RMIT Sustainability Week 2026

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RMIT Sustainability Week 2026

14 Sep 2026 - 18 Sep 2026
FREE
Melbourne City, Brunswick, Bundoora, Online

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Take part in hands on activities, hear from inspiring leaders and learn more about RMIT’s continued commitment to a more sustainable future.

Theme: Grounded: in place and community

Our 2026 theme explores what it means to be grounded in Country, community and the world around us — as we work together toward a healthy, connected and sustainable future for all. This theme draws on the Living Places Plan and reinforces our commitment to Responsible Practice. We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the lands and waters on which our campuses stand and recognise that even in urban environments we remain deeply connected to Country. Beneath the built structures lies the living earth that sustains us.

What helps you feel connected to the earth and the people around you? How do you care for Country and contribute to a sense of community in your work and everyday life?

Save the date, more details to come.

Submit an event for Sustainability Week 2026

Each year we curate a program of events submitted by students, staff and partners that explore our theme through different lenses – from talks, workshops, tours, film screenings, exhibitions, markets and more. We invite you to express your interest to host an event under this year's Sustainability Week. Expressions of interest (EOI) are open to all students, staff and partners. EOIs close 5pm Wednesday 15 July.

How it works

Submit your event idea using the CTA button below.
We'll review all submissions and work with you to scope out your ideas, including if any seed funding is required.
Selected events are confirmed and added to the program.
An event guidance and communications materials will be sent to you. We may also be able to support with other logistics if needed.
Your event will be promoted under the Sustainability Week brand from August. In addition to your own promotions.

If you aren't 100% sure of all the details yet, complete the form as best as you can and we can confirm this later.

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Sustainability at RMIT Virtual Tour

Take a look at some of the innovative ways RMIT is incorporating sustainability practices into our learning and teaching, research and operational activities.

Gathering accurate information on staff commuting helps us make better decisions around sustainable transport improvements, how we lobby government partners and reduce our carbon footprint.

If you haven’t already, please log into Workday and click on the ‘Staff Commuter Profile’ announcement to answer five short questions and share a snapshot of how you commute to work.

A $100 JB Hi-Fi gift voucher will be awarded each quarter.

Download our user guide for full instructions

Our Sustainability Report is a moment for us to recognise and reflect on the great progress we have made in sustainability.

See it here

RMIT recognises the important role the education sector can play in promoting, supporting and contributing to the SDG agenda.

Visit our SDG webpage

Spread the word and use our Sustainability Week 2025 Teams background.

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To celebrate RMIT Sustainability Week 2025, the Library has curated some Library resources to help you turn intention into impactful action.

2040 (film)
Dark cloud: how the digital world is costing the Earth by Guillaume Pitron
Everyday lifestyles and sustainability: the environmental impact of doing the same things differently edited by Fabricio Chicca, Brenda Vale & Robert Vale
From Me to We: The Five Transformational Commitments Required to Rescue the Planet, Your Organization, and Your Life by Bob Doppelt
Practical Sustainability: A Guide to a More Sustainable Life by Robert Brinkmann
Sand talk: how Indigenous thinking can save the world by Tyson Yunkaporta
Sustainable badass: A zero-waste lifestyle guide (audio book) by Gittemarie Johansen
This book is a knife: radical working-class strategies in the age of climate change by L.E. Fox
Treading lightly: the hidden wisdom of the world's oldest people by Karl Erik Sveiby & Tex Skuthorpe
What has nature ever done for us?: how money really does grow on trees by Tony Juniper.

Catch up on RMIT’s latest Society and Environment news

Restored wetlands reap benefits for climate, drought-resilience after just one year: study

Reviving floodplain wetlands slashes carbon emissions by 39% and restores critical ecosystem functions in one year – without the methane spike typically seen in restored peatlands, a new study has found.

The team's experimental set up of hydrogen production using partially treated wastewater. Credit: Shu Shu Zheng, RMIT University

Wastewater contaminants boost green hydrogen production

Research led by RMIT University has developed an experimental invention to turn wastewater’s high contaminant load into an advantage for making green hydrogen that could reduce reliance on fresh water – a scarce resource in many parts of the world.

RMIT and ICN2 strengthen partnership in materials science

RMIT University and the Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2) have signed an extension of their partnership, strengthening international academic cooperation in nanoscience and nanotechnology.

Shelves with juices in a supermarket.

Confusing food labels are costing Australians, new research says it’s time for industry to act

New research from RMIT University and End Food Waste Australia reveals confusing food labels are driving Australians to throw away perfectly edible food, costing households money and contributing to the nation’s food waste problem.

More Society and Environment news

Get in touch

Visit Sustainability at RMIT to learn more.

Contact the Sustainability Team directly via sustainability@rmit.edu.au, or follow us on:

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Acknowledgement of Country

RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business - Artwork 'Sentient' by Hollie Johnson, Gunaikurnai and Monero Ngarigo.

Learn more about our commitment to Indigenous cultures