{"id":39602,"date":"2026-01-26T13:22:04","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T13:22:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/alumni\/?p=39602"},"modified":"2026-01-27T10:16:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T10:16:12","slug":"alumni-sustainability-champion-award-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/alumni\/2026\/01\/26\/alumni-sustainability-champion-award-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni Sustainability Champion Award\u202f\u202f2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This award recognises an alumnus*, or group of alumni who are committed to shaping sustainable futures, working to continually reduce their environmental impact, operating ethically and empowering others to be advocates for sustainability, or making a tangible impact through sustainable practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Criteria:<\/strong>\u202f\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Initiating innovative and collaborative action to enhance or embed sustainability in one of the four key areas: community, education, research, environment.\u202f\u202f&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Outstanding commitment to, and advocacy for, sustainability principles, embedding them as a core part of their personal or professional culture.\u202f&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Making a significant impact on addressing sustainability challenges, locally, regionally or globally.\u202f\u202f&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Encouraging greater understanding of sustainable practice through teaching, research, or community participation.\u202f&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Nominate an alumnus for being a Sustainability Champion<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canterbury.ac.uk\/asset-library\/alumni\/Alumni-Award-Nomination-Form-2026.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Download a word version of the nomination form<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/Pages\/ResponsePage.aspx?id=2rIgA90iq02MIW5kS6FPE4mIN-6-SmRPt3i1mMigMs1UREJBRE01OElQTlg3SlgwUjJDVTM1M1FGUS4u\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Or nominate via our online form.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/750\/2026\/01\/Alumni-Awards-Criteria-2026-FINAL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Read a full version of the Alumni Awards 2026 terms and conditions<\/a>.\u202f&nbsp;Completed nomination forms<em>&nbsp;<\/em>must be received by the&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:alumni@canterbury.ac.uk?subject=CCCU%20Alumni%20Awards%202025%20Nomination\"><strong>Alumni Relations Team<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;no later than midnight on&nbsp;<strong>Sunday 8 March 2026.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Take a look at our alumni stories and&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/alumni\/2025\/06\/10\/alumni-awards-2025-winners-announced\/\" title=\"\">be inspired by last year\u2019s winners and highly commended alumni!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can read more about our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canterbury.ac.uk\/alumni\/alumni-awards\" title=\"\">Alumni Awards and the other categories on our website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>*In these awards criteria \u2018alumnus\u2019 refers to former CCCU students of all genders\/gender identity.&nbsp;<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nominate a CCCU alumnus for our 2026 Sustainability Champion 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