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Monash Sustainable Development Institute
We’re advancing the wellbeing of people and planet, for current and future generations.
What we do
MSDI is working to understand, influence and transform systems for sustainable development in Australia and our region, in six key areas.
How we do it
Our comprehensive systems change toolkit is helping us turn Monash’s best knowledge into practical and real-world solutions.
Our experts
We bring together over 180 researchers, educators, doctoral students and professionals to tackle the biggest global challenges of our times.
Our people in focus
Briony Rogers
What do you get when you mix engineering, social science and an interest in sustainability? MSDI Water Director and Fire to Flourish CEO Briony Rogers has always worked across boundaries in studies, sectors and spaces.
John Thwaites
MSDI and ClimateWorks Australia Chair John Thwaites AM has a talent for building connections across all sectors and a champion for public policy and sustainability, all of which have led to the ongoing success of many of our projects.
Tony Capon
How did childhood afternoon teas help shape MSDI Director Tony Capon’s sustainability journey? For him, it all began with his great-grandmother’s powerful stories about the worth of all living things.
