The City of Melville is taking the lead and tasking the next generation of climate change problem solvers through the Curtin University Sustainability Challenge.
The Sustainability Challenge involves five Industry Challenge Partners including the City providing a challenge brief for Curtin University students from across the campus to respond to, supported by university academic staff.
Now entering its fifth year, the Sustainability Challenge brings together interdisciplinary teams to tackle real-world sustainability problems.
As the only local government taking part, City of Melville staff presented a sustainability-related challenge to students on Tuesday, 23 June for them to tackle with City staff support in the lead-up to the showcase event on Monday, 29 June.
In return, industry partners engage with enthusiastic students with fresh ideas, develop networks and contribute to positive change through building capacity in the next generation of sustainability leaders.
The event aligns with the City’s vision of a vibrant, sustainable and inclusive Melville and our sustainability goal of achieving carbon neutrality as an organisation by 2030 and net zero across our City by 2050.
The challenge that City of Melville staff presented to the students relates to helping the City improve the accuracy of its greenhouse gas emission inventory, specifically Scope 3 emissions.
Scope 3 emissions are caused by the things an organisation buys, uses, throws away, or outsources.
They are indirect greenhouse gases, usually associated with the supply chain. Combined with Scope 1 and 2, these emissions help us to quantify the entirety of the City of Melville’s emissions inventory.
For more information, visit https://www.melvillecity.com.au/sustainability
Attribute the following comments to City of Melville Acting Mayor Glynis Barber:
“The City of Melville is committed to achieving carbon neutrality as an organisation by 2030 and net zero across our City by 2050 to help combat the effects of climate change, which is demonstrated in the City taking part in the Curtin University Sustainability Challenge and helping empower future generations to take on real world sustainability challenges.
“To the students taking part in the Curtin University Sustainability Challenge, I wish you all the best and I hope working towards solving our challenge proves to be a rewarding experience.
“From the City’s point of view, we’re excited to see what solutions these students come up with to help us improve the accuracy of our greenhouse gas emission inventory for Scope 3 emissions and hope these findings can be used not only at the City, but across other local governments committed to creating climate resilient and prepared communities.”
Image: City of Melville Climate Action Officer Jane Loveday and Sustainability Engagement Officer Georgia Drieu talking to Curtin University students.