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A brief guide for UK colleges and universities giving an overview and signposting to resources on behaviour change and energy management measures to reduce energy usage.
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A case study resource looking at Period Poverty as a global issue that can affect anyone with a menstrual cycle.
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Our EAUC-Scotland Conference 2019, entitled the Elephants in the Room, included several breakout sessions. This page contains the resources from the workshop on Offsetting to...
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Since March 2018, Hey Girls has been working closely with partner schools, colleges and universities to help distribute period products. As free period products...
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The University of Edinburgh has passed a Palm Oil Policy setting out actions it will take to combat the negative impacts of unsustainable palm oil production. Central to...
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Has sustainability education been ‘tamed’ to fit with the performativity culture in which reporting and measuring ultimately drive practice? There are a growing...
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Influencing Senior Leaders- Insights from the Finance Director- Phil McNaull former Director of Finance, University of Edinburgh in conversation with Dave Gorman, Director of...
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The Sustainability Challenge represented a simulation activity that challenges students to design a new University campus and justify their choices to a board of directors.
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Vertically Integrated Projects for Sustainable Development” (VIP4SD), brings together students from different disciplines and all years of undergrad and postgrad study to...
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At the University of Strathclyde the travel initiatives have ranged from providing innovative electric vehicles to improving cycling facilities and encouraging sustainable...
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Many attempts have been made to influence behaviour in a positive way e.g. recycling correctly, using design-thinking, participatory design, and choice architecture. However,...
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Delegates had the opportunity to dive a bit deeper into the Governance Guide and Business Case Guide and also hear what this year’s Sustainability Institution of the Year,...
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This session offered insights from a research project entitled ‘Transition to more sustainable lives?: the impact of infrastructure and services on students’...
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An energy efficiency consultancy and real estate researcher both based at Oxford Brookes University have joined forces to find energy savings.
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This session offered the delegates the chance to hear from one of the University’s senior lecturers about how a new course is being constructed for The University of...
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It brings together powerful networks of businesses and governments, in order to shift global markets and policies towards accelerating climate action
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education | university | change | 2019 | influence2019 | climate | influence | global | government | higher | Climate Action | challenge | Warwick | global market | under2coalition | joel | cardinal
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Palm oil and palm oil derivatives are ubiquitous within food-stuffs, cleaning products, cosmetics and the supply chain of these items
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This paper discussed the outcome of the research workshop called ‘Crowd Research’ conducted with final year undergraduate students at Nottingham Trent University.
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The University of Winchester has teamed up with the conservation group Hampshire Swifts to develop a ground-breaking initiative to save the Swift population of Winchester.
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From research to practice: Developing interventions with influence. Bring Your Own Bowl (BYOB) is a food waste behaviour change and student community building intervention.
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The University of Edinburgh has released its Adaptation Framework, to fit in with its aim of becoming net zero by 2040. This feeds in to the overall vision that the University...
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Communication is fundamental in ensuring University stakeholders understand, support, and act upon, climate change adaptation measures taken by the University. It is therefore...
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This was a Business School group consultancy project for MSc Carbon Finance and MSc Carbon Management students
The main research question this study seeks to answer is:...
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There is wide recognition that the success of both the University of Edinburgh’s Climate mitigation and adaptation strategy should closely align with the...
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In August 2014, a removable flood barrier was installed to the entrance of Barnes Wallis, on Shakespeare Street (Nottingham) in response to previous flash flooding...
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This climate change risk assessment addresses the risks to ARU resulting from climate and weather events, and their associated health, operational, and financial consequences....
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This discussion paper aims to foster a conversation about the impacts of climate change, how they might affect our operations and what the University may need to do to manage...
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As a public body, the University of Glasgow has a legal duty under the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 to address the changing climate and take adaptation measures to ensure...
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University of Strathclyde Adaptation Events and Actions
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Situated on the east coast of Scotland, the University of St Andrews is tasked with the challenge of both the maintenance of historic buildings and improving the resilience of...
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The University of Glasgow have been using Warp It to reuse and recycle items in their institute. Initially the university used Warp It for their internal process...
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Glasgow Caledonian University has taken a three prong approach to implementing the use of reusable cups with success of reducing waste. Find out more in this case study.
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Glasgow Caledonian University took action on the junk mail they were receiving and reaped the benefits from waste reduction. Read more in the case study.
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Students at University of Edinburgh lead a campaign to help motivate people to change small habits to reduce carbon emissions
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Scotland | university | engagement | student | University of Edinburgh | climate change | Edinburgh | Action | campaign | Carbon Emissions | Do Nation
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A look at the 'Wider Influence' section of the Scottish Public Bodies Climate Change Duties Reporting which is due each year on 30 November
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Scotland | university | college | reporting | webinar | training | PBCCD | SSN | Public Bodies Climate Change Duties | Keep Scotland Beautiful | Sustainable Scotland Network | Wider Influence | wider influences | mandatory reporting
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EAUC-Scotland Energy TSN and ALUC Utilities UIG Meeting in St Andrews. Minutes include APUC-Scotland, Presentations from University of St Andrews and JRF Chimney
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energy | Scotland | university | college | management | tsn | University of St Andrews | apuc | energy management | biomass | St Andrews University | minutes
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EAUC Gold Company Member PCMG showcase four case studies featuring energy cost recovery.
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In this EAUC Member Spotlight, see Bath Spa University are committed to continually improving sustainability in every sense of the word.
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Universities have been identified as being critical in developing sustainability - focused skillsets and mindsets (UNESCO, 2004; UNCSD, 2012). A UK-based survey further...
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John Bailey, Sustainability Manager, University of London emailed the Members’ network asking,
“While everyone is still feeling fresh from the Christmas break...
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With “At Université Laval, I’m for SD!” Université Laval takes a structured, community-wide approach to sustainable development to get tangible, scalable results
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In this EAUC Member Spotlight, see how Sheffield Hallam University's sustainability programme engages staff and students to ensure progress against our environmental...
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Salix Client Case Studies have been developed by Salix to promote and communicate how Salix funding has been used by a wide range of public sector clients to complete energy...
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In this EAUC Member Spotlight, see how Ulster University is embedding environmental sustainability into its operations and business activities.
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In this EAUC Member Spotlight, see how University of the West of Scotland is committed to reducing their carbon footprint through embedding a sustainable carbon culture.
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Dan Fernbank, Energy Manager, University of Reading, emailed the Members’ network to say,
“We’re considering set up an environmental fund to support...
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The University of East Anglia's Enterprise Centre is targeting Passivhaus and BREEAM Outstanding, has created new industry locally and nationally, and has made...
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Student (Fine Art 2nd year) - Goldsmiths, University of London
Margaret takes environmental conservation to heart. She is one of the more genuinely environmentally...
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Whilst studying Buying and Merchandising at London College of Fashion, Charlotte created the first sustainability society and volunteered on textiles income generation projects...
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First in a new role at the University of Warwick, David has supported and championed projects, ideas and initiatives to improve the impact the University has on its environment
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Vincent’s roll is to provide tools, solutions and the attitude to make his students and colleagues conscious of how much impact, as individuals and as groups we all create...
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Anja has been a one-girl volunteering legend at LSBU this year! She started off by becoming an LSBU Green Bean Society member and provided over 400 hours of volunteering time...
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Director of Sustainability, University of Worcester
Under Katy’s leadership the University of Worcester has developed and maintained an excellent performance profile,...
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In the five years as Director of Sustainability Development at CCCU, Peter has been described, by an ex. colleague, as taking the institution from “zero to hero”...
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S-Lab Project Coordinator, King’s College London
Martin Farley has helped pioneer innovative projects in a largely untapped area of sustainability - laboratories. To...
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Alex has embarked on a mission, to converge a place of flourishing learning with being an ‘Edible Campus’. With no formal pedagogical role, he is teaching staff and...
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Dr Aled Jones is the inaugural Director of the Global Sustainability Institute (GSI) at Anglia Ruskin University. Over the past four years he has built the GSI from a good idea...
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Rosemary has gone beyond her core role around operational sustainability at London College of Fashion. She is the first person in the role and has quickly developed...
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Nicola’s “green wins” since starting at Goldsmiths in September of 2012 include reaching the gold standard in Green Impact for the Estates & Facilities...
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Luci believes that to stimulate genuine and lasting change people need to experience how their actions make a difference. Recognising that future leadership demands confident...
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Sustainable Pedagogy incorporating 'social, economic, environmental and cultural' values, is central to Gwenllian’s role, in Higher Education; enabling students...
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An Inspired Education
The Institute of Sustainable Practice, Innovation and Resource Effectiveness (INSPIRE) is a virtual institute, which provides a focus for sustainable...
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The £9.8M Centre for Global Eco-Innovation unites the expertise, resources and global contacts of Lancaster University, the University of Liverpool, and Inventya Limited, to...
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Creative Energy Homes: Low-Energy and Zero-Carbon Housing – a living test-site for energy efficient technologies
A long-term development of seven “Creative Energy...
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In line with EfSD goals, the newly developed course Interactions with the Environment encouraged students to advocate for the world in light of the Anthropocen
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The ‘Raising the Baseline’ project has taken a systematic, consultative and target-led approach to deliver a coherent and comprehensive offer of ESD across the...
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Ten, cross disciplinary Discovery Themes have been developed to ensure all students from across the University have access to core knowledge and skills which underpin the Leeds...
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Green Guild started in October 2013 encompassing a wide range of initiatives for embedding sustainability across the University community. Three interrelated themes of...
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This HEFCE supported project demonstrates the capacity for students to contribute to transforming the city in which they are studying.
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Since 2012, the Department of Plant Sciences at the University of Cambridge has been developing LED lighting capable of growing a wide range of plants under controlled...
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For a very small financial input the UCLan Student Union Student Bursaries have had a far reaching and long term impact on sustainability here at UCLan, transforming packaging,...
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Cycling 4 All uses disabled student engagement as an entry point to sustainability using a social learning model.
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London College of Fashion partnered with Cordwainers Community Garden and artist Zoe Burt to grow and manufacture an item of clothing entirely within London.
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Learn Act Engage Create is the journey through which students are engaged in sustainability during their time at University of Bristol
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UAL is the first University to achieve Gold accreditation for the Soil Association’s ‘Food for Life’ certification scheme. This has challenged the University...
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The University of Reading’s Making Beer Green Initiative is specifically focussed on improving the sustainability of its seven bar operations spread across seven sites.
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sustainability | green gown awards | education | university | food and drink | hospitality | beer
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Through the development of a sustainable framework, which supports both education and learning, the University has undertaken a number of pieces of work towards this,...
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Dr Jane Davidson established INSPIRE in 2012 to lead a system-based approach throughout UWTSD to deliver educational pathways promoting learning, environmental and social...
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Frances Corner has been Head of London College of Fashion since 2005. Throughout this time she has worked to embed the importance of using education to transform lives across...
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The Futures Initiative (FI) mission is to enhance academic staff knowledge, skills and experience in sustainability education to breed leadership in curriculum change
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Through Professor Jeremy Sanders’ inspirational leadership, the University of Cambridge’s approach to embedding sustainability into the institution’s thinking,...
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Laboratories are places where innovative research takes place and where global challenges are solved. But laboratories have a big environmental impact in terms of energy, water...
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In the past decade, The University of Dundee has seen a lot of redevelopment taking place on campus. Green space has been created right at its heart with the new Campus Green, a...
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The WaterHub on Emory University’s campus in Atlanta, Georgia is an on-site water recycling system, utilising ecological systems to reclaim wastewater for heating and...
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sustainability | green gown awards | university | recycling | water | facilities and services | USA
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Through implementing a comprehensive water management plan the University has reduced its water consumption by 20%; enough water to fully hydrate (8 glasses a day) our 30,000...
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With a 10 year construction programme about to start, UCL took a new approach to managing deliveries on its heavily constrained Bloomsbury campus
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Helium is a non-renewable resource and is essential for the operation of MRI scanners and magnets supporting research into drug discovery to cure such diseases as...
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Over the past academic year, the University of Brighton has focused its efforts on tackling food waste in campus restaurants.
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Lancaster University leads the HE sector in respect of its integrated, cutting edge sustainable food projects such as ‘Edible Campus’. Together, Lancaster...
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Aberystwyth University is one of only a handful of universities in the UK where 30 – 40% of food spend in the University’s cafes and outlets is either sourced locally or...
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sustainability | green gown awards | university | procurement | food and drink | farming
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At UWTSD enabling people to connect with one another is central to our institutional mission to reinvent productivity and help staff and students make the most of every moment...
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sustainability | green gown awards | university | facilities and services | collaboration | communication
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University of Reading was getting more and more waste toiletries from the guest bedrooms with no way of being able to recycle or give them away and this was known to be a...
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In this EAUC Member Spotlight, see how Cardiff Metropolitan University is aiming to manage its operations in ways that are environmentally sustainable, economically feasible and...
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The University of Leeds is responsive to the needs of its stakeholders and wider community. They asked the University to make a more positive impact on society
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DESIGN+MAKE was a collaborative pilot project with the charity Art Against Knives. It engaged hard to reach young people (18-24) that were potential victims or perpetrators of...
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The sensitive and beautiful restoration of historic Drake’s Place Gardens and Reservoir, and development of related activities, has been undertaken with - rather than for...
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sustainability | green gown awards | university | community innovation | restoration
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This is a campaign that encourages students at the end of the year to donate their unwanted items - promoting a reuse ethos and creating lasting partnerships across...
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The project undertook demonstrations of off-grid options using solar PV-based mini/ micro grid systems at four locations in India.
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In order to bring all of Durham University’s environmental initiatives and activities together, the name and concept of ‘Greenspace’ was devised in 2010....
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Since 2007 the university has been addressing sustainability across the whole institution; sustainability is cited in the Strategic Plan as a core value of the University.
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