Impacting Futures - 2013 Sustainability Report
In April 2014, La Trobe University released its fourth sustainability report, Impacting Futures [PDF 5.2MB]. The report updates stakeholders on the University's progress on sustainability since our previous sustainability reports, as well as reporting against our plans and targets from our 2013-2017 Sustainability Plan (released in October 2013). Impacting Futures continues to report the University's sustainability vision, targets and accountability, and outline our commitment to embedding sustainability across La Trobe.
This report utilises AA1000 Principles and the G3.1 guidelines published by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). La Trobe has reported to a GRI A+ Application Level and engaged Ernst & Young to provide limited assurance in line with the Accountability AA1000 Assurance Standard (2008) and ASAE3000 again for this report.
Impacting Futures has been published primarily as an electronic document, please download to read. If you have any questions, please email sustainability@latrobe.edu.au.
Sustainability targets and results
We have made some progress with our targets, with about half met. Our progress is outlined in the table below, with more information available on page 5 of Impacting Futures [PDF 5.2MB].
Environmental
| Result | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2013 target | Met? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Facility greenhouse gas emissions (tCO2-e/GFA) | 0.18 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.15 | Yes |
| Staff business travel greenhouse gas emissions (tCO2-e/FTE) | 2.45 | 2.60 | 2.07 | 2.26 | 2.01 | No |
| Energy consumption (GJ/m2 of GFA) | 0.99 | 1.01 | 0.89 | 0.92 | 0.89 | No |
| Commuting (%) by car, single occupant (staff and students) | 46% | 50% | 49% | 45% | 45% | No |
| Water use (kilolitres per EFTPL) | 8.72 | 9.33 | 8.16 | 8.89 | 8.20 | No |
| General waste to landfill (kilograms per EFTPL) | 34.54 | 36.04 | 38.14 | 37.42 | 31.09 | No |
| Recycling (as % of combined recycling and landfill waste) | 28.0% | 25.0% | 24.6% | 19.4% | 30.8% | No |
| Paper use (reams per EFTPL) | 3.19 | 2.59 | 2.25 | 1.93 | 2.23 | Yes |
Social – students
| Result | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2013 target | Met? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low socioeconomic status student participation rate | 16.5% | 17.3% | 17.99% | 18.10% | 18% | Yes |
| Indigenous Australian student participation rate | 0.53% | 0.63% | 0.65% | 0.55% | 0.7% | No |
Social – staff
| Result | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2013 target | Met? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female academic staff at Professor level | 37% | 33% | 36% | 40% | 38% | Yes |
| Female academic staff at Associate Professor level | 34% | 39% | 38% | 39% | 38% | Yes |
| Senior female professional staff (HEO 10 and above) | 40% | 39% | 37% | 41% | 42% | No |
| New employment opportunities for Indigenous Australians (cumulative) | 8 | 18 | 25 | 39 | 25 | Yes |
| Staff engagement - intention to stay | 72% | - | - | 75% | 73% | Yes |
Additional data
Additional data and information supporting our 2013 sustainability report.
GRI Index
The full GRI index for Impacting Futures, our 2013 Sustainability Report.