Community and advocacy

Welcome to the August 2023 quarterly update from the National Environmental Science Program (NESP), by the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

Hub Steering Committee Chair Michael Sharpe and Hub Leader Prof Veena Sahajwalla joined a manufacturing roundtable event as part of the AgQuip festival in regional Gunnedah, NSW

Hub Leader Prof Veena writes in a new opinion editorial the world has a waste challenge, and none bigger than that posed by plastics, but solutions are coming to hand

Hub researchers have completed a report summarising a workshop to help design their Nature Connection Storytelling Project

Hub researchers have completed a report summarising a workshop to help design a coordinated, long-term research strategy on the benefits of nature connection

Hub researcher Dr Emily Flies was interviewed by The Lentil Intervention, a planetary health platform promoting nature and health

Hub Leader, Prof Veena was interviewed by Ocean Protect for its podcast series talking about the importance of using waste as a resource to achieve sustainability and decarbonisation goals

On 14 March 2023, Hub Leader Prof Veena will deliver a keynote address at the Innovation Summit Sydney 2023

On 15 March, Hub Leader UNSW Prof Veena will deliver an address and join a panel discussion at the Ocean Plastic Action Forum at Bondi Beach

On 28 March 2023, the Hub is jointly hosting a Key Thinkers Forum on Air Quality and Indigenous Health, with Macquarie University, the HEAL Network and Asthma Australia

On 28 February 2023, Hub Leader Prof Veena will deliver a keynote address at the 2023 ASFA Conference talking about the importance of a circular economy and ensuring shared prosperity

The ABC has published a news story and video including an interview with Hub Leader Prof Veena in a new show by Courtney Facts, Courtney Act and her alter ego Shane Jenek, exploring the complex world of recycling

Veena was interviewed by ABC Radio Weekends for their 'Sunday Brunch' interview about the importance of using waste as a resource

The Hub has produced a 2022 Codesign Workshop Report for its Impact Priority 1 research theme, Sustainable People–Environment Interactions (SuPErInteract)

On 26 November, Hub Leader UNSW Prof Veena will join a panel discussion at the United Nations Environment Program's Multi-stakeholder Forum taking place in conjunction with the first session of the intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC-1)

On 25 November, Hub Leader UNSW Prof Veena and a research stream leader will join discussions at the Circularity 2022 Conference

On 14 November, Hub Leader UNSW Prof Veena will deliver a keynote address to the AWARE 2022, the International Conference on Assessing Waste and Recycling

Cross-hub Waste Initiatives Leader for the Hub Dr Heinz Schandl of the CSIRO will be speaking at a free event about work he is leading on developing metrics to measure circular economy impacts