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News 24 JulyA message from Executive Dean of Health Sciences Professor Suzanne Chambers: Winter has so far been a season of future-thinking and action for the Faculty of Health Sciences.
19 May 2021
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This week marks the six-year anniversary of Pope Francis’s encyclical on caring for our common home, Laudato si’. From 16-25 May, Laudato si’ Week celebrates the progress the Church community has made on its journey to ecological conversion since 2015.
As a Catholic university, ACU’s approach to sustainability and work to promote the common good is inspired by the words of Pope Francis. Laudato si’ captures the interconnectedness of social, economic and environmental justice in building and protecting our common home, and guides our efforts to support the common good and pursue the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals.
Through our teaching, learning, research and community engagement we are dedicated to making a positive difference in society and to the lives of individuals with whom we interact. ACU has worked steadily to transform the way we operate to lighten our social, economic and environmental impact through improving our shared humanity and common home, improving our communities’ health, education and social cohesion, focus on human dignity and the common good, and environmental improvements in energy efficiency, water conservation, and waste recycling.
Here are some of our achievements to date:
Over the next several years, these initiatives will continue apace. Inspired by Laudato si’ and its commitment to the common good, ACU will also elevate its practice of mission-based sustainability so that it becomes a normal, positive part of the daily experience of campus life.
Throughout this Laudato si’ Week, we’ll be sharing what this means to us at ACU, the progress we’ve made so far, and how you can get involved.
Join the Sustainability@ACU group on Workplace to stay in the know.
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