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.
The Lakeside Drive Community Garden (LDCG) at Charles Darwin University (CDU) is an award winning outreach program of CDU’s Office of Community Engagement.
Green Week Precinct is a full week of activities, films, Q&As, talks, debates, fashion parades, competition and photography exhibition that raised awareness of environmental...
The University of Tasmania has shown increasing commitment over the past few years by defining the sustainability agenda and increasing resourcing.
In this EAUC Member Spotlight, see how Lucideon are the leading provider of sustainability assurance and management systems certification and training.
A case study of how National University Ireland Galway asked Lucideon to certify its Energy Management System to ISO 50001.
The first UCCCfS Conference by EAUC's Scotland team held in Perth 2011. Looking at ways of engaging with students, staff, colleagues and the community on sustainability....
This publication highlights the business, educational and moral arguments for reducing greenhouse gas emissions on campus, with best practices from US colleges and universities
This book contains the papers presented at the 1st European Conference on Education for Sustainable Development held in Greece, from 5 - 7 October 2007
Harvard’s Green Campus Initiative developed the Green Building Resource which includes green building guidelines, implementation tools, LEED submittals, case studies, and...
An occasional paper written for the Environmental Association for Universities and Colleges in 2004 by Gareth Simkins and Andy Nolan.
Development Education Association report - this thinkpiece seeks to trigger, inform and influence the debate about the future direction of lifelong learning
Notes on DEFRA Workshop – 11th September 2007
Plymouth College of Art has developed an information sharing resource; The Sustainability Information Teaching Exchange.
Circular Economy video from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation - a mad professor (comedian Steve Punt) questions whether the way we do things now makes sense and asks us to Get loopy!
It has been estimated that 60-70% of internal environmental improvements are dependent on getting staff to change their behaviour
An Environmental Excellence checklist to measure your performance and help you build an effective EMS, from Stony Brook State University, New York.
A presentation, following on from the EAUC Annual Conference 2011 workshop, explaining how best to create an efficient and effective office workplace.
A video presentation by Ellen MacArthur, keynote for the EAUC Annual Conference 2011.
Here are a selection of useful links to help you embed Education for Sustainability within your institution.
The EAUC Annual Conference 2011 Day 1 - keynote address, Sara Parkin Positive deviance: a strategy for our times concerning action for a sustainable world
In this EAUC Member Spotlight, see how Macquarie University carry out their vision to be ecologically sound, socially just, and economically viable in all activities.
A presentation that offers examples of large-scale community engagement with resources to support you and help determine most the appropriate strategy for your own organisation.
How to engage staff & students in stimulating projects and monitoring schemes that have real meaning and can be used to change building and estates policies to include...
A presentation from the EAUC Annual Conference about activist learning using examples at Keele University and Leicester College
Linking Vision with Purpose: building sustainability into an organisation. A case study from Dr Peter White, Procter & Gamble.
A Practical Guide to Employing an Environmental Manager/Sustainability Officer for Universities & Colleges.
UNESCO has made available the e-version of a compilation of articles on "Drivers and Barriers for Implementing Sustainable Development in Pre-School through Upper Secondary...
IAU Horizons is the the Association's news and information magazine.
A report from the study commissioned by the Australian Government to support the work of the Sustainable Futures Leadership Academy (SFLA).
A short study about selected Korean Universities who are using solar energy experimentally for only a few buildings.
A study by Bicicleta Club de Catalunya (BACC) on bike use and cycling promotion in universities in Spain and Britain in May 2007.
Two videos from Ellen MacArthur Foundation about the biologist and ecologist at the design table. Products and processes which use nature as mentor, model and measure.
Guidance from NICE on local measures to promote walking and cycling as forms of travel or recreation are now available.
A presentation on the benefits of worm digesters including site requirements, critical factors, types of digesters, warming tubes and the vermicomposting process.
This report identifies the pioneering U.S. business schools and faculty dedicated to training future managers to handle complex social issues and provide stewardship of fragile...
This book presents AISHE - a method to audit Higher Education on the implementation of sustainable subjects in the curricula.
A report undertaken as part of the Association of Colleges ‘Green Colleges’ initiative, which aims to showcase college best practice and help them become as green as...
A chapter from the The Presidential Perspectives Series on how campuses can leverage sustainability for institutional gain in a competitive marketplace.
A compilation of responses from EAUC Members on their Environmental Management Systems
Ave Maria University has integrated all its IT and facilities management, including air conditioning, lighting, security cameras, fire alarms, electrical and building-access...
National Journeys towards Education for Sustainable Development 2011, edited by Ingrid Mulà and Daniella Tilbury from the University of Gloucestershire and published by the...
YouthXchange Guidebook on Climate Change and Lifestyles, published by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the United Nations...
A toolkit to provide pathways that will lead us to a clean, safe and energy healthy 2050 developed by the DECC
'Community learning and action for sustainable living (CLASL): A guide to supporting communities in sustainable living', a report published by WWF-UK in 2008, draws on...
This resource consists of the weblink to the factsheets for EU Ecolabels.
Link to the Global Social Compliance Programme, a business-driven programme for the continuous improvement of working and environmental conditions in global supply chains
The Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) is an alliance of companies, trade unions and voluntary organisations, working in partnership to improve the lives of poor and vulnerable...
The ILO is the international organization responsible for drawing up and overseeing international labour standards. Web link to their page for more information
A research report to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs by the Stockholm Environment Institute and the University of Sydney.
BRE Global’s website for BREEAM, a design and assessment method for sustainable buildings.