PARTNERING FOR IMPACT ANNUAL IMPACT REPORT 2018

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From the Chair From the Director Partnering for Impact 04 05 06

Impact at a Glance Recognition of Our Work Leadership on the Goals 08 10 14

Sustainable Cities & Communities Climate Action Social Inclusion 20 24 28

Inspiring Change Creating the Leaders of Tomorrow Thank You 32 38 44

MONASH SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE | 3 FROM THE CHAIR

At MSDI, we see our future in harnessing The Sustainable Development Goals are a ‘light has been so successful is Rebekah’s strong focus the research, education and engagement on the hill’. They provide a vision for a better world on the future. This is consistent with the very notion strengths across Monash to address the in the future and key targets for all of us to work of sustainability that underpins everything we do. towards. But by themselves the goals are not complex and interconnected challenges In 2018, Professor Brown initiated an important enough. In order to achieve them we will need some process for MSDI staff to consider the Institute’s posed by the Sustainable Development Goals. big societal transformations. future direction and strategy. This has been MSDI can play an important role in helping identify enthusiastically taken up by the staff. As well as these big shifts and the research and education considering the big societal transformations, we needed to achieve them. Already we are working on have identified that the Institute’s key capabilities some of these transformations, including the shift include many of the processes that will help society to a net zero economy, more sustainable cities and understand how the transformations can be achieved. providing food for a growing world population in a way An understanding of behaviour change, mobilising that protects the environment and the climate. Our finance, evidence synthesis, pathways, transitions education team at MSDI is also focused on providing and policy influence are all areas where MSDI has knowledge and skills to those who are collaborating, strengths that will be vital in delivering the SDGs. leading and delivering positive social change. This report highlights many of the important At the end of 2018, Professor Rebekah Brown achievements of MSDI this year. I am very confident stepped down as Director of MSDI to take up the that our contribution to achieving a better and more role of Senior Vice Provost (Research) for Monash sustainable world will increase even further in the University. Rebekah has been an outstanding coming year. Director and has led the Institute with distinction Professor John Thwaites over the past four years. One of the reasons MSDI Chair, MSDI

Professor John Thwaites

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In 2018, MSDI and its people were project to rethink Australia’s system of food and land recognised nationally and globally for use. BehaviourWorks is forging breakthroughs in the ambition of our ideas and the scale Social Systems Evidence and through the INSPIRE framework. It also welcomed 18 PhD students, of our impact. Ultimately, our success exploring how behavioural science can help solve reflects the efforts of MSDI Executive big public policy challenges faced by our industry and staff — I would like to thank them and government partners. for their leadership and dedication. The flagship strength that MSDI has built in water sensitive cities is deepening its global impact, We were honoured to receive a Banksia Award for our and working to develop practical sustainable innovative interdisciplinary approach to catalysing development solutions for the world’s most sustainable development solutions. Internationally, vulnerable. We continue to engage our students we received the United Nations’ Momentum for in real problems, and equip them with the skills Change Award, recognising the Net Zero initiative to address them. We encourage our students to spearheaded by ClimateWorks Australia. This ‘Change It’ through programs such as Green Steps award is testament to the expertise, excellence and and Leave No One Behind. commitment of our staff. Professor Rod Glover In 2018 we hosted global thinkers including Jeff Beyond the accolades however, we measure our Sachs, Mariana Mazzucato, Peter Singer and Nobel contribution by the impact we have on the missions Laureate Muhammad Yunus, inspiring us to think we pursue, and on the people and communities we differently and affirming our commitment to real work with and serve. In this respect, 2018 was a world impact. In the year ahead, we look forward to fantastic year. welcoming a new Director to help us write the next chapter of the MSDI story. ClimateWorks has entered its 10th year. It continues to influence climate practice and policy across Professor Rod Glover the country and has launched an ambitious new Interim Director, MSDI MONASH SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE | 5 PARTNERING FOR IMPACT

In 2015, 193 countries agreed to create At MSDI, we passionately believe in this vision of our We establish interdisciplinary teams, co-produce a better future through the United Nations future, and we’re committed to finding sustainable research and conduct action projects to develop 17 Sustainable Development Goals development solutions to global challenges, through innovative solutions and pathways; and to influence (SDGs). The Goals aim to reduce poverty research, education and engagement. But we know change in policies and practice. And we develop we can’t achieve this alone. interdisciplinary education programs to build and hunger, provide clean water and capacity, implement change at a local, regional and education to all, secure a safe climate, So we harness the strength of Monash University — global scale and train the sustainable development reduce inequality and much more. Australia’s largest university — and bring it together leaders of the future. in innovative partnerships with the best thinkers and doers from across academia, industry, government We currently work with over 200 local, and civil society. Carefully nurtured partnerships are regional and global partners. Together, the key to our success in everything we do. Our story we’re pioneering pathways to a more is one of collaboration and partnership threaded liveable and just world. through the very DNA of our organisation.

6 | ANNUAL IMPACT REPORT 2018 Oxfam-Monash Revitalising Partnership Informal A partnership Settlements and between Monash their Environments ClimateWorks University and Oxfam (RISE) Sustainable Australia Australia that pairs A multi-stakeholder academics with Development BehaviourWorks A partnership partnership led by field-based teams Education MSDI. This initiative Australia between Monash UN Sustainable and communities An expanding A research University (through aims to revolutionise to address the root Development MSDI) and The education suite water delivery to enterprise within Solutions Network causes of poverty including post- MSDI. BWA brings Myer Foundation. slums in urban areas, around the world. The SDSN moblises CWA is an expert, graduate courses a and will help rebuild leading behaviour scientific and independent advisor Water Sensitive d PhD supervision 24 settlements in change researchers technical expertise committed to helping Cities alongside exectuive Indonesia and Fiji over and practitioners from academia, Australia transition to Supports education, capcity five years. together to find civil society and net zero emissions interdisciplinary development and behavioural the private sector in by 2050. research on urban student leadership solutions to real- support of sustainable water from faculties activities. world problems. development problem and Institutes across solving at all levels. Monash University.

MONASH SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE | 7 IMPACT AT A GLANCE

104 Projects 201 Partners $19.4 m Total Revenue

8 | ANNUAL IMPACT REPORT 2018 83 2410 Publications & Reports Students

3000 Event attendees 407 Media Hits

MONASH SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE | 9 RECOGNITION OF OUR WORK

10 | ANNUAL IMPACT REPORT 2018 MSDI is driven by partnerships and impact, not by awards. But for our team and the people we work with, being recognised for our excellence in research, education and engagement is a humbling reminder of the great benefits of collaboration.

2018 Banksia Foundation Award for MSDI’s Dr Shirin Malekpour won the Green Research and Academia Talents Award It was with great pride that MSDI won the Banksia MSDI’s Dr Shirin Malekpour received the Green Award for Research and Academia in 2018. Talents award for 2018, which is awarded by the Acknowledging the Institute’s exceptional work over German Federal Ministry of Education and Research. the past few years, the judges noted our “...extensive Dr Malekpour was one of 25 researchers from across and legitimate connections to the Sustainable the world to receive the award, which recognises Development Goals” as well as our strong young researchers for their outstanding achievements collaboration efforts, and resilient partnerships. The in making our societies more sustainable. prestigious award was accepted by MSDI’s Interim Director Professor Rod Glover and presented by the A Research Leader in Strategic Planning and Futures City of Melbourne Deputy Lord Mayor Arron Wood Studies at MSDI, Dr Malekpour was chosen by a at a gala dinner in late November. In receiving the high-ranking jury of renowned German sustainability award, Professor Glover highlighted the imperative experts. In making the choice, the judges cited to collaborate and partner to achieve the SDGs by Dr Malekpour’s scientific pursuit of infrastructure 2030, claiming “no one organisation can achieve planning and policy. Established in 2009, Green them on its own”. Now into their 30th year, the Talents provides up-and-coming scientists the Banksia Foundation Awards are the longest running opportunity to establish contacts within the German sustainability awards in the world. science community and exchange ideas with its key innovators. The 25 awardees, including Shirin, have been invited to return to Germany in 2019 for a fully-funded three-month research sabbatical at an institution of their choice. Dr Malekpour’s international recognition is an exciting step in expanding the global community for MSDI’s work.

MONASH SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE | 11 “Working with the Monash Sustainable Development Institute… is a phenomenal joy and a phenomenal benefit for the world.”

– PROFESSOR JEFFREY SACHS, DIRECTOR, UN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SOLUTIONS NETWORK

ClimateWorks Australia and Monash Our experts were sought after around international thought leaders at the Sustainable University won a global award for the the world Living Festival’s Great Debate in February. And our Net Zero Initiative We were recognised globally for our expertise in immediate past Director, Professor Rebekah Brown, When the United Nations scoured the world for sustainable development in 2018, with MSDI staff spoke at the launch of the Nature Sustainability practical, scalable and replicable solutions by invited to speak and present all over the world. Our journal in Melbourne in July. MSDI experts were also business, government and industry to tackle climate Chair, Professor John Thwaites, gave the keynote called on to discuss a range of topics in the media change, they found an award-worthy example right speech at the Global Youth Leaders’ Summit in – from energy efficiency and better building codes, here in Australia. The Monash Net Zero Initiative China in August, joining Professor Muhammad to Australia’s progress in implementing the SDGs. was awarded a 2018 Momentum for Change Award, Yunus and Inaugural Yidan Prize Laureate Ms We had over 150 media hits, with coverage in The announced at the global Climate Week conference in Vicky Colbert in addressing over 150 students Guardian, The Conversation, The Australian, the New York. from over 30 countries. He also presented on the Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, and on radio, TV role of universities in helping meet the Sustainable and digital platforms. The Initiative was developed through a collaboration Development Goals in Islamabad, Pakistan. MSDI’s between Monash University and MSDI’s Dr Tahl Kestin also gave the keynote address at the Monash 2018 Green Impact Award ClimateWorks Australia, and aims to achieve net 2nd Hiroshima University Symposium on Universities MSDI won the inaugural Monash Green Impact zero carbon emissions from Monash’s Australian and the SDGs. Award for 2018 - a new initiative to inspire and campuses by 2030, paving the way to a future support environmental sustainability projects powered entirely by renewable energy. It’s bold, MSDI’s Professor Rob Skinner, who runs our Water at Monash University. MSDI was proud to tie ambitious and already kicking goals, backed by the Sensitive Cities Program, chaired the Resilient in first place with the Faculty of Pharmacy and University’s $135 million investment. By the end of Liveable Cities program theme at the 2018 Singapore Pharmaceutical Sciences for the 2018 award, and we 2020, the university will complete its biggest solar International Water Week convention. He also look forward to contributing to the University’s efforts roll out, generating 7 GWh of energy – enough to chaired the International Water Association’s “Cities for a greener future. Green Impact is a positive staff power 1000 Victorian homes for a year. And by 2030 of the Future” program and played a lead role in engagement program that has been developed all of Monash’s energy consumption in Australia will organising the theme events at the 2018 World over the last ten years through the National Union be electricity powered from renewable sources. Water Congress in Tokyo, Japan in October. Closer of Students UK. To date, the program has been to home, Anna Skarbek – CEO of our ClimateWorks delivered to over 400 organisations and has reached Australia team – joined a panel of local and more than one hundred thousand people. 12 | ANNUAL IMPACT REPORT 2018 Dr Shirin Malekpour receiving the Green Talents Award

The importance of sustainable development lies in our recognition of the need to effectively balance and integrate economic with social and environmental dimensions; that we can no longer pursue growth without considering environmental and social imperatives.”

— Courtney May

MONASH SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE Green Impact awards 2018 | 13 LEADERSHIP ON THE GOALS

14 | ANNUAL IMPACT REPORT 2018 In 2015, 193 member countries of the United Nations agreed to an ambitious vision for our global future. But to achieve the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, every sector of society needs to do their bit. That’s why the Monash Sustainable Development Institute is focusing its efforts in the Asia-Pacific to help achieve Agenda 2030.

Fostering national collaboration on The key messages from the summit were simple. the SDGs Firstly, the need to accelerate action and move In March 2018, leaders and decision makers from beyond business as usual. Secondly, the need over 200 government, business, civil society, for greater coordination and leadership from academic and youth organisations from across government to enable all sectors to play their part. Australia gathered in Melbourne for the second And finally, the need to increase public awareness Australian SDGs Summit. and support for the SDGs through partnerships and collaborations. That collaboration has already The Summit was a joint initiative of SDSN Australia, begun. Following the summit, delegates made 43 New Zealand and Pacific (hosted at MSDI), the submissions via a survey to demonstrate their action Australian Council of Social Service, the Australian and relationships to the SDGs. Council for International Development, the Global Compact Network Australia and the United Nations Measuring Australia’s progress Association of Australia. towards the SDGs One of the most important aspects of the UN Sponsored by MSDI, the Summit aimed to lift the Sustainable Development Goals is that, through discussion on Australia’s progress on the SDGs and an agreed, transparent set of targets and identify collective priorities where we can go beyond indicators, the SDGs provide a tool for countries to ‘business as usual’. The findings directly fed into assess their progress towards meeting sustainable the Voluntary National Review of Australia’s SDG development challenges. implementation, which was presented by the Federal Government to the United Nations in July 2018. In 2018 MSDI convened a project in partnership with the National Sustainable Development Council Many leaders at the summit called for collective and SDSN AusNZPac to produce Australia’s first action on the SDGs to avoid a legacy of inequality independent, evidence-based assessment of and environmental degradation for the next Australia’s progress towards the SDGs. generation of Australians.

MONASH SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE | 15 Our work drew on independent expertise from Australian Government reviews on Defence and Trade to look into the SDGs and Australia’s business, university and community the SDGs their relevance to Australia both domestically and sectors and assessed Australia’s performance In June 2018, The Hon Julie Bishop MP, Australia’s internationally. Monash University, SDSN AusNZPac, against the SDGs based on trends from 2000 to then Minister for Foreign Affairs, announced the SDSN Youth, and MSDI’s Chair, Professor John 2015. The resulting Transforming Australia: SDG release of Australia’s first Voluntary National Review Thwaites also made written submissions to the Progress Report found that while we are doing well (VNR) — a report on the nation’s progress towards Inquiry, with MSDI coordinating the submission on in health and education, Australia is facing major implementing the Sustainable Development Goals. behalf of all of Monash. Professor Thwaites, along challenges in reducing inequality and tackling In her announcement, the Minister thanked the with our Interim Director Professor Rod Glover, and climate change. Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) our SDSN Manager Dr Tahl Kestin, provided evidence AusNZPac for its substantial contribution to the at the Melbourne Public Hearing in October 2018. Our work garnered extensive media coverage and preparation of the report. engaged the public with the issues – with media hits Helping universities across the across national media platforms, including ABC Radio SDSN hosted a VNR consultation for the university world take action on the SDGs AM, Herald Sun, SBS News, ABC TV News Breakfast, sector, helped collect case studies on university Our Guide “Getting Started with the SDGs in and the Daily Mail. The report was also the subject of action towards the SDGs, and was invited to review Universities” – produced by SDSN AusNZPac in a special series of articles in The Conversation. the draft report. It also co-organised the 2018 2017 with support from MSDI – continued to make Australian SDGs Summit, which provided input into The report has raised the profile of the SDGs within a big impact internationally in 2018. From Australia the report. Our SDSN Youth Initiative supported the superannuation industry and it’s anticipated to Canada, Japan, Norway, Afghanistan, Spain, input from the Australian youth sector into the that it will assist Industry superannuation funds and many places in between, the Guide is inspiring, VNR by coordinating consultations and collecting (some of whom funded the report) to implement mobilising and supporting universities to take action case studies. Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) policies on the SDGs. It has been translated by SDSN partner institutions into Portuguese, Spanish, Chinese and for investment in Australian businesses, improving MSDI and SDSN AusNZPac also made substantial Japanese, and is listed as a resource in over 100 corporate performance in sustainable development. contributions to the Australian Senate Inquiry into websites and publications. the SDGs. The Inquiry was launched in 2018 by the Senate Reference Committee on Foreign Affairs,

16 | ANNUAL IMPACT REPORT 2018 John Thwaites and Rod Glover at the Transforming Australia launch

Getting Started with the SDGs in Universities Vatican Youth Symposium MONASH SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE | 17 “[Getting Started with the SDGs in Universities] is one of the most complete and concise documents on the topic published so far.”

– GLOBAL UNIVERSITY NETWORK FOR INNOVATION

We have received feedback from universities around We hit the global stage The Symposium, Youth Leadership for Integral the world that they are using the tools, guidance Our people hit the global stage in 2018, participating Human Development, was an initiative of SDSN and case studies in the Guide to undertake their in key international events on sustainable Youth in collaboration with the Pontifical Academy own actions on the SDGs. Our Chair, Professor development goals and climate change. Professor of Sciences. John Thwaites, and Dr Tahl Kestin, SDSN AusNZPac John Thwaites gave the keynote speech at the MSDI also coordinated Monash University’s Network Manager with MSDI, have been invited to Global Youth Leaders’ Summit in China in August, involvement in the annual United Nations Climate present the Guide at international events, including in joining Professor Muhammad Yunus and Inaugural Change Conference (COP24) in December alongside China, Georgia, Malaysia, Japan, Pakistan and New Yidan Prize Laureate Ms Vicky Colbert in addressing Monash’s Global Engagement team. More than 20 York. Hilligje van’t Land, the Secretary General of the over 150 students from over 30 countries. MSDI’s Dr Monash staff and students travelled to Poland for International Association of Universities, called the Tahl Kestin also gave the keynote address at the 2nd the event — the largest delegation we’ve ever sent to Guide “what every university apparently was waiting Hiroshima University Symposium on Universities and this annual event. for to get started”; and it’s been called “one of the the SDGs. most complete and concise documents on the topic Our delegation, which included a strong contingent published so far” by the Global University Network MSDI’s Professor Rob Skinner, who runs our Water from ClimateWorks Australia, hosted a booth, had a for Innovation. Sensitive Cities Program, chaired the Resilient ‘meet our expert’ program, and spoke at a wide range Liveable Cities program theme at the 2018 Singapore of side events. The delegation gave us an opportunity Its influence has gone beyond just universities. For International Water Week convention. He also to showcase Monash’s world-leading climate change example, it informed discussions in the European chaired the International Water Association’s “Cities research and activities on the global stage, including Union about the important role of SDG-related of the Future” program and played a lead role in our award-winning Net Zero initiative. research funding. Closer to home, it provided organising the theme events at the 2018 World Water our networks with the crucial basis from which to Congress in Tokyo, Japan in October. advocate for the important role of universities in submissions to Australia’s Voluntary National Review In October 2018, MSDI’s SDSN Youth Coordinator, and the Senate Inquiry on the SDGs. The Guide Michelle Huang, attended the Vatican Youth was also a finalist in the 2018 Banksia Award for Symposium at the Casina Pio IV in Vatican City. Research and Academia.

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Sustainable development is one of the most important challenges of this century. Harnessing knowledge from research, lessons from practice and whole-of-community commitment are critical if we are to leave a better world to the next generation.”

— Peter Bragge Australian SDGs Summit 2018 — John Thwaites, Annette Bos, Tahl Kestin, Nina Laxmandas, Rebekah Brown, Rod Glover MONASH SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE | 19 SUSTAINABLE CITIES & COMMUNITIES

20 | ANNUAL IMPACT REPORT 2018 More than half of the world’s population now lives in urban areas. By 2050, that figure is expected to rise to 6.5 billion people. At MSDI, we’re working with our partners across the world to transform our cities into sustainable and resilient communities.

RISE program builds a global We signed a Memorandum of Understanding with consortium of partners the City of Makassar, Indonesia which demonstrates ‘Revitalising Informal Settlements and their their significant support for the program. Following Environments’ (RISE) is a five year international an extensive community co-design process, we action research program led by MSDI (in partnership began construction of demonstration projects to with five Monash faculties and 25 international provide a tangible demonstration of the water- partners). Through the RISE program and its global sensitive technologies and approaches that will be consortium of academic, industry, private sector and rolled out across the 24 sites. Work commenced to non-profit partners, we are working to revolutionise gather samples and undertake analysis across soil, water delivery and sanitation in informal settlements. water, and animal faeces; and we deployed sound recorders, mosquito traps and temperature sensors We’re helping rebuild 24 settlements in Fiji and to monitor environmental change. Indonesia to improve the lives of more than 7,000 women and men, girls and boys. Now in our second As always, the local communities themselves were year of action research, 2018 had two areas of central to our work. Underpinned by the emerging focus: build the capacity of our people and cement discipline of ‘planetary health’, RISE’s success partnerships for interdisciplinary action. will be measured by the health and wellbeing of residents — particularly children under five The RISE alliance strengthened the academic years of age — and the ecological diversity of the capacity of participating institutions — especially surrounding environment. those in Indonesia and Fiji where the field research is being undertaken — to implement pioneering The research components of the RISE program are planetary health research. RISE engaged with funded by the Wellcome Trust. communities across all 24 informal settlements and improved the knowledge of government partners on water-sensitive cities approaches.

MONASH SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE | 21 “Our work in 2018 allowed us to harness local wisdom from a range of groups, enabling social and biophysical innovations and breakthrough solutions to be conceptualised.”

Influencing Australian water reform of Australia, Yarra Valley Water and University in the SDG Transforming Australia Report. The Integrated Water Management (IWM) is a holistic of Technology, Sydney. In a significant departure working group now has an ongoing role to curate approach to planning for and managing water in from earlier attitudes, the Commission’s final and improve existing indicators and develop new urban settings, creating resilient and liveable cities recommendations highlighted the importance of IWM. indicators for future reporting. and towns without compromising the sustainability It’s a stark example of the strong policy influence that An important outcome of the SDG6 Working Group of vital ecosystems. Our Water Sensitive Cities team we have had in Australian water reform. was to bring to the attention of central policy makers has been championing this approach for a long time, the number of Australians still being ‘left behind’ and in 2018 we made some important progress. Australia’s progress towards Clean Water and Sanitation when it comes to safe and affordable drinking water. We were once again actively engaged in the ‘Clean Water and Sanitation’ is Goal 6 of the United The working group is providing reliable indicators development and delivery of the Victorian State Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Monash to report on how Australia is meeting (or not Government’s IWM reform, providing leadership has considerable research strength in water sensitive meeting) its high-level SDG 6 obligations, and to the IWM Forum process and the program’s high cities research and has innovated in this area. shedding light on situations that are well below level Reference Group. Our work directly influenced acceptable standards. how Victoria’s water is planned for and integrated In 2018, we helped establish an Australian SDG into urban planning processes. This included 6 working group. The working group is chaired Fostering a water sensitive future for the developing practitioner capacity-building workshops by the Director of MSDI’s Water Sensitive Cities City of Greater Bogor and masterclasses to guide the next generation of team, Professor Rob Skinner, and includes senior Integrated Urban Water Managers. representatives from the Australian Bureau of The Urban Water Learning Alliance, launched at Meteorology, and the Water Services Association of the end of 2017 in Bogor, Indonesia, connects We also made a significant submission in 2018 to Australia, as well as leading water professionals and researchers, leaders, influencers and ‘water the Productivity Commission on IWM, which was academics with considerable policy and practice champions’ from Australia and Indonesia to share quoted by the Commission in their final report on experience in the Australian water sector. their experience and expertise. Coordinated and Urban Water Reform. We coordinated and led a led by MSDI (in partnership with the Australia joint industry presentation to the Commission with In 2018, the working group developed and reported Indonesia Centre Urban Water Cluster), the Alliance Melbourne Water, the Water Services Association on 10 indicators that relate to seven of the Goal 6 targets. The results of this work were presented

22 | ANNUAL IMPACT REPORT 2018 was formed to help experts shape a water sensitive future for the City of Greater Bogor, in line with Sustainable Development Goals 3, 6 and 11.

In 2018, the UWLA worked tirelessly, delivering 66 days of cross-sectoral, transdisciplinary engagements, and connecting with over 400 stakeholders through interviews, masterclasses, workshops and focus group discussions.

The magnitude of this engagement demonstrates the complexity of the water system and the challenge to build capacity, shape ideas, forge strong relationships and develop multi-faceted solutions. Our work in 2018 allowed us to harness local wisdom from a range of groups, enabling social and biophysical innovations and break-through solutions Sustainable Development is one of to be conceptualised. the most important paradigm Alliance members included representatives from shifts of the last twenty years. It’s government, water utilities, developers, industry, the recognition that everything is funders, NGOs and communities from both countries. The Learning Alliance supports capacity interconnected and that we can’t building in Indonesia and translation of research thrive as a global community without insights to leapfrog Greater Bogor towards a water also protecting the planet.” sensitive, liveable and resilient future. — Vicki Kyriakakis

MONASH SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE | 23 CLIMATE ACTION

24 | ANNUAL IMPACT REPORT 2018 With Australia clocking its fourth hottest summer on record, the devastating consequences of climate change have gone from being a future concern to a present danger. That’s why we’re helping to build pathways to a Net Zero future.

Zeroing in on net zero emissions 80 high-level stakeholders. Our findings were also Climate change continued to play a big role in featured in an interview with Shadow Environment public and policy discussions throughout 2018. As Minister Mark Butler and Sky News Political Editor governments, businesses and communities around David Speers. the world considered implications and solutions, Our results provided a well-respected and timely our ‘Tracking Progress to Net Zero Emissions contribution to the national debate and provided an Report’ brought the current facts and looked oft-quoted story indicating where hidden potential to keenly to the future. MSDI’s ClimateWorks Australia further curb carbon emissions could be found. The team released this economy-wide assessment in report was an important step in our mission towards September 2018. It charted Australia’s progress a prosperous, net zero emissions future. in reducing emissions across the economy and presented an evidence-based outlook to 2030. Creating tools for Pacific Islands to tackle The report showed Australia is not yet on track to climate change meet its emissions reduction targets as stipulated Many Pacific Island countries are highly dependent under the Paris Agreement — but added there are on imported fossil fuels to meet their energy still many opportunities to get there. needs. With the world in the middle of a low carbon transition, continuing along this path poses a The report received significant positive media significant risk to the long-term wellbeing and attention nationally, with coverage in The Australian livelihoods of our Pacific neighbours. and Australian Financial Review, and multiple follow up articles. We reached over 45,000 people In 2018 we were asked to develop a tool that could via social media and a summary of the report was support leaders to develop long-term solutions. read by over 1,000 people. This included Federal And so, MSDI’s ClimateWorks Australia developed Ministers, more than a third of our Federal MPs, State Ministers for energy and environment, and

MONASH SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE | 25 a Pacific Island country guide to creating long-term Advancing Australia’s building code climate resilience, net zero emissions development, Setting stronger energy standards for new buildings and a sustainable future. could, between now and 2050, reduce energy bills by up to $29 billion, cut energy network costs by up Creating long-term climate resilience in the Pacific Isalnds The guide — called Horizon to Horizon — was to $13 billion, and deliver at least 78 million tonnes developed in close consultation with stakeholders of cumulative emissions savings. That’s why we from across the Pacific. It outlines a step-by-step became involved. process (specifically for Pacific Island countries) to assist in the designing of long-term economy-wide MSDI’s ClimateWorks Australia team supported strategies, identifying and solving roadblocks to building industry leaders this year to develop an implementation, and determining financing needs evidence-based pathway for stronger energy and sources. It was commissioned by a leading performance targets in residential and commercial international funder to work with Pacific governments buildings. Working with the Australian Sustainable and advisers to translate ClimateWorks’ four pillars Built Environment Council, our team focused on approach into a step-by-step tailored guide. the National Construction Code, searching for opportunities to improve energy standards. The resulting Pacific Package was launched during Climate Week in New York. It proved so impactful, The Building Code Energy Performance Trajectory the CEO of the 2050 Pathways Platform dubbed it project delivered two key reports: The Bottom Line “…the best approach I’ve seen to long-term planning — Household Impacts of Delaying Improved Energy to date”. Requirements in the Building Code, which identified

Two key reports to advance Australia’s building code

26 | ANNUAL IMPACT REPORT 2018 ways we can improve the energy performance of residential buildings in the short-term; and the final report Built to Perform — An Industry Led Pathway To A Zero Carbon Ready Building Code, which prepares us for a ‘Zero Carbon Ready’ construction future.

Our work is not just conceptual: It put the concept of a long term trajectory to net zero on the map in Australia and directly informed a major win: State and Territory Energy Ministers on the COAG Energy Council announced their support for a low energy buildings trajectory. We’re now backing Ministers to approve recommendations and start writing them into the National Construction Code — beginning a more sustainable future for Australian buildings.

A vibrant future requires us to broaden the dialogue and challenge the norm. Sustainability invites us to think differently, and can empower us all “[Horizon to Horizon] is the best to participate in this meaningfully.”

approach I’ve seen to long-term — Paul Satur planning to date.”

– CEO OF THE 2050 PATHWAYS PLATFORM MONASH SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE | 27 SOCIAL INCLUSION

28 | ANNUAL IMPACT REPORT 2018 At MSDI we’re passionate about creating a more equal and inclusive society that everyone can participate in. That’s why we’ve partnered with leading community and philanthropic organisations to create programs that can make a real difference in people’s lives.

Giving rural Sri Lankan women a voice Its recommendations informed the Country Gender Students then submitted a video application to Assessment of Agriculture and the Rural Sector attend the two month workshop and mentoring Rural Sri-Lankan women are ever-present in in Sri Lanka in 2018, conducted by the Food and program. In total, 89 students were selected to agricultural economies, but their experiences are Agriculture Organisation. participate in the program, double the number of the invisible in agricultural policy. The solution? Real year before. world data to track their contribution and open up Perhaps our greatest achievement, however, is new opportunities. Oxfam’s campaign “Make It Happen: Empowering The program culminated in an exciting final pitch Rural Women in Sri Lanka”, which was informed by event where three teams won a total of $30,000 to Dr Samanthi Gunawardana from Monash Gender the initial findings and recommendations. Filmed in help launch their social businesses. The winning Peace and Security worked with MSDI’s Oxfam- both Singhala and Tamil, and subtitled in English, ideas included a platform that connects refugee Monash Partnership team, Oxfam Sri Lanka and it will support other communities of women in Sri students with employment, a social enterprise Social Scientists Association Sri Lanka to survey Lanka to advocate for change. facilitator supporting marginalised African youths over 2000 women from three districts in Sri Lanka and an initiative to make public venues safer. and identify barriers across their lives that may Leave No One Behind accelerates ideas to prevent them from participating in sustainable improve social inclusion Students who took part in the program said agricultural livelihoods. Step one was gathering they gained new knowledge in social business Leave No One Behind is an annual student tangible data to help them gain recognition and models and business planning and critical skills entrepreneurship program led by MSDI in access new opportunities. The team surveyed 2093 in adaptability, initiative and problem-solving. partnership with the five Humanities, Arts and Social women and conducted 66 in-depth life narrative One student said the Summit in particular opened Science Faculties. The program invites Monash interviews in the Hambantota, Ampara, and their eyes to the wealth of opportunities available students and recent graduates to develop innovative Polonnaruwa districts of Sri Lanka. outside of a corporate career and how to pursue ideas that address social disadvantage in our local them. Another said the program showed them the In March 2018, we launched a report on the findings: communities. “practical steps needed to begin a social business Rural Sri Lankan women in agriculture: participation and the resources available at Monash to make this a and recognition in sustainable agriculture livelihoods In 2018, the program began with a Social Innovation reality.” Following the program, 90% of students who across their life course. The report has had Summit, attended by over 240 students. This Summit participated said they felt more confident in their widespread positive results. introduced participants to key concepts around entrepreneurship, the SDGs, and social business. ability to test out new business ideas in the future. MONASH SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE | 29 30 | ANNUAL IMPACT REPORT 2018 The Grounded team

LEAVE NO ONE BEHIND LEADS TO COFFEE-FLAVOURED INNOVATION

‘Grounded’ converts used coffee grounds into high- quality, ethically made exfoliating scrub bars, with the profits directed to existing service providers helping disadvantaged young people get back on their feet. The ‘Grounded’ team was one of the winners of our Leave No One Behind pilot program in 2017, with their coffee-flavoured innovation.

Natalie, Elisabeth and Sean came together with a shared passion for empowering disadvantaged youth. Through Leave No One Behind, they came up with a social business idea to fulfil this mission while also addressing the 8500 tonnes of coffee waste produced by Melbournians every year.

Financial support received through the program has enabled the team to refine their product and expand production in 2018. They are currently in talks with a national retailer to stock their products in stores across Australia.

MONASH SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE | 31 INSPIRING CHANGE

32 | ANNUAL IMPACT REPORT 2018 Solutions might be start in the research lab but it’s the people on the ground that can make real change. That’s why in 2018, MSDI worked hard to provide the practical tools and inspiration needed to make a real impact.

Innovating new approaches to industry agnostic, and embraces innovation. Their as the first model of behaviour change specifically strategic planning paper is published in Energy and the Future — a designed to help public administrators produce A collaborative article between MSDI researcher special issue (Volume 35) in the leading Journal of effective and impactful written communications. Dr Shirin Malekpour and UNSW’s Dr Enayat Energy Research and Social Science. Moallemi shed new light on strategic future planning VicRoads has used INSPIRE techniques to increase for sustainable development. The 2018 article, ‘A Our INSPIRE tool makes written drivers’ compliance with ‘medical fitness to participatory exploratory modelling approach for communications more effective drive’ reviews by 23%. Meanwhile, the Victorian long-term planning in energy transitions’ speaks to Written communications — letters, emails and digital Department of Health and Human Services has used the possible future of energy planning. However, their correspondence — oil the wheels of government. the techniques to increase influenza vaccination new model is an exciting step forward for sustainable They help ensure citizens comply with legislation and rates in Indigenous communities by 34%, and to development projects in general. take action that benefit individuals and society as a encourage more secondary school students to whole. The INSPIRE framework developed by MSDI’s receive the Human Papilloma Virus vaccine. Dr Malekpour and Dr Moallemi proposed a new BehaviourWorks Australia team is working to make planning approach that embraces instability and written communications more effective. The Change Room brings behavioural change. Sustainable Development Goals are rarely science to the people easy to achieve: they involve complex transitions INSPIRE is based on a simple mnemonic that The Change Room, an initiative of our from old ways of working to new systems. Dr describes seven of the most powerful techniques for BehaviourWorks Australia team, has continued in Malekpour and Dr Moallemi’s process allows users influencing behaviour via written communications: 2018 to get behavioural science out of the academic I N S to create an explorative participation process to mplementation intentions, orms, alience, realm and into the real world. A series of live events P I R generate ideas, and then uses exploratory modelling rocedural justice, ncentives, eputation/credibility where research meets entertainment, The Change E to test those ideas. and ase. Room is hosted by content curator and performer Geoff Paine and draws on the skills of researchers Together, they've innovated an approach to long- Developed by the BehaviourWorks team over working with MSDI’s BehaviourWorks team. term planning that allows policy makers to explore, several years, and tested by a number of Victorian model and test a variety of different transition government agencies, INSPIRE was recognised in approaches and policies in real-time. Their model is 2018 by leading journal Public Administration Review

MONASH SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE | 33 Clockwise from top: INSPIRE framework, The Change Room, VMIA behaviour change interventions

34 | ANNUAL IMPACT REPORT 2018 In 2018, we were excited to see audiences from Changing behaviour to improve Our package of four state-wide trials of strategies across different sectors, with over 240 organisations community health to optimise vaccination brought coverage of Human represented. These included state government Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccination to ‘herd immunity’ In 2018, our BehaviourWorks Australia team bodies, banks, superannuation companies, local levels and also resulted in an increase in influenza continued to build its health research portfolio. In councils, universities, research and PR companies, vaccination rates among Aboriginal children. collaboration with the Victorian Managed Insurance charities and NGO’s, and professional services firms Authority and The Shannon Company, we completed like KPMG. And finally, our work with The Victorian Department the first two of six trials of behaviour change of Health and Ambulance Victoria on the ‘Save Triple We held four Change Rooms in 2018, including a interventions to optimise and improve patient safety Zero for Emergencies’ campaign has significantly one-night Melbourne Comedy Festival show called in public healthcare. shifted public attitudes to ambulance use. ‘Smart Phones, Dumb People’ — which was a The first trial examined the effects of a two-hour sell-out event. Other shows included ‘You can’t In 2018, Monash University Publishing released workshop simulating difficult health boardroom be serious’, which explored family violence; and From Roadside to Recovery: The Story of the conversations, in which participants could ‘road test’ ‘Comedy and behaviour’, which explored whether Victorian State Trauma System. Co-authored by strategies with a trained actor. The second trial used comedy can bring on behaviour change as well as MSDI’s Associate Professor Peter Bragge, it details a short independent review of emergency doctors’ laughs. Nine Change Room events have been held in how sustained action by Victorian healthcare working diagnoses to examine and address potential total since the launch of the series in 2016. professionals, policymakers and the public reduced biases in diagnosing abdominal pain. deaths on Victorian roads by over 80% from the 1970s to today, making Victoria a world leader in We also completed a three-month pilot of a new injury prevention and trauma care. evidence-based model of care for bladder catheter management to prevent the high prevalence of urinary tract infections (UTIs) among spinal cord injury patients. The trial reduced the time to implement the best type of catheter for preventing UTIs from 67 to 20 days.

MONASH SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE | 35 OUR CHANGEMAKERS SERIES REACHES THOUSANDS

To realise the Sustainable Development Professor Muhammad Yunus Goals, and accelerate progress to Agenda Professor Muhammad Yunus is a pioneering 2030, we know we have to challenge the economist who invented microcredit, founded status quo. In 2018, MSDI was privileged Grameen Bank, and earned a Nobel Prize for his to work with and present five incredible work towards alleviating poverty. In 2018, Monash and MSDI were proud to host the pioneering international thought-leaders as part of economist in Melbourne to launch his new book our ChangeMakers Series: Professor “A World of Three Zeros” in March, which outlines Muhammad Yunus, Professor Peter Singer, his radical economic vision for tackling inequality, Professor Beth Noveck, Professor Jeffrey joblessness, and environmental degradation. Sachs and Professor Mariana Mazzucato. Over 3000 people came to listen to these speakers share their wisdom Professor Beth Noveck and knowledge on topics from whether Professor Beth Noveck is Director of the Governance democracy is dead to how to make Lab at New York University and its MacArthur economic growth innovative, inclusive Research Network on Opening Governance. She and sustainable. served in the White House as the first United States Deputy Chief Technology Officer as part of the Obama Administration and was named one of the “Foreign Policy 100” by Foreign Policy and one of the “Top Women in Technology” by Huffington Post. In August 2018, MSDI hosted Beth at Monash University to ‘put democracy on trial’ and explore whether modern democracy is fit-for-purpose. 36 | ANNUAL IMPACT REPORT 2018 Professor Mariana Mazzucato Professor Mariana Mazzucato is a Professor in the Economics of Innovation and Public Value at University College London (UCL), and Director of UCL’s Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose. In December 2018, MSDI and the Centre for Policy Development co-hosted Professor Mazzucato at ‘The Value of Everything’ event, presented by City of Melbourne. Mariana focused especially on the interplay between mission-led innovation, inclusive growth and cities. She explored the role of the public sector in creating real value in the economy, tearing apart popular myths about the relative roles of the public and private sectors (‘government bad, business good’) in innovation and development. The SDGs are a set of big challenges and this event emphasised the need for much bolder and more Professor Jeffrey Sachs diverse collaboration between the public sector, Professor Jeffrey Sachs is a world-renowned businesses, innovators and entrepreneurs. professor of economics, leader in sustainable development, senior UN advisor, bestselling author, and syndicated columnist whose monthly Professor Peter Singer newspaper columns appear in more than 100 Professor Peter Singer is a world-renowned countries. MSDI and Monash hosted Professor Professor of Bioethics in the University Center for Sachs during his visit to Melbourne in October 2018. Human Values at Princeton University, a Laureate He received an Honorary Doctorate from Monash Professor at the University of Melbourne and University and delivered the university’s prestigious collaborator of MSDI’s BehaviourWorks Australia. Richard Larkins Oration. Professor Sachs used his He is best known for his role in bioethics and as oration to highlight the important work of Monash, one of the intellectual founders of the modern describing it as “truly a great university” with a animal rights movement. MSDI’s BehaviourWorks “growing global reach”. In his public lectures, team hosted ‘The Ethics of government behaviour television appearances and meetings with public change programs: A conversation with Peter Singer and private sector actors, Professor Sachs made and Kym Peake’ in July 2018, exploring whether an impassioned call to action for a “world effort governments have the right, or the obligation, to of unprecedented focus and persistence” over change our behaviour for our own good and if so, the next decade to save the planet from human- what tools were appropriate. accelerated climate change before it’s too late. MONASH SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE | 37 CREATING THE LEADERS OF TOMORROW

38 | ANNUAL IMPACT REPORT 2018 Together with partners across Monash University, we’re creating leaders who can make a difference. Our students are ready to spark big change in the world for global good, and in return we’re giving them the tools and knowledge to help them do it.

Delivering ‘outstanding’ education academically.” We are excited to see the MSDI Sustainability is a concept that has moved from subjects flourish within the Monash student relative obscurity to front-row status in recent curriculum as enthusiasm for sustainability grows. years. In 2018, our Sustainability practice and organisations capstone unit — taught within the AIM2Flourish Sustainable Development Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Business student award degrees — was awarded ‘purple’ status, meaning Monash Business Student Shahzad Billimoria it was ranked as ‘outstanding’ by students. It joins was honoured with a 2018 AIM2Flourish award for our Understanding human behaviour to influence his story: Towards a brighter future. His story on change, and Leading change for sustainable Pollinate Energy in India was a fascinating insight development Masters units, which were ranked as into how clean energy can flourish in the most ‘outstanding’ the year before. unlikely of situations.

Deputy Vice Chancellor (Education), Professor Sue Pollinate Energy is a social business that sells Elliott AM, called the subjects ‘transformative’. essential products to people living in India’s urban “(The result) is a clear demonstration of the slums via a distribution network of local door-to-door effort, creativity and skills applied to ensure our salespeople. students are immersed in a transformative learning experience,” she said. Shahzad was one of 17 winners of a Flourish Prize in 2018, celebrating progress towards each of the 17 Talking about the Sustainability practice and United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and organisations capstone unit, one student said the role of business in achieving them. Shahzad won it had been the most beneficial and interesting for Goal 7 — Affordable and Clean Energy. in their entire degree. “I feel I’ve learnt about a very imminent real issue in the world compared to just formulas from textbooks…It has brought on a new perspective for me both personally and MONASH SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE | 39 “I talked a lot about my experience with the interdisciplinary project at ACF in a recent interview and I think it was a major reason for me getting the job.”

– STUDENT, INTERDISCIPLINARY PROJECT FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SOLUTIONS

The story was part of Shahzad’s assessment Five teams worked on different projects over the Green Steps fosters the sustainability requirements for Sustainable Practice and two semesters. One team investigated innovative leaders of the future Organisations, a capstone unit MSDI delivers for the technological solutions for increasing the Our award-winning Green Steps program continued Monash Business School which teaches students sustainability of Australian supermarket supply to play a key role in training the next generation about making a positive impact through business. chains with partner organisation, the Australian of leaders to address sustainable development Conservation Foundation (ACF). Another looked at challenges. In 2018 we revamped the program’s AIM2Flourish is the world’s first higher education enhanced sustainability in local transport systems. training content to provide a stronger focus on curriculum story platform that also awards prizes for One particularly creative group created an original addressing the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. 17 winning Sustainable Development Goals stories board game in collaboration with EcoFun Indonesia each year. The winning stories for 2018 came from and the Australia-Indonesia Centre to inspire Thirty emerging sustainability leaders from across 16 schools across nine countries and represented Indonesian secondary school students to become the University underwent five days of sustainability positive and profitable business innovations across ‘water conservation champions’. training delivered by educators from across MSDI. the globe. Of those, 27 then went on to complete a consultancy Students valued the unit highly for its engagement project with Monash University’s Buildings and Helping students ‘Change it’ with real-life problems, increasing their employability. Property Division on a range of ambitious initiatives In 2018, MSDI launched a new industry capstone 2018 was also an exciting year for MSDI’s Leadership to help progress Monash’s sustainability strategy. unit: Interdisciplinary project for sustainable for Sustainable Development specialisation, with development solutions as part of our Masters of our cohort doubling in size and the graduation of The ‘Net Zero for Communities’ project, for example, Environment and Sustainability. our first year of students. Of our diverse alumni, saw students assist the community of Healesville, many will return to their home countries to influence Victoria to purchase bulk solar for the town. Similarly, The focus? Enabling students to learn through doing. sustainable change, while others have already the ‘Take Away Food Packaging’ team looked at Many students assume their ability to create change started work in Australia and beyond. reducing waste on the Clayton campus. starts after their studies. MSDI’s new unit allows them to start early. The Masters of Environment and Sustainability is Almost all the students who participated (90%) a collaboration between MSDI, Monash Science, said they’d gained a better understanding of the Monash Arts and Monash Business and Economics. steps needed to implement sustainability initiatives It is Monash’s first cross-faculty Masters Course. within organisations thanks to Green Steps, and

40 | ANNUAL IMPACT REPORT 2018 80% agreed that they were more likely to pursue a would build the capacity of professionals to deliver career in sustainability. Overall participants said they the outcomes of the Victorian Government’s water felt more prepared and equipped with transferable strategy, ‘Water for Victoria’. skills, such as problem-solving, communication and stakeholder engagement. They also said their We developed a series of four Masterclasses that capacity to create change for sustainability had were each delivered in five locations in Victoria, drastically improved. including in Ballarat, Benalla and Traralgon. Over the 20 days, 280 people took part. Attendees were “I was lucky enough to get a project-based enthusiastic about what they learned, with the series MASTERS ALUMNI internship right after the consultancy project with scoring highly for overall satisfaction, relevance and Green Steps,” one student said. “As soon as I transferability of the content, knowledge gained, and GET ‘SASSTAINABLE’ started…I noticed that the practical skills I learned practical skills gathered in support of the Integrated through Green Steps were exactly the skills I needed Water Management Framework. Alumni from our Master of Environment and to make changes in a large organisation.” Our BehaviourWorks Australia team also continued Sustainability have already begun putting their new skills and knowledge to work, with the launch of Responding to industry needs with growing its professional development program their new sustainability podcast, Sasstainability in executive education with engaging workshops and presentations to consortium partners, clients and through bespoke 2018. The podcast is a fun and relatable show that MSDI’s executive education program expanded in sessions. The team delivered 53 sessions in 2018, explores all things sustainability. Creators, Justin 2018 as industry, government and business sought engaging with over 1200 participants. Nine deliveries Lichtblau and Rosie Drew said they hoped it would our expertise to create long-lasting and effective took place through the partnership with Department entertain, inspire and empower people to make change. of Premier and Cabinet, introducing Victorian public sustainable changes in their everyday lives. “We wanted to raise awareness and make sustainability The first of our two new executive courses in 2018 service to behaviour change principles and practices issues more accessible, relatable and tangible for was the Clearwater Program. MSDI was invited by for policy and program design. Another partnership listeners.” You can listen to their show wherever Clearwater Masterclass Series (funded by Melbourne with the Australian New Zealand School of you download your podcasts. Water and the Victorian Department of Environment, Government saw our team travel around the country, Land, Water and Planning) to develop a program that from Brisbane to Canberra and Wellington, with nine deliveries to executive level government employees. MONASH SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE | 41 Lisa Wheildonn

MSDI also delivered a four-part seminar series to The Behaviour Change GRIP is led by MSDI in Monash MBA students in the final semester of their partnership with eight industry partners, and in degree in conjunction with the Monash Business collaboration with Monash Arts, Monash Business School. The student feedback was overwhelmingly and Economics, Monash Law, Monash Medicine, positive, with 48 students in the course this year all Nursing and Health Sciences and the Monash expressing high satisfaction. University Accident Research Centre. Meanwhile, MSDI hosts the Water and Sustainability in Asia “(This program) is forcing thinking beyond traditional GRIP in partnership with Monash Engineering and business subjects and ensuring future success of Monash Arts. society,” said one student, with another noting an improved understanding of the role which various Our two GRIPS are a response to the rising demand Wikke Novalia organisations — government, corporates, start-ups, for researchers with interdisciplinary capabilities and and more — play in the sustainability topics. the readiness to apply their expertise to solving real- world problems in industry. Graduate researchers tackling real-world problems In 2018, 18 candidates enrolled into the Behaviour Change GRIP. We’ve brought these PhD candidates Monash University’s innovative Graduate Research together with project managers and behaviour Industry Partnership program brings together change practitioners in leading government and non- talented PhD candidates with government and government agencies to address a range of real- industry professionals to solve real-world problems. world policy issues. It’s fair to say that this is a PhD collaboration program with impact. MSDI is proudly involved in The Water and Sustainability in Asia GRIP is two of these innovative Graduate Research Industry supporting the transition of Asian cities to more Partnerships (GRIP) — ‘Behaviour Change’, and sustainable, resilient and liveable cities through state- ‘Water and Sustainability in Asia’. of-the-art water technologies, policy development and social practices. This GRIP had four thesis submissions in 2018 and is expected to finish in 2019. 42 | ANNUAL IMPACT REPORT 2018 MEET SOME FUTURE LEADERS

LISA WHEILDON // PUTTING THE SPOTLIGHT ON VICTIM WIKKE NOVALIA // MAPPING SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS SURVIVORS OF GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE FOR CITIES IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD

Behaviour Change GRIP student Lisa Wheildon hit the ground running At the other end of the journey, Wikke Novalia submitted her thesis in 2018, with her research looking into advocates for gender-based in 2018 as part of the Water and Sustainability in Asia GRIP, hosted violence. In the wake of #metoo and public statements of sexual by MSDI. Wikke’s research explored how different people and groups violence and harassment from high-profile women like Rose McGowan influence urban infrastructure investments in developing cities. In in the US and Rosie Batty in Australia, Lisa is exploring how and why particular she looked at two case studies in Indonesia: the development those voices are being heard now, and importantly which voices are of a flood defence master plan in Jakarta and the implementation of being heard and which remain silenced. Lisa’s doctoral research – done green city initiatives in Surabaya. In 2018 she published an article in partnership with the Australian New Zealand School of Government in Environmental Science and Policy on her work and presented on (ANZOG) – is examining how victim survivors of gender-based violence her findings at the 2018 Earth System Governance Conference in the influence social norms and formal rule changes. Preliminary interviews Netherlands. Wikke said she now wants to develop the work further have already been conducted with people working in government, in the through real-world application. “I’d like to map and compare institutional community and in the violence against woman sector. conditions and organisational capacity that limits or facilitates investment in sustainable infrastructure,” Wikke said. “I’m particularly “I’ve found a significant appetite for research into victim survivor advocates,” interested in how research and practice can bring more sustainable Lisa said. “Particularly on whether victim survivor advocates can play a primary infrastructure solutions to cities in the developing world.” prevention role in stopping gendered violence before it starts.” While it’s too early to report impact, Lisa said victim survivor advocates – including Rosie Batty – have been very supportive and are looking forward to helping shape the research.

MONASH SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE | 43 Our funders and partners in 2018 Australian Water Association THANK YOU AGL Energy Limited AustralianSuper Pty Ltd Ambulance Victoria B Lab Aus & NZ ANZ Bappeda Kabupaten Bogor ARENA Bappeda Kota Bogor MSDI would like to especially Asian Development Bank Bappenas acknowledge the strong partnerships Austin Health Benalla Rural City right across Monash that have Australasian Campuses Towards Sustainability (ACTS) Bligh Tanner contributed to the success of 2018. Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Bureau of Meteorology Australia and New Zealand School of Government Canberra Institute of Technology Australia Indonesia Centre Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance Innovation Fund These include the ten Monash faculties: Arts, Australia Post CARE Australia Art Design & Architecture, Business School, CBus Education, Engineering, IT, Law, Medicine, Australian Broadcasting Corporation Centre for Policy Development Nursing & Health Sciences, Pharmacy and Australian Bureau of Statistics Science as well as Monash Malaysia. We also Australian Conservation Foundation Citizen Science Global Partnership thank our program collaborators from Building Australian Council for International Development City of Ballarat and Property Division, Global Engagement, (ACFID) City of Casey Monash Enterprise, External Relationship Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) City of Darebin Development and Alumni, Monash Graduate Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) City of Greater Dandenong Research, Monash Warwick Alliance, Monash Australian Department of Agriculture and Water City of Kingston Learning & Teaching, Careers Volunteering & Resources City of Melbourne Leadership, and the Work Integrated Learning Unit. Thank you also to the central service Australian Embassy Jakarta City University of Hong Kong divisions who support the day-to-day operations Australian National University Clearwater of the Institute. Australian Productivity Commission Coliban Water Australian Research Council Collabforge Australian Super Committee for Economic Development (CEDA) Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre Organisation (AUSTRAC) 44 | ANNUAL IMPACT REPORT 2018 Continence Foundation Australia Emory University Institut Du Developpement Durable Et Des Relations Conversus Leaders Enable Internationales (IDDRI) Cooperative Research Centre for Water Sensitive Energy Consumers Australia Ltd Institut Teknologi Nopember Sepuluh Cities Environment Protection Authority (Victoria) International Association for Public Participation Corporate Citizenship Equality Institute — University of Melbourne (IAP2) David and Maree Shelmerdine Equity Trustees Robert Hicks Foundation International Water Association Deakin University Ernst & Young (Melbourne) International Water Centre (IWC) DELWP European Climate Foundation Jean Hailes Research Unit Department of Education and Training (Comm) Fair Work Ombudsman Latrobe City Council Department of Environment and Heritage Protection, Fiji National University Live and Learn Environmental Education Qld Financial Counselling Australia Liveability Victoria Department of Environment Regulation (WA) Future Earth Australia (Australian Academy of Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation Department of Environment, Land, Water and Science) Marsden Jacobs Planning (VIC) GHD McMaster University Department of Fire & Emergency Services (WA) GIZ Melbourne Water Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Global Compact Network Australia Meliora Group Department of Health and Human Services (VIC) Global Health Alliance Minax Uriel Pty Ltd Department of Planning, Transport & Infrastructure GovLab Monash Health (SA) Grameen Australia Morris Family Foundation Department of Premier and Cabinet (VIC) Green Building Council of Australia MTP Connect, MedTech and Pharma Growth Centre Department of Primary Industries (NSW) Hasanuddin University (UNHAS) Municipal Association of Victoria Department of the Environment and Energy HESTA National Australia Bank Department of Water (WA) Horsham City Council National Health & Medical Research Council DesignFlow Hunt & Hunt Lawyers National Sustainable Development Council Diversicon Environmental Foundation Hunter Water Newcrest Mining Eastern Health Ian Potter Foundation NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) Ecofunopoly IFM Investors Office of Environment and Heritage (NSW) Education Everywhere Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) Electric Vehicle Council

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