A strategic commitment to sustainability at all levels within a university or college is a fundamental prerequisite to an institution's overall success. All research that examines the implementation of sustainability bears the same conclusion: the commitment of the leaders within the organisation is critical, as is encouraging and supporting staff at all levels to be leaders!
Resources from the 'Promoting Meaningful Teaching and Learning' Summit at the EAUC-Scotland Conference 2017.
Presentation from the EAUC-Scotland Conference 2017 'Financing and Managing Projects for Change' Summit.
Presentation from the 'Building Socially Responsible Institutions' Summit at the EAUC-Scotland 2017.
Presentation from the 'Moving from Compliance to Leading Change' Summit at the EAUC-Scotland 2017.
Presentation from the 'Moving from Compliance to Leading Change' Summit at the EAUC-Scotland 2017.
CAS-Net JAPAN (Campus Sustainability Network in Japan) have launched the “Good Practices on Campus Sustainability in Japan 2016”.
University of Technology Sydney - UTS Think.Green.Do Over the past 10 years UTS has steadily improved its sustainability performance, with initiatives including integrating...
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...
Progressing national SDGs implementation: experiences and recommendations from 2016 - Bond Since the signing of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015, countries...
The University published it's new Climate Strategy which sets out a whole institution approach and new long term carbon reduction targets. You can view the...
It has been widely acknowledged that the way we manufacture and consume goods through the traditional industrial economy puts significant pressure on the earth’s resources.
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
Gail Houghton, Student Engagement Co-ordinator - Walsall College Students’ Union Walsall College is located in an area ranked amongst the 10% most deprived in the...
Dr Petra Molthan-Hill, Principal Lecturer in Business Sustainability - Nottingham Trent University Dr Molthan-Hill led the HEA Green Academy change programme 2013/2014...
Ian Lane, Head of Sustainability - University of the Arts London Ian’s single largest positive contribution has been to renew the institution’s confidence to...
Trina Innes, Chief Sustainability Officer - University of Alberta Trina Innes joined the University of Alberta (UAlberta) in 2009 as the inaugural chief sustainability...
Martin Howes, Energy Co-ordinator - University of Cambridge When it comes to anything energy or environment related at the Department of Plant Sciences, Martin is the...
Richard Groves, Associate Director (Energy & Engineering) - Goldsmiths, University of London Since 2009, Richard has measurably reduced our CO2 emissions by 1,532t,...
Paulo Cruz, Sustainability Officer - Glasgow Caledonian University Paulo inspires, encourages and supports students and staff to reduce their environmental impacts and...
Nan Taplin, Environment and Energy Coordinator - University of Cambridge As a proactive Environment and Energy Coordinator at the University of Cambridge, Nan Taplin has...
David Emley - Keele University Throughout his career at Keele University, David’s passion for Keele’s natural history and commitment to sustaining its...
Dave Dougan - Ayrshire College Dave Dougan has been a wonderful ambassador for Ayrshire College for many years. This richly deserved award has acknowledged that he has...
Kevin Casey, Head of Procurement - The University of Manchester Head of Procurement Kevin Casey has demonstrated commitment and leadership to sustainability both within...
Richard Brett - Goldsmiths, University of London There’s no explicit requirement to embrace or teach the principles of sustainability within Richard’s job...
Andy Stride FRSA - University of Nottingham Andy has developed over 14 different social enterprises tackling both local and global issues linking to the 2030 Sustainable...
Brittany Pummell - Coventry University On entering her final year of undergraduate studies, Brittany decided to go completely waste-free! Since September 2015 she has...
Ulrich Pohanka, Keele University Ulrich set up the Keele Food Co-op during his time at Keele, providing the campus with more than 6 tonnes of organic produce over two...
Tianqi Li - Newcastle University Tianqi’s PhD project is focussed on designing a systematic and holistic sustainability assessment method for evaluating sustainability...
Karen Elliott - University of Chester Karen Elliott has been involved in all things environmental and sustainable since beginning her Geography degree at the University of...
Dr Einir Young, Director of Sustainability - Bangor University Einir’s passion, drive and an emphasis on benefit-led realism over idealism has enabled her to drive...
Jim Longhurst, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Environment and Sustainability - University of the West of England, Bristol Jim Longhurst has transformed...
Vice-Chancellor Julia King, The Baroness Brown of Cambridge - Aston University Julia plays a leading role within the University and nationally in communicating and...
Tim Burt - Dean for Environmental Sustainability, Durham University As a professor in the Geography department and Master of Hatfield College, Tim did not have any...
This is the seventh Sustainability Report for the University of Worcester. It describes the institution’s most significant environmental aspects and how these are managed...
INSPIRE – at the University of Wales Trinity St David (UWTSD), is a virtual institute overseeing the systematic and systemic introduction and embedding of sustainability...
The University of London Sustainability Report has been designed to be engaging, easy to read, navigate and very quickly and effectively get the key elements of the...
The University of the Arts London (UAL) has achieved its first carbon target and can set realistic broader sustainability targets based on the monitoring and reporting systems...
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) Environmental Sustainability Report 2014/15 presents LSE’s sustainability developments and achievements from the...
This is our third Sustainability Report, but the first to look at what sustainability means to Queen Mary University London (QMUL) and how the three pillars of sustainability...
This is Plymouth University’s fourth Sustainability Report, and our first report using the Global Reporting Initiative framework. The report is aimed at stakeholders who...
Telling our stakeholders about the journey we take to achieve our sustainability goals is incredibly important to us! It helps us articulate our performance, vision and...
The University has always taken ‘a real world’ approach to developing sustainability and this extends to its sustainability reporting. The sustainability reporting...
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...
Responsible investment: Making money matter Since becoming the first university in Europe to adopt the United Nations Principles of Responsible Investment (UNPRI) in 2013,...
INSPIRE@UWTSD – Leading continual, cross sector, organisational sustainable development INSPIRE – the Institute for Sustainable Practice, Innovation and...
International Green Gown Award Winner Positive Footprint: Phase 2 Positive Footprints presents the University’s sustainability aims for the period 2013 – 2020....
Systems in harmony Sheffield Hallam University has operated two certified environmental and energy management systems since 2011. Their ongoing integration with all...
AECOM, in partnership with the EAUC, delivered this webinar looking at how higher and further education organisations can integrate their findings from climate change risk...
This webinar, first presented on the 20th July 2016, is the second of two adaptation presentations delivered by Adaptation Scotland. Part one provided an introduction to...
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).
The National College for School Leadership (NCSL) three-year action plan for a whole school approach to implementing sustainable development (This provides a useful model as a...
An introductory guide to teaching and learning for sustainability in HE.
Centre for Excellence in Leadership (CEL), London South Bank University and Forum for the Future 2007 report on good practice from the sector to embed sustainable development.
University of Winchester present their Sustainable Food Procurement Policy 2016.
Compiling a Sustainability Report is not only a good way to assess progress over a fixed period, but it's also a great way to engage staff, students and the wider community....
Compiling a Sustainability Report is not only a good way to assess progress over a fixed period, but it's also a great way to engage staff, students and the wider community....
This keynote session was delivered by David Orr, Paul Sears Distinguished Professor of Environmental Studies & Politics EMERITUS and Counselor to the President - Oberlin...
This keynote session was delivered by Mac Macartney, Founder - Embercombe, at the “Learning and Legacy: The Role of Education in Creating Healthier and Happier...
This keynote session was delivered by Mike Barry, Director of Sustainable Business at Marks and Spencer, at the “Learning and Legacy: The Role of Education in Creating...
This keynote session is from the “Learning and Legacy: The Role of Education in Creating Healthier and Happier Cities” EAUC Annual Conference 2016.
NUS has published a new positive investment resource, which seeks to provide information on the responsible investment options available to institutions that are divesting....
This workshop presentation is from the “Learning and Legacy: The Role of Education in Creating Healthier and Happier Cities” EAUC Annual Conference 2016, presented...
This workshop presentation is from the “Learning and Legacy: The Role of Education in Creating Healthier and Happier Cities” EAUC Annual Conference 2016, presented...
This workshop presentation is from the “Learning and Legacy: The Role of Education in Creating Healthier and Happier Cities” EAUC Annual Conference 2016, presented...
This workshop presentation is from the “Learning and Legacy: The Role of Education in Creating Healthier and Happier Cities” EAUC Annual Conference 2016, presented...
This workshop presentation is from the “Learning and Legacy: The Role of Education in Creating Healthier and Happier Cities” EAUC Annual Conference 2016, presented...
This workshop presentation is from the “Learning and Legacy: The Role of Education in Creating Healthier and Happier Cities” EAUC Annual Conference 2016, presented...
This workshop presentation is from the “Learning and Legacy: The Role of Education in Creating Healthier and Happier Cities” EAUC Annual Conference 2016, presented...
This Exchange presentation is from the “Learning and Legacy: The Role of Education in Creating Healthier and Happier Cities” EAUC Annual Conference 2016, presented...
An independent evaluation of the PRI's achievements and challenges at 10 years - April 2016 Download the full report.
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.
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...
University of Greenwich present their 2014-2015 Sustainability Report.
Plymouth University has a non-pay expenditure of circa £80 million per annum which is across a wide range of works, goods and services. As a publicly funded body the...
Compiling a Sustainability Report is not only a good way to assess progress over a fixed period, but it's also a great way to engage staff, students and the wider community....
Effective sustainability reporting can play an important role in implementing sustainability at your institution. We want to help our members report on their sustainability...
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
Pearl Costello, Environmental Officer, Royal Agricultural University emailed the ISO14001 Community of Practice to ask if anybody had any templates of non-conformance/CAR...
This is Bridgend College's Annual Health, Safety and Sustainable Development Integrated Report for the year 2014/15.
Details of City College Plymouth's sustainability policy
In this Meet a Member career profile, see how Chris Willmore, University Academic Director of Undergraduate Studies and Green Academy Academic Lead at the University of Bristol...
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...
Community Action for Spaceship Earth (CASE) Initiative Members of the ENIRDELM network (www.enirdelm.net) are seeking to ‘make a difference’ by focusing...
John Bailey, Sustainability Manager, University of London emailed the Members’ network asking, “While everyone is still feeling fresh from the Christmas break...
With “At Université Laval, I’m for SD!” Université Laval takes a structured, community-wide approach to sustainable development to get tangible, scalable results
In this Meet a Member career profile, see how Aled Jones, Director, Global Sustainability Institute at Anglia Ruskin University manages an interdisciplinary research institute...
University of London present their 2015 Annual Sustainability Report
Abertay University were invited to give a presentation at the EAUC-Scotland Forum on the 4th December 2015 on some of their work to address sustainability. Andy Samuel, a...
The EAUC-Scotland Conference 2015 closed with a discussion on Shared Responsibilities provided by three key organisations supporting tertiary education...
'Enhancing Employability by Developing Sustainability Skills' was given as an afternoon workshop at the EAUC-Scotland Conference 2015 by Martin Baxter, Chief Policy...
This presentation on 'EAUC Tools' was given as part of a morning workshop on 'Tools and Techniques for Sustainability Management and Reporting' at...