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.
This Exchange presentation is from the “Challenging Connections” EAUC Annual Conference 2015, presented by UNEP and falls under the Leadership and Governance Stream.
This presentation is from the “Challenging Connections” EAUC Annual Conference 2015, presented by UNEP, Multimedia University Nairobi and Tongi University, China and...
This link will direct you to all photos from the Student Sustainability Summit 2015.
This video is a representation of the hundreds of students who came together to take action on sustainability and social justice in March 2015.
This issue of the PRI Academic Network focuses on PRI impact. The articles in this edition of the newsletter touch upon many issues that that PRI has addressed since its...
Waste sorting point image at Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT).
The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) is pleased to release the 2014 Annual Report, which outlines the progress of the Initiative over the last year to deliver on its...
The Green Office Model is an open-source tool, freely available for everyone under a Creative Commons license. It is spreading rapidly across Europe with ten established...
Five case studies of student-led and staff-supported green offices from the Netherlands & UK, developed to inspire you to adapt the Green Office Principles to your university
Part of the mini case study series, "Approaches to fair trade in educational institutions in 2015".
Part of the mini case study series, "Approaches to fair trade in educational institutions in 2015".
Part of the mini case study series, "Approaches to fair trade in educational institutions in 2015".
Part of the mini case study series, "Approaches to fair trade in educational institutions in 2015".
Part of the mini case study series, "Approaches to fair trade in educational institutions in 2015".
Part of the mini case study series, "Approaches to fair trade in educational institutions in 2015".
An international report has been released by the International Council for Science which provides an expert commentary on the proposed 2015 Sustainable Development Goals
A film designed to raise awareness of the negative impacts of industrial biofuels and bioenergy on biodiversity, human rights, food sovereignty and climate change.
The Story of Electronics employs the Story of Stuff style to explore the high-tech revolution's collateral damage.
The Story of Cosmetics, released on July 21st, 2010, examines the pervasive use of toxic chemicals in our everyday personal care products
The Story of Solutions explores how we can move our economy in a more sustainable and just direction, starting with orienting ourselves toward a new goal.
Foundation resource for students based on the principle that all students should leave post-secondary education with at least an appreciation of the role the environment will...
The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns.
A band of Latin American activist economists sets out to change their continent, teaming up with impoverished women to challenge accepted notions on how to eradicate poverty.
Dirt! The Movie is an excursion into the realms of soil, the number one lifegiver on Earth...It's fundamentally important ecological functions, our poor understanding of...
The Joint International Master in Rural Development (IMRD), part of the European Erasmus Mundus programme, offers the opportunity to study the international vision on rural...
This is the fourth in a series from Bill Mollison's "Global Garden", centered around urban life.
This is the third in a series from Bill Mollison's "Global Garden", centered around cool climates.
This is the second in a series from Bill Mollison's "Global Garden", centered around dry lands.
This is the first in a series from Bill Mollison's "Global Garden", centered around the Tropics.
Former Vice President Al Gore presents an eye-opening, must see documentary that cuts through myths and misconceptions to deliver the message that global warming is a real and...
‘Overview’ is a short film that explores this phenomenon through interviews with five astronauts who have experienced the Overview Effect.
This newly released five minute video presents ten key findings from the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014).
This is a film based on the best selling photography book, "The Earth from the Air".
This report has emerged from University Educators for Sustainable Development (UE4SD), which is a 3 year European Commission project funded through the Lifelong Learning Programme.
Our DIY food waste audit provides a simple step-by-step guide to measuring your food waste streams, so you can find out where food waste is coming from and put actions in place...
Fairly traded products are focused on securing the rights of workers and producers in developing countries and improving livelihoods
This is a quick guide to help you understand sustainable seafood, as well as provide you with some useful resources
Coffee is the most popular drink in the world, with over 400 billion cups being consumed every year. How can we make sure the coffee we drink is sustainable? This quick guide...
From the ground-up: a whole-systems approach to institutional change Ball State University’s Council on the Environment (COTE) represents the many Vice-Presidents,...
Jointly developed by the International Alliance of Research Universities (IARU) and the international think-tank Sustainia, this guide includes campus sustainability case and...
Assessing the global competences of students is a major challenge - and even more so, when the aim is to compare them across nations and cultures.
Net-Works enables local residents to collect discarded nets, which wreak havoc with the marine ecosystem, and sell them back into a global supply chain
We have a problem with Stuff. We use too much, too much of it is toxic and we don’t share it very well. But that’s not the way things have to be.
The implementation of legislation and processes in EU Member States allowing the use of operational energy use data as a route to compliance with various European Directives
Combines the latest research on climate communications with road-tested communication best practices in an easy-to-use, practically applicable guide
The UNESCO ESD Zoom newsletter which summarise the key projects, events and outcomes.
The video of the live streaming of the 2014 International Green Gown Awards which took place in Hobart, Australia at the ACTS Conference.
The Winners' Brochure for the International Green Gown Awards 2014 which brings together the finalists and winners of these Awards which are growing globally.
A video about the connection between climate change and extreme weather
A presentation by Mike Barry from the EAUC 13th Annual Conference 2009.