International Green Gown Awards, established in 2004, recognises the exceptional sustainability initiatives being undertaken by universities and colleges. With sustainabiity moving up the agenda, the Awards have become estabilished as the most prestigious recognition of best practice within the further and higher education sector. It is administered by EAUC- The Alliance for Sustainability Leadership in Education,
2019 Divisions
1 Benefitting Society
2 Student Engagement
3 Sustainability Institution of the Year
Hokkaido University applied “Co-creating Sustainability on Campus: Collaborative Scheme of Faculty, Staff and Students through Actions Triggered by Sustainable Campus Assessment System” to division “Sustainability Institution of the Year”, and has been elected as one of the seven finalists.
Students of Chiba University has also been selected under division “Student Engagement”. The International Green Gown Awards Ceremony will take place at High Level Political Forum in New York on 10th of July 2019.
▸Hokkaido University
https://www.sustainabilityexchange.ac.uk/sustainability_institution_of_the_year_finalist1?fbclid=IwAR0JD73GncHf5d48_0jjL6asmjJZA2vFXERK2tReydMCiy2szVuyYh1NJFc
Finalists’ Brochure(Hokkaido University: pg14)
https://www.greengownawards.org/files/igga_finalists_brochure.pdf
About International Green Gown Awards
https://www.greengownawards.org/international-green-gown-awards