the University and across the global Green Impact network.

Raveena Grace – The University of Melbourne

Top 3 learnings

  • Persistent curiosity across systems drives scalable institutional sustainability change.
  • Engagement works best when sustainability is embedded into everyday actions.
  • Collaboration across teams transforms small initiatives into sector-leading impact.
Raveena Grace – The University of Melbourne

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