International Green Gown Awards
The International Green Gown Awards recognise exceptional sustainability initiatives being undertaken by the world’s higher education institutions. The awards set the bar and put every learning institution at the heart of delivering the United Nations Global Goals.
The International awards are open to any university, higher or further education institution across the world. Institutions can enter directly if they are not located in a region with a dedicated awards scheme.
The Green Gown Awards are currently delivered on a regionally in Australasia and the UK & Ireland. In these regions, the annual winners are automatically entered into the International scheme to compete in the following categories:
- 2030 Climate Action
- Benefitting Society
- Creating Impact
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
- Nature Positive
- Next Generation Learning & Skills
- Student Engagement
- Sustainability Institution of the Year
The International Green Gown Awards are administered by the EAUC and supported by ACTS.
Australasian winners
2025 Sustainability Institution of the Year – University of Technology Sydney (winner)
2025 ClimateAction – University of Tasmania (winner)
2025 Next Generation Learning & Skills – TAFE NSW (winner), University of Tasmania (highly commended)
2025 Nature Positive – La Trobe University (winner)
2025 Diversity, Equity & Inclusions – Monash University (highly commended)
2024 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Sustainability – The University of Sydney (winner)
2024 Sustainability Institution of the Year – The University of Melbourne (highly commended)
2023 Benefitting Society – University of Tasmania (highly commended)
2023 Next Generation Learning & Skills – University of Tasmania (highly commended)
2023 Student Engagement – Te Whare Wānanga o Ōtākou – University of Otago (winner)
2022 2030 Climate Action – RMIT University (highly commended)
2022 Benefitting Society – Deakin University (winner)
2022 Creating Impact – UTS (winner)
2022 Next Generation Learning and Skills – UTS (winner)
2022 Student Engagement – University of Tasmania (winner)
2022 Sustainability Institution of the Year – University of Tasmania (highly commended)
2021 Benefitting Society – University of Newcastle (highly commended)
2021 Student Engagement – University of Newcastle (highly commended)
2020 Sustainability Institution of the Year – Charles Sturt University (highly commended)
2019 Benefitting Society – Victoria University of Wellington (winner)
2019 Sustainability Institution of the Year – RMIT University (highly commended)
2018 Community – University of Tasmania (winner)
2014 Continuous Improvement: Institutional Change – RMIT University (winner)
2013 Student and Staff Engagement/Student Initiatives – University of Wollongong (winner)
Regional Delivery Partners
Australasia
The Green Gown Awards were brought to Australasia in 2010 and are open to all tertiary education institutions in Australia and New Zealand. The Awards are managed by ACTS and governed by a cross-sector steering group.
United Kingdom & Ireland
The Green Gown Awards were founded in the UK in 2004 and have gone from strength to strength. They now have an unprecedented agreement with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) which will put the prestigious Green Gown Awards on a truly global audience.
The ethos of the Green Gown Awards is to ensure the lessons and example of good practice are shared and this exciting partnership will put UK universities and colleges as leaders in sustainability as well as being able to continue their learning from global leaders. The UK Green Gown Awards are administered by the EAUC and are governed by a cross-agency steering group. The International Green Gown Awards are also administered by the EAUC.
