Table 2.

Themes and representative quotations from student responses regarding environmental sustainability activities undertaken outside their educational experience.

Theme	Definition	Representative quotations (participant number, NEP category)
Inaction	No engagement	‘N/A' (P17, pro-environmental) ‘None’ (P129, mid-environmental)
Sustainability actions in personal life	Action to improve environmental sustainability in daily life	‘I attempt to minimise my plastic use by using reusable containers, buying products with minimal packaging…’ (P72, pro-environmental) ‘Being sustainable in daily life - being mindful of materials I use and purchase, recycling, picking up litter, etc.’ (P27, mid-environmental) ‘Taking public transport’ (P6, pro-environmental) ‘Reducing power and gas use’ (P112, mid-environmental) ‘Reducing the amount of meat that I eat’ (P122, mid-environmental) ‘Planting native plants’ (P153, pro-environmental)
Sustainability actions in pharmacy workplace	Action to improve environmental sustainability in pharmacy	‘Implemented Terracycle in the pharmacy …counselled patients on where to dispose medicines and blister packs’ (P93, pro-environmental)
Passive environmentalism	Learning or raising awareness about environmental issues; or supporting organisations that protect or advocate for the environment	‘Supporting ecological conservation charities’ (P133, pro-environmental) ‘Supporting political groups that advocate for the environment and animal protection’ (P153, pro-environmental) ‘… engaging in conversations about the environment and sustainability’ (P116, pro-environmental) ‘University climate change conference’ (P97, pro-environmental) ‘Independent study’ (P103, pro-environmental)
Active environmentalism	Action to promote environmental sustainability at a larger scale, or to directly care for the environment beyond daily life	‘Environmental club (planting & composting groups) at high school’ (P26, mid-environmental) ‘Tree planting days, Clean Up Australia days’ (P54, mid-environmental)‘Protests and online activism’ (P28, mid-environmental) ‘Climate change protests’ (P42, pro-environmental)