Green Impact

Green Impact is a staff and student engagement program developed by Students Organising for Sustainability (UK). To date the program has been delivered to over 1500 organisations and has reached more than 100,000 people.

Green Impact is a continually improving, evolving, collaborative and meaningful program that embeds sustainable practices and healthy behaviours into our workplace and our lives and is a key part of helping Monash achieve its sustainability goals.

Staff Program

Staff are encouraged to form a team and register for the online program. Each participating team will have access to their own online toolkit where all the tasks of the program will be waiting for your team to implement, achieve and record.

The campus sustainability teams will run online support events, provide regular updates, and will always be available to answer any questions you have. At the end of the program, each participating area will be audited and awarded a certificate based on their achievements.

For more information please visit the Green Impact website.

Student Club and Society Certification

Launching in Semester two 2026, our Green Impact Sustainable Clubs certification rewards and celebrates student clubs who are taking environmental action.

Clubs can register for the pilot program where you are invited to complete a range of actions. Each action is allocated points – Bronze - 5 points, Silver - 10 points, Gold - 20 points.

Your team will achieve a certification at the end of the programme based on the following accumulation of points:

Bronze Certification
Silver Certification
Gold Certification

This is a great way to upskill in sustainability, take positive action and be celebrated as a certified sustainable group.

To register your interest in the pilot, email greenimpact@monash.edu

Frequently Asked Questions

Participating in Green Impact offers a structured, rewarding way to drive meaningful environmental change while fostering professional growth. By joining, you and your faculty, club or division can unlock several key benefits:
1. Support environmental action: Your efforts directly support our campus net zero and circular economy targets and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
2. Enhance sustainability literacy: Gain a practical understanding of how environmental, social and economic systems interconnect, and learn how to apply sustainable practices daily.
3. Professional skill development: Build high-value, transferable skills in project management, cross-functional leadership, strategic communication, and teamwork.
4. Boost health & wellbeing: Many toolkit actions focus on active transport, sustainable food choices, and workspace wellness, helping to reduce stress and improve daily campus life.
5. Expand your network: Connect with like-minded students, professional and academic staff and collaborate closely with Monash Campus Sustainability.
Participating in Green Impact is designed to be flexible to your team. While it does involve some level of commitment, the workload can be manageable.
We offer a range of awards designed to honour teams at various levels of their sustainability journey. Whether your team completes just a couple of actions each year or aims to tackle as many as possible, there's acknowledgment for every effort expended towards sustainability.
No. The toolkit is a comprehensive menu of options, not a mandatory checklist. Select the actions that are most relevant to your office environment or faculty operations and execute them well.
Absolutely! If you are already leading sustainable practices in your workspace, Green Impact provides you with a formal framework to scale your impact and be recognised for your efforts.
It also allows you to gain institutional recognition for your hard work, access corporate resources, and act as a mentor to inspire peers and newcomers within your faculty.
There is no fixed or ideal team size. A team can be a tight-knit department of three people or an entire faculty division.
No, it is free to join Green Impact.
You will be supported in various ways throughout your Green Impact journey to ensure a successful and fulfilling experience. Here are some of the support mechanisms available to you:

1. The toolkit is designed to provide guidance and resources to support you. Make sure you read the ‘Further Information’ tab for each action to get practical advice, best practices, and step-by-step instructions to help you plan, implement, and measure the impact of your sustainability projects.
2. Keep an eye out for training sessions, workshops, and webinars to help teams build their skills, knowledge, and confidence in sustainability practices. These sessions cover a range of topics, including project management, communication strategies, sustainability principles, and effective teamwork.
3. You’ll receive regular communications and invitations to monthly online catch up sessions.
And of course, the Campus Sustainability team is available to support if you have questions. Get in touch at greenimpact@monash.edu.
Any registered member of your team can access the toolkit, log progress, and leave comments. We highly recommend adding multiple team members to your dashboard to distribute the administrative work and keep everyone aligned.
Once the program has launched for the year you can sign up at any time before the toolkit closing date. However, we do recommend signing up sooner rather than later as this gives your team more time to implement the actions and take advantage of the training and support activities.