School of Business and Law on panel at Path to Net Zero climate lunch with ABCC

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School of Business and Law on panel at Path to Net Zero climate lunch with ABCC

Tuesday, 11 May 2021

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Universities and institutes of higher education play an important role in educating the next generation of responsible leaders. With every Australian State and Territory Government having signed up to be net zero by 2050, many organisations are grappling with the challenges of reducing their carbon footprint. To address the challenges our nation and world are facing, ECU School of Business and Law’s Director of PRME and Sustainability, Dr Mehran Nejati, was invited to moderate an industry panel at the Path to Net Zero climate lunch hosted by the Australian British Chamber of Commerce (ABCC).

The ABCC climate lunch, which was attended by more than 140 participants, heard Her Excellency Vicki Treadell CMG MVO (British High Commissioner to Australia) speak about the UK’s push for clean future, followed by the panel discussion with local and global business leaders in Australia; Kathy Wu (Managing Director, Gas & Low Carbon Energy, BP Australia), Steve Gauld (Managing Director and Founder, Infinite Blue Energy), Jane Wetherall (Managing Director, With Architecture Studio), and Dr Mehran Nejati.

Guests at the event participated in the discussion around how business leaders are planning a transition to support the net zero target by 2050 ambition, and in further discussions inspiring call for more action towards carbon neutrality and other sustainable solutions.

According to the 2021 Times Higher Education Impact Ranking which ranked more than 1200 eligible universities on their contributions to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Edith Cowan University was ranked among the top four percent universities for SDG4 on Quality Education. ECU was also ranked 72 globally for SDG13 on Climate Action.

“As a signatory to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Management Education, ECU School of Business and Law is committed to supporting dialogue among businesses, government, media, civil society organisations and other interested groups and stakeholders on critical issues relating to global social responsibility and sustainability,” said Dr Mehran Nejati.

As part of the University’s commitment to environmental sustainability, ECU has reduced its carbon footprint by nearly one third in the last decade. In addition, at the beginning of 2020, the University established the ECU Climate Initiative Taskforce with the aim of auditing the University’s current carbon footprint and recommending achievable ways by which it can be reduced. The Final Report by the Taskforce which was endorsed by the University Executives recommended six key projects to take ECU towards carbon neutrality by 2030.

“It was my pleasure to moderate a panel discussion by some champions and leaders in the field in promoting SDG13 on Climate Action and SDG17 on Partnerships for the Goals.”.

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