The leadership and vision of Charles Sturt University (CSU) in environmental sustainability has been recognised as CSU is named a finalist for a state-wide Green Globe Award.

CSU is a finalist for the Climate Change Leadership Award from the NSW Government. The Green Globe Award winners will be announced in Sydney on Friday 28 October.

The nomination of CSU as a finalist follows the announcement earlier this year that CSU is Australia's first official certified carbon neutral university.

It also recognises CSU's ongoing drive to integrate environmental sustainability into its everyday business, including in learning, teaching and research for staff and students.

CSU Green Manager Mr Ed Maher (pictured) has welcomed the University's recognition in the Green Globe Awards.

"One way we are making sustainability our business is through the University's participation in a program specifically designed for the higher education sector called Learning in Future Environments (LiFE).

"The program is providing a structure and vision for staff to integrate good sustainable practices into their everyday activities and decisions across the University.

"This is ultimately making Charles Sturt University a more sustainable organisation."

Another sustainability target being pursued by CSU is that by 2020, all undergraduate courses delivered by CSU will establish a level of sustainability literacy among graduates that is relevant to their field of study.

Mr Maher said, "Charles Sturt University graduates are the future leaders of our communities.

"We recognise that producing graduates who are equipped with the skills and knowledge to question existing unsustainable practises and make decisions that take social and environmental factors into account is the greatest influence we can have in making positive change."

Meanwhile, the University's sustainability achievements and challenges are listed in its latest Sustainability Scorecard produced by CSU Green.

The 2015 Sustainability Scorecard shows:

- More than 3 900 light fittings were upgraded with energy-efficient replacements.

- 1 095 native seedlings were planted across CSU.

- 395 kilograms of toner cartridges were recovered for reuse.

- 180 battery recycling bins were placed across CSU.

- More than 1 000 primary and high school students were engaged on the relationships between sustainability, social justice and higher education.

- 196 kilowatts of solar energy generation systems were installed across rooftops at CSU in Bathurst and Port Macquarie.

In 2015, CSU won the inaugural Energy Productivity in Action Business Leader (Commercial) Award from the NSW Government for its gains in energy efficiency.