Universities and colleges are increasingly seen as vital players in the growth and innovation for climate adaptation. Engagement with wider society and, in particular, business and industry is often central to these activities, which can become a new revenue stream. Also, the nature of relationships between business, industry and institutions is an good measure of social responsibility, to the extent which all parties are committed to benefitting wider society.
'Valuing Our Clothes: the cost of UK fashion' presents the latest research on the environmental impacts of the clothing industry in the UK, and an update on the...
“With the introduction of the UK’s Modern Slavery Act (MSA), commercial organisations with a turnover of £36 million or more are required to produce an annual...
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
This workshop presentation is from the “Global Goals: Local Action” EAUC Annual Conference 2017, presented by Professor John French, CEO Adapt Group - University of...
This workshop presentation is from the “Global Goals: Local Action” EAUC Annual Conference 2017, presented by Professor James Longhurst, Assistant Vice Chancellor -...
Resource on the third part of the Careers Project: Winning a Job in Sustainability, including webinar.
Resources from the 'Financing and Managing Projects for Change' Summit from the EAUC-Scotland Conference 2017.
Presentation from the 'Building Socially Responsible Institutions' Summit at the EAUC-Scotland Conference 2017.
Resource on the second part of the Careers Project: Preparing for a Job in Sustainability, including webinar.
Resource on the first part of the Careers Project: Understanding Sustainability Jobs. This includes a link to a webinar held on the same topic.
Green UWE Bristol - 21 good things at Frenchay campus, University of the West of England.
This builds on our core strengths in teaching and research across all of our faculties. It reflects our vision to use our strengths to contribute to the enhancement of social,...
In October 2015, UWE opened the Whole Earth? exhibition on its Frenchay Campus. In response to this powerful call to action the President of the Students’ Union challenged...
University of the West of England's Ethical Investment Policy
University of the West of England present their 2014/15 Sustainability Report.
A member who wanted to remain anonymous asked the EAUC to email the ISO14001 CoP asking, “What do members find the most convenient and user friendly document management...
Newcastle College Group (NCG) is committed to ensuring sustainability is a key requirement across all of its activities which is understood and engaged in by all stakeholders...
This is the fourth University Sustainability Report, and it demonstrates the considerable strides and continuous improvement that Keele has made over the last two years in the...
2016 UCC Sustainability Strategy
Updated version of 1st Edition of Eco-innovate! – a practical booklet for Eco-innovators covering business models, product/service development and optimising production...
Compiling an Annual Sustainability Report is not only a great way to assess progress over a fixed period, but it's also a fantastic way to engage staff, students and the...
The Stern Review was published by the Treasury in 2006, and outlined the economic case for acting on Climate Change.
Sustainable Development in Higher Education: Current Practice and Future Developments. A report for The Higher Education Academy (2005).
A guide to developing cross-professional learning opportunities and tools.
The pack has been produced by the Post-16 Citizenship Support Programme to help the integration of citizenship education into post-16 education and training. It forms one of a...
This report by the New Economics Foundation highlights the UK interdependence with the rest of the world in an accessible informative way and is a useful resource for exploring...
This curriculum guide highlights ways in which you can create the conditions to allow sustainable development to be embedded in the curriculum by supporting your staff to make...
An introductory guide to teaching and learning for sustainability in HE.
The research on which this document is based showed that curriculum leaders within Further Education and other learning organisations are taking action on embedding sustainable...
This guide reviews 20 standards and guidelines relevant to sustainable development.
This work explored ways of promoting organisational innovation and cultural change within a management systems framework.
This guide, written by London Sustainability Exchange and the Learning and Skills Network, looks at good practice and has recommendations for further action.
A review checklist that assesses organisational performance against the SIGMA framework.
The Earth Charter is a declaration of fundamental principles for building a just, sustainable, and peaceful global society for the 21st century.
Iain Patton, Chief Executive of the EAUC, has written to a number of MP's to encourage the government to fully embrace the potential of the Sustainable Development Goals...
A new linking tool has enabled schools and colleges to identify their National Network for Collaborative Outreach (NNCO).
At the beginning of April 2016, the Bristol Green Capital Partnership invited audiences to join us for a lunchtime talk (with Q&A) by Jonathon Porritt.
We hope you enjoy this brief journey through some of the visual highlights of Bristol's Green Capital year.
The Environmental Association for Universities and Colleges (EAUC) has provided a letter of support for the Latin American Universities for Fair Trade initiative.
In April 2016, EAUC-Scotland invited Adaptation Scotland to run a workshop on Adaptation aimed specifically at Scottish universities and colleges. The workshop was designed to...
Bring a new sustainability engagement programme into your halls of residence!
Case studies from Ireland using EcoCampus
De Montfort University Treasury Management Policy
University of Edinburgh Responsible Investment Policy Statement
University of Bedfordshire Ethical Investment Policy
London School of Economics Socially Responsible Investment Policy
University of Gloucestershire's Ethical Investment Policy
In this EAUC Member Spotlight, see Bath Spa University are committed to continually improving sustainability in every sense of the word.
Details of City College Plymouth's sustainability policy
Myerscough College present their 2014/15 Sustainability Report.