Green Gown Awards
{{Short description|Sustainability awards for institutions of higher education}}
{{Infobox award
| name = Green Gown Awards
| image = Green Gown Awards wordmark.svg
| awarded_for = Excellence in sustainability efforts
| country = United Kingdom
| most_awards = International Islamic University Malaysia (international)
| year = 2004
| website = {{URL|https://www.greengownawards.org/}}
}}
The Green Gown Awards are awards given to acknowledge institutions of higher education such as colleges and universities on their exceptional efforts towards sustainability,{{Cite news |date=26 November 2024 |title=Something old and new: Glasgow college earns global recognition for sustainability project |work= Scottish Business News |url=https://scottishbusinessnews.net/something-old-and-new-glasgow-college-earns-global-recognition-for-sustainability-project/}} under the purview of the Environmental Association of Universities and Colleges (EAUC), with support from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).{{Cite web |date=16 January 2018 |title=Fiji University Wins UN Environment Green Gown Award |url=https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/fiji-university-wins-un-environment-green-gown-award |access-date=5 December 2024 |website=UNEP |language=en}} The awards are referred to as the "highest recognition given to higher education institutions that carry out sustainability efforts" in reaching the United Nations (UN)'s Sustainable Development Goals.{{Cite web |last=BERNAMA |date=9 July 2020 |title=IIUM is Malaysia's first university to receive International Green Gown Award |url=https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2020/07/09/iium-is-malaysias-first-university-to-receive-international-green-gown-awar/1883101 |access-date=5 December 2024 |website=Malay Mail}}{{Cite news |title=Something old: Top award for recycled bridal gowns |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp81p55e5plo |access-date=5 December 2024 |work = BBC News}}
The original awards, now the Green Gown Awards UK & Ireland, were given to institutions in United Kingdom and Ireland. This was later expanded with the Green Gown Awards Australasia in 2010 and the International Green Gown Awards from 2014.{{Cite web |title=About |website= Green Gown Awards |url=https://www.greengownawards.org/about |access-date=5 December 2024 }} Among the most sought-after category is the Sustainability Institution of the Year.{{Cite web |title=2019 Winners |website= Green Gown Awards |url=https://www.greengownawards.org/2019-winners1 |access-date=5 December 2024}}
Background
The first Green Gown Awards were awarded by EAUC in 2004 to institutions of higher education in United Kingdom and Ireland. These first awards were made in six categories - Energy Efficiency, Sustainable Construction, Transport, Sustainable Procurement, Waste Management, and Water Efficiency, with the categories changing and expanding in later years.{{Cite web |title=2004-05 Green Gown Awards|website= EAUC |url=https://www.eauc.org.uk/2004-05_green_gown_awards |access-date=5 December 2024 }}
There are two levels of acknowledgement in the awards: Winner (awarded to best institution within a category) and Highly Commended (sometimes awarded as an honourable mention).
In 2010, the awards expanded beyond United Kingdom and Ireland. The original awards programme in those two countries was renamed Green Gown Awards UK & Ireland and another programme was created for the Australasian region, Green Gown Awards Australasia. The awards were later expanded to French-speaking countries in 2014, as {{lang|fr|Les trophées des campus responsables}}.
The awards were further expanded to the rest of the world with the introduction of the International Green Gown Awards in 2014, with the first such awards being won by RMIT University (Australia) for the category Continuous Improvement: Institutional Change, Hull College (UK) for Social Responsibility, and Manchester Metropolitan University (UK) for Student Engagement.{{Cite web |title=2014 International Green Gown Awards - Presented at the Australasia Green Gown Awards Ceremony |website= Green Gown Awards |url=https://www.greengownawards.org/2014-presented-at-the-australasia-green-gown-aw |access-date=5 December 2024}}
Since 2019, the award categories have included Sustainability Institution of the Year, awarded to institutions who sustained a whole-institution commitment and delivered impact towards sustainability while being a sustainable organisation as a whole.
The International Green Gown Awards have had separate winners in each category for small and large institutions since 2020.{{Cite web |title=2020 Winners |website= Green Gown Awards |url=https://www.greengownawards.org/2020-igga-winners |access-date=5 December 2024}}
Winners
= International Green Gown Awards =
The United Kingdom is the country with the most awards, totalling 15 awards from 12 institutions. The individual institution with the most wins is International Islamic University Malaysia, Malaysia with six awards, including four awards in one year in 2024, making it also the only institution to win more than two awards in the same year.{{Cite web |title=2024 International Green Gown Awards Winners |url=https://www.iau-hesd.net/news/2024-international-green-gown-awards-winners |access-date=5 December 2024|website=International Association of Universities - Higher Education and Research for Sustainable Development}}
== 2014 ==
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Category !Winners |
| Continuous Improvement: Institutional Change
|{{Flag icon|Australia}} RMIT University |
| Social Responsibility
|{{Flag icon|UK}} Hull College |
| Student Engagement
|{{Flag icon|UK}} Manchester Metropolitan University |
== 2015 ==
| class="wikitable"
!Category !Winners |
| Community Innovation
|{{Flag icon|UK}} De Montfort University |
| Continuous Improvement: Institutional Change
|{{Flag icon|Canada}} Université Laval |
| Student Engagement
|{{Flag icon|UK}} Edinburgh College |
== 2016 ==
| class="wikitable"
!Category !Winners |
| Continuous Improvement: Institutional Change
|{{Flag icon|UK}} University of West of England |
| Community
|{{Flag icon|Fiji}} Fiji National University |
| Student Engagement
|{{Flag icon|UK}} University of West of England, UWE and University of Bristol |
== 2017-2018 ==
| class="wikitable"
!Category !Winners |
| Community
|{{Flag icon|Australia}} University of Tasmania |
| Continuous Improvement: Institutional Change
|{{Flag icon|UK}} Canterbury Christ Church University |
| Student Engagement
|{{Flag icon|Japan}} Chiba University |
== 2019 ==
| class="wikitable"
!Category !Winners |
| Benefitting Society
|{{Flag icon|NZ}} Victoria University of Wellington |
| Student Engagement
|{{Flag icon|Uganda}} Ndejje University |
| Sustainability Institution of the Year
|{{Flag icon|Canada}} McGill University |
== 2020 ==
| class="wikitable"
!Category ! colspan="2" |Winners |
| Benefitting Society
|{{Flag icon|UK}} Ayrshire College |{{Flag icon|Peru}} Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola |
| Student Engagement
|{{Flag icon|Brazil}} Facens University |{{Flag icon|UK}} University of Strathclyde |
| Sustainability Institution of the Year
|{{Flag icon|Malaysia}} International Islamic University Malaysia |{{Flag icon|Peru}} Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola |
== 2021 ==
| class="wikitable"
!Category ! colspan="2" |Winners |
| Benefitting Society
|{{Flag icon|Brazil}} Facens University Center |{{Flag icon|China}} The Chinese University of Hong Kong{{ref|a|[a]}}{{Cite web |title=2021 International Green Gown Awards Winners {{!}} Green Gown Awards |url=https://www.greengownawards.org/2021-international-green-gown-awards-winners |access-date=2024-12-07 |website=www.greengownawards.org}} |
| Creating Impact
|{{Flag icon|Chile}} Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana |{{Flag icon|Finland}} Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology |
| Next Generation Learning and Skills
|{{Flag icon|Nigeria}} Covenant University |{{Flag icon|UK}} University of Gloucestershire |
| Student Engagement
| colspan="2" |{{Flag icon|Switzerland}} oikos St Gallen |
| Sustainability Institution of the Year
|{{Flag icon|France}} Polytech Montpellier |{{Flag icon|UK}} Keele University |
== 2022 ==
| class="wikitable"
!Category ! colspan="2" |Winners |
| Climate Action 2030
|{{Flag icon|Japan}} Chiba University of Commerce |{{Flag icon|Hungary}} University of Sopron |
| Benefitting Society
|{{Flag icon|Philippines}} De La Salle Lipa |{{Flag icon|Australia}} Deakin University |
| Creating Impact
| colspan="2" |{{Flag icon|Australia}} University of Technology, Sydney |
| Next Generation Learning and Skills
| colspan="2" |{{Flag icon|Australia}} University of Technology, Sydney |
| Student Engagement
|{{Flag icon|Malaysia}} UCSI University |{{Flag icon|Australia}} University of Tasmania |
| Sustainability Institution of the Year
| colspan="2" |{{Flag icon|Canada}} Dawson College |
== 2023 ==
| class="wikitable"
!Category ! colspan="2" |Winners |
| Climate Action 2030
| colspan="2" |{{Flag icon|UK}} Borders College |
| Benefitting Society
|{{Flag icon|Brazil}} Centro Universitário Facens |{{Flag icon|Malaysia}} International Islamic University Malaysia |
| Creating Impact
| colspan="2" |{{Flag icon|Peru}} Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola |
| Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Sustainability
|{{Flag icon|India}} Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences |{{Flag icon|UK}} University of West of England, Bristol |
| Nature Positive
| colspan="2" |{{Flag icon|Colombia}} Universidad del Norte |
| Next Generation Learning and Skills
|{{Flag icon|India}} St.Teresa's College |{{Flag icon|Peru}} Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola |
| Student Engagement
|{{Flag icon|Pakistan}} The University of Faisalabad |{{Flag icon|NZ}} University of Otago, Te Whare Wānanga o Ōtākou |
| Sustainability Institution of the Year
| colspan="2" |{{Flag icon|Ireland}} University College Cork |
== 2024 ==
| class="wikitable"
!Category ! colspan="2" |Winners |
| Climate Action 2030
|{{Flag icon|Thailand}} Asian Institute of Technology |{{Flag icon|UK}} The University of Manchester |
| Benefitting Society
|{{Flag icon|India}} Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham |{{Flag icon|Thailand}} Siam University |
| Creating Impact
|{{Flag icon|Malaysia}} International Islamic University Malaysia |{{Flag icon|Netherlands}} Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam |
| Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Sustainability
|{{Flag icon|Malaysia}} International Islamic University Malaysia |{{Flag icon|Australia}} The University of Sydney |
| Nature Positive
|{{Flag icon|Italy}} Collegio Borromeo |{{Flag icon|Ethiopia}} Haramaya University |
| Next Generation Learning and Skills
|{{Flag icon|UK}} Glasgow Kelvin College |{{Flag icon|Singapore}} Singapore Management University |
| Student Engagement
|{{Flag icon|Malaysia}} International Islamic University Malaysia |{{Flag icon|Canada}} McGill University |
| Sustainability Institution of the Year
|{{Flag icon|Malaysia}} International Islamic University Malaysia |{{Flag icon|Singapore}} Singapore Management University |
Footnotes
- {{note|a|a}} Although the Chinese University of Hong Kong is located in Hong Kong, the award specifically noted the recipient country as China, not Hong Kong.