The role of education is to be a foundation and driver for building a sustainable future. Following the Decade of Education for Sustainable Development, educators must unite and commit to deliver the UNESCO Education for Sustainable Development Global Action Plan and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Working closely with our international partners, we bring together resources from HE and FE institutions worldwide. The partnerships provide the opportunities to radically increase sharing between the Southern and Northern Hemispheres to enrich the understanding of what sustainability means for an educational institution.
With the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Global Universities Partnership on Environment and Sustainability (GUPES), we bring the latest news, resources and case studies across the world.
“Universities and colleges have to take the lead on a global scale to ensure our students have the skills and knowledge to ensure a social, economic and environmentally responsible future for us all,” Iain Patton, CEO, EAUC.
The Platform for Sustainability Performance in Education joins organisations which have created sustainability assessment tools designed for universities and colleges based worldwide.
Along with our sister organisations, AASHE (USA) and ACTS (Australasia), we are dedicated to sharing the knowledge and experience of education institutions. For instance, the International Green Gown Awards are testament to this as they celebrate good practice across scales and borders to demonstrate the real potential of good sustainability practice in the sector.
SDG Accord Report 2022: Progress towards the Global Goals in the University and College sector
This webinar features introductions from our Partners on why the International Green Gown Awards are so important: Chair: Fiona Goodwin, Deputy CEO, EAUC &...
Videos: 'A Cry from Palawan, The Philippines' and 'What is at Stake Behind the Energy Transition'
Six years of SDGs – some background information to facilitate a review
2021 Benefitting Society - Centro Universitário Internacional UNINTER - Brazil
2021 Benefitting Society - Autonomous University of Querétaro - Mexico
Policy Lab was created to help bridge the gap between patients and drugs aimed at curing diseases.
VUW Sustainability Week: Learn to Live Sustainably In May, students at Victoria University of Wellington hosted the university’s first ever ‘Sustainability...
Learning sustainability with vicuñas in the Andes This project began in 2011. Vicuñas (Vicugna vicugna) are wild camelids that live in the altiplano of the...
ECO GINC – an ecological group activity applied in Brazilian public schools Pupils from public schools in Brazil often face issues such as bullying, lack of life...
Chiba University Student Committee for Environmental Management Systems - Sustainability activities conducted by students in cooperation with companies The Chiba University...
Adopt a River Initiative Project Engaging students both at secondary and tertiary level is crucial to achieving ESD policies at all level from local to intentional level....
Universities and Entrepreneurial Models of Students Engagement in Municipal Bio-Waste Recycling in Uganda Growing population and urbanization impact on municipal sanitation,...
Girls Paint Africa Green Girls Paint Africa Green (GPAG) is a non-profit African Hub of young girls. Females in general with male support united primarily to embark on...
Global Citizenship: Fostering inclusion and self-efficacy The Intercultural Centre, run by the School of Global Access, provides training, workshops, community volunteerism,...
EAFIT campus: A park in the city transforming our learning and working environment The “University Park” project emerged in EAFIT in 2004 as part of the master...
Vision 2020 Sustainability Strategy Vision 2020 is McGill University’s sustainability strategy. It encompasses one vision, five categories and broad goals, set with the...
Co-creating Sustainability on Campus: Collaborative Scheme of Faculty, Staff and Students through Actions Triggered by Sustainable Campus Assessment System Sustainable Campus...
Meritorious Blue (Benemérita Azul) - On the way to sustainable University The BUAP has a building in an area called Valsequillo - Puebla where it was institutionalized...
GEM Refugee Grant Program – It takes a community! Working together for integration and access to higher education Since 2015, Grenoble Ecole de Management has...
Intensive Summer: Strengthening university commitment The main objective of the "Intensive Summer" project is to generate an impact social intervention with...
Aquatic Science Student Association: Towards Zero Waste – Feel and Heal “Towards Zero Waste – Feel and Heal” project is designed to create awareness...
Innovating for Sustainability In partnership with Université du Québec à Montréal, University of Alberta and University of New Mexico Our team...
Daffodil Eco-friendly Agro Support Centre, Bangladesh Vehicle exhaust is a major source of anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) and the main emission sources of air pollution...
Clean Air Europe released a Sustainable Parking Management guideline document in 2015. This is available here.
Sustainability Week Zurich (SWZ) / Nachhaltigkeitswoche Zürich The Sustainability Week Zurich (SWZ) is one of the largest student run sustainability projects in...
Student-led Environmental Management Systems Chiba University is the only university in Japan that has acquired both ISO14001 and ISO50001. Since 2003, the Student Committee...
Environmental conservation is an important issue in today’s world, and there are lots of ways to help in your own backyard. Now more than ever, it is vital to preserve our...
IMT Lille Douai : Chaire ECOCIRNOV Various departments of research and education united to support and develop the recycling activity on its territory. L'IMT Lille...
Université de Bretagne Occidentale : UBO Open Factory An open site in which companies, association, students… can meet in order to test and transform quicker...
Aix Marseille Université : Semaine du Troc Vert An annual invitation to exchange plants an seeds in order to learn about biodiversity. Aix Marseille...
NEOMA BS : le pôle PHARES de Prépa’Rémois A student association to which the goal is to allow youngsters from unprivileged neighbourhood to gain...
Université Lille 1 : SunRIse Smart City A project that aims at transforming the University into a place of research and experimentation of urban digital infrastructure...
ISCOM : L’université Solidaire de la communication. A 2 day program, in order to accompany young entrepreneurs in unprivileged neighbourhoods. L'ISCOM...
emlyon bs : cadre d’apprentissage et bien-être The new Parisian campus embodies the global School’s strategy. A place to not only learn, but transform....
Getting started with the SDGs in universities: A guide for universities, higher education institutions, and the academic sector
Climate Action ran the Transitioning to a Circular Economy Webinar on 13th September 2017 and focussed on identifying the key barriers in this transition, including...
The Office for Campus Sustainability at Western Michigan University have shared several resources. Please find available to download at the bottom of this page:...
The Sustainability Literacy Test is a concrete implementation of the Higher Education Sustainability Initiative launched by different UN entities during the Rio+20 conference....
The University of British Columbia’s(UBC) long-term vision is to embed sustainability in all of its undergraduate teaching programs. The University has described four...
Eco-Schools student presentations, WWF Malaysia
An article by Carin Moffatt and Cathy Dzerefos, WESSA
Article by Nicole Andreou in International School Magazine, explaining how schools, through the Eco-Schools Seven Steps, can make a difference. p.39-40
This document constitutes Eco-Schools engagement in and contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals. FEE and Eco-Schools are members of the GAP – Global Action Programme.
FEE Annual Report.
International infographic with the latest stats and figures from Eco-Schools globally.
CAS-Net JAPAN (Campus Sustainability Network in Japan) have launched the “Good Practices on Campus Sustainability in Japan 2016”.
Université Laval has embraced a global approach to sustainability education. Although sustainability has been addressed in the classroom by individuals in the past, it is...
University of Waikato - Going Green @ Waikato: 4 students Going Green @ Waikato encompasses many aspects of sustainability, especially student engagement, which plays a key...
University of Technology Sydney - UTS Think.Green.Do Over the past 10 years UTS has steadily improved its sustainability performance, with initiatives including integrating...
Seeds of Change: Riverbank Restoration at The University of Queensland By partnering with the university community, the State Government, and local NRM groups to plant around...
The Platform for Sustainability Performance in Education brings together organisations which have created sustainability assessment tools designed to support universities and...
At the World Economic Forum, the International Sustainable Campus Network (ISCN) in collaboration with the Global University Leader Forum (GULF) shared exemplary campus...
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are viewed in the context of Johan Rockström’s work on planetary boundaries at the Stockholm Resilience Centre. This work sets a...
A document from the Finance Sector asking "Is 'Green ICT' just a pink elephant, an illusion that will vanish as quickly as it appeared on the industry's radar...
Abstract This article contributes to an emerging dialogue about how we can accelerate progress towards institutionalizing a commitment to campus environmental sustainability...
Abstract Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present the findings and lessons learned from three case studies conducted for facilities located in California,...
Information and communications technology (ICT) systems are the core of today’s knowledge based society. Innovations in this area are adapted at tremendous speed and...
UCL Press has announced the publication of an open access book by Robert Biel entitled : Sustainable Food Systems: The Role of the City. Download it free from...
This book which addresses the links between economic development and sustainability is a new title in the World Sustainability Series,edited by Walter Leal Filho, Diana-Mihaela...
The Handbook of Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, consisting of 4 volumes and over 140 peer-reviewed papers, contains the works presented at the 3rd World...
Aix Marseille University was the winner for its competition « DD in trans ». Jury’s Prize : Telecom Ecole de Management
INP ENSAT was the winner for its sustainable strategy, certified ISO 14001.
Over the last ten years, the effort to save energy at the University of Copenhagen has paid off, producing both green results and large economic gains. Recent data shows...
These troubled economic times mean that we need enterprising people now more than ever. Fresh thinkers who spot opportunities, apply their entrepreneurial talents and overcome...
Burgundy School of Business was the Winner for its Citizen Action Program to commit into local communities.
A PhD student conducting research (between Brazil and Germany) on barriers to innovation and sustainability in universities has requested researchers' participation in...
Robin Saha of University of Montana wins the Thomas Ehlrich award for his services of connecting his research and students to sustainability issues within the local communities....
Penn State University recently dedicated $875,000 as part of their reinvention fund (over $700,000 to academic/operational staff and over $100,000 to students) to transform Penn...
Portland State University has released a book that provides a toolbox for campus-community collaboration on sustainability, which they proudly back with actions and projects...
Harvard University has made a very exciting announcement about dramatically strengthening their Living Laboratory. They have launched a 3-year course which allows students to...
The YouthXchange Green Skills and Lifestyles guidebook, which focuses on the challenges, opportunities and good practices related to green economies and societies, is the second...
Trina Innes, Chief Sustainability Officer - University of Alberta Trina Innes joined the University of Alberta (UAlberta) in 2009 as the inaugural chief sustainability...
SEEDS Sustainability Program Over the past 16 years, UBC’s SEEDS (Social Ecological Economic Development Studies) Sustainability Program engaged over 6,000...
Catalyzing a culture of sustainability at McGill University with the Sustainability Projects Fund (SPF) The Sustainability Projects Fund (SPF) is a crown jewel of McGill...
Finalist USIL, Shaping entrepreneurs through sustainability In Peru, people from the outskirts of Lima have limited access to high quality education due to...
WINNER Social and Environmental Innovation Projects for Ecuador (PISA) Proyecto de Innovación Socio-Ambiental (PISA) pursues social-environmental innovation...
Ecocampus Uninorte Program: between the knowledge and action to obtain the knowhow Highly Commended Ecocampus Uninorte program is a strategy created at Universidad...
Finalist “Mi Patita Ideal” The group “CAMBIEN”, from the Faculty of Architecture of the National University of the Center of Peru, related to...
National advocacy and management of environmental indicators in the Costa Rican Network of Sustainable Educational Institutions - REDIES By joining REDIES, each...
Challenge Lab In the Challenge Lab students learn to explore, define and act upon global challenges that will transform the way we live together on this planet. The...
Using art to promote sustainability: the “Dancing Solar Flowers” project Many of the projects implemented by Ca’ Foscari University of Venice are to make...
Manduyog Biodiversity Conservation Program The Aklan State University nestles at the foot of the majestic Manduyog Hill which is naturally blessed with a cool and green...
Solid Waste Management: The ATENEO Way As a Jesuit university, Xavier participates in the Jesuit mission of reconciliation with God, reconciliation with others, and...
Local Fishers protecting Nemo and Friends: an effort in Coastal Resource Management of Talim Bay COSCA’s effort focused on a consultative process of listening to the...
International Green Gown Award Winner Centre for Sustainable Technology and Development (CSTD) Our climate-smart landscapes: watershed protection using agroforestry...
Development and implementation of a solar PV outreach training module for capacity building in East Africa Highly Commended Strathmore Energy Research Centre (SERC)...
In October 2011, Bryce Hutchinson, Senior Building Information Officer, from the Facilities Management Operations department of the University of Technology in Sydney approached...
The Environmental Association for Universities and Colleges (EAUC) has provided a letter of support for the Latin American Universities for Fair Trade initiative.
The Courtauld Commitment 2025 is an ambitious voluntary agreement that brings together organisations from across the food system – from producer to consumer.
This is a highly beneficial and interesting benchmarking report on Sustainability and Responsibility education by Katariina Heikkilä, University of Turku: “A new...
At The University of Iceland, recycling has since 2009 played an important role in greening the university. The University of Iceland has recently made some changes to its...
The Campus Forest project aspires to build, within the same campus, a display of ecosystems characteristic to the biogeographic environment of the Spanish University of Cordoba....
Benefiting from Biodiversity In 2010 University College Cork (UCC) became the first 3rd level educational institution in the world to be accredited with the prestigious...
Groupe ESC Troyes and EPF engineers School launched the Master Innovation, Creation and Entrepreneurship in partnership with the Technopole de l'Aube in Champagne
The associative and extracurricular life of students is led by the Office for Students which brings together 16 associations and offers comprehensive support for students on...
For nearly 10 years, Telecom Bretagne has had a "step by step" approach that has proven very effective in terms of sustainable development and territorial roots
The Catholic Institute of Paris has set up a "disability governance" fully integrated into the strategy of the campus, whose guidelines are: "Serve, Train,...
Part of the ambition of the School of Ponts Paris Tech to "be the world reference for research, innovation and training in key areas of sustainable development", the...
The club DD "Vert'Vet" of ENVT contributing for several years to the realization of projects in favor of biodiversity (botany, aquatic, ornithological and...