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2012 Budget Report – 26th March 2012

George Osborne, Chancellor of the Exchequer, set the tone for the budget when he said: "Environmentally sustainable must always be fiscally sustainable." As well as all the controversy surrounding George Osborne’s so-called ‘Granny Tax’, this budget has also been hailed as ...

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EAUC endorses the Higher Education Sustainability Initiative for Rio+20 – 19th March 2012

The EAUC is delighted to announce that it has joined a number of other international organisations to officially endorse the Higher Education Sustainability Initiative for Rio+20. As part of the EAUC's involvement with similar bodies worldwide, including AASHE in North America, ACTS in Australasi...

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Why not take part in Earth Hour 2012? – 19th March 2012

This year, the EAUC is encouraging all its Members to support the WWF's Earth Hour 2012. Earth Hour is a simple message with a big punch. It started in one city but is now a global phenomenon - last year millions of people from 138 countries got involved by switching off their lights for one hour...

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Permitted development rights for small scale renewable & low carbon energy technologies – 19th March 2012

This report sets out the Government's response to the consultation, 'Permitted development rights for small scale renewable and low carbon energy technologies, and electric vehicle charging infrastructure.' The consultation was undertaken by the previous administration, between November 2009 and...

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£20million prize for innovations in Carbon Capture and Storage technology – 14th March 2012

Below is a press release from the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) on the launch of its new Carbon Capture and Storage innovation competition. "Energy secretary Edward Davey is launching a competition worth up to £20 million to fund the development of innovations in Carbon Capture a...

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Climate Week 2012 - what difference have EAUC Members made? – 13th March 2012

Climate Week is a national celebration of all the positive steps workplaces and communities are taking to protect our environment and hopefully inspire people. We thought, during Climate Week, that we might pass on some figures showing the impact of our relationship with Better World Books. The...

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Universities record healthy financial results – 12th March 2012

HEFCE www.hefce.ac.uk/news/hefce/2012/financial.htm The higher education sector is facing a period of significant change over the next few years, as new arrangements for teaching funding are introduced. However, it does so from a position of financial strength, according to the HEFCE, which has t...

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Four universities join elite Russell Group – 12th March 2012

BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-17341478 There will now be 24 universities in the Russell Group Four more universities are joining the Russell Group of leading universities - Durham, Exeter, Queen Mary, University of London, and York who are the host venue of our 16th Annual Conference fro...

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Climate Week - Britain's Biggest Climate Change Campaign – 12th March 2012

Climate week: 12 - 18 March 2012 Climate Week is a supercharged national campaign to inspire a new wave of action on climate change. It culminates with thousands of events and activities taking place throughout the week of 12 to 18 March 2012, planned by organisations from every part of society. Sh...

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Ecocide Trial - The Sentence – 12th March 2012

CEOs Robert Bannerman and John Tench has been adjourned for a Restorative Justice Hearing following their convictions for Ecocide in the UK Supreme Court that took place 30 September 2011. The Hearing for the Sentence will take place at the Institute for Democracy and Conflict Resolution (IDCR) at t...

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Live chat today! Social responsibility in HE: could we be doing it better? – 9th March 2012

Live chat - Guardian Higher Education Network CSR policies are expected in business but what about in higher education? How should universities be satisfying they diverse stakeholders? And how do you measure the success of a university's CSR initiatives? On Friday 9 March, the Guardian Hig...

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New structure proposed for ISO 14001 – 5th March 2012

The revised 14001 will be one of the first international management systems standards to adopt a new format, confirms International Standards Organisation (ISO). At the first meeting of the working group established to revise 14001, the environment management systems standard, it was agreed to st...

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Guardian Blog - The role of higher education in creating sustainable leaders – 2nd March 2012

This Guardian blog discusses the role of higher education in incorporating the elements of corporate social responsibility into undergraduate core modules to create executive education programmes dedicated to responsible leadership. It argues that the role of future leaders should be to lead, guide ...

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Sustainable Amidst Austerity, Resource Scarcity and a Limited Growth World – 2nd March 2012

The event "Sustainable Amidst Austerity, Resource Scarcity and a Limited Growth World" organised by These Young Minds took place at the London School of Economics on Tuesday 28th of February. It had an impressive array of speakers at hand who addressed topical issues affecting the society such as un...

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Important tax and financial changes impacting CHP operators – 1st March 2012

In relation with the EMR (Electric Market Reform) it is proposed to introduce the CPS (Carbon Price Support). The current status is that although the government recognise the role of CHP, the Treasury (HMT) does not recognise that CHP generate heat in addition of electricity. As a result HMT is aimi...

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Tips to save water – 28th February 2012

On Monday 20 February, the Environment Secretary announced that the South East of England has officially moved into drought status. This is due to the combination of persistent dry weather and the continuing decline in groundwater levels and river flows and increasing the risk to public water suppli...

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Scotland on course to be a Fairtrade nation – 28th February 2012

Across the country, 62 towns have either achieved Fairtrade status or have active steering groups. Almost two-thirds of higher education institutions and 171 schools have achieved the standard. Fairtrade products are said to offer a better deal to workers in developing countries. Over 4,500 items...

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Feed-in-Tariff appeal: Application to the supreme court – 28th February 2012

Explosive growth in solar panel installations on homes, schools and fields in the UK over the past 22 months saw the green energy source pass the symbolic milestone of 1,000MW on Wednesday. Since the feed-in tariff (FIT) scheme was launched by the Labour administration in April 2010 to pay homeow...

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Love food, hate waste: Sustainable food procurement in practice – 27th February 2012

This month’s issue of University Business looks into the great work consistently delivered by the University of Durham. With their Green Gown Award winning Procurement Service and Catering Department, the University offers us an insight into their remarkable achievements in this case study as...

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LiFE Launched in Australasia – 22nd February 2012

The EAUC is delighted to announce that LiFE, Learning in Future Environments, has now been launched in Australasia. Established in partnership with the EAUC’s sister organisation, Australasian Campuses Towards Sustainability or ACTS, Australasia has become the first set of countries outside...

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Universities must lead the way on the sustainability agenda – 21st February 2012

In these tough and challenging times for the higher education sector, there is no question that there are gems of opportunity present for the sustainability and environmental agenda. Jonathon Porritt, founder director of Forum for the Future and now chancellor at Keele University, presents an ar...

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Take a Fairtrade Step with the EAUC – 20th February 2012

Fairtrade Fortnight is coming up next week and we know that this event is a key sustainability campaign in our Members’ calendars. So this year, the EAUC will be supporting the campaign and taking part in its own Fairtrade activities. Fairtrade Fortnight will take place between 27th Februar...

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Sustainability Network events taking place near you – 14th February 2012

As you know, Regional Sustainability Advisers (RSAs) have been appointed by the Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS) to help promote and embed sustainability within their regions and network, support and work with other providers in their region. Each of the RSAs will be holding a Regio...

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International partnership for Rio+20 – 14th February 2012

Following your response in the recent Rio+20 consultation, we are delighted to announce that the EAUC has recently entered an exciting new international partnership. Alongside the EAUC, this partnership includes: the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AAS...

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Catering waste in the further and higher education sectors – 14th February 2012

WRAP (Waste Resources & Action Programme) estimates that 3.4 million tonnes of waste is produced by hotels, pubs, restaurants and quick service restaurants in the UK each year. 1.5 million tonnes of that goes to landfill, of which 600,000 tonnes is food waste. Eliminating the avoidable fraction of t...

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Reforming the Feed-in Tariffs (FITs) scheme - Ministerial statement by Edward Davey – 13th February 2012

The Department of Energy and Climate Change have released a Written Ministerial Statement by Ed Davey, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, on the Feed-in Tariffs scheme. Ministerial Statement This Government is committed to promoting decentralised energy and the take-up of small-...

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Carbon Trust support for Universities and colleges in 2012/13 – 10th February 2012

The Carbon trust is a not-for-profit organisation with the mission to accelerate the move to a low carbon economy. They provide specialist support to business and the public sector to help cut carbon emissions, save energy and commercialise low carbon technologies. Through collaborating with The ...

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DECC - Improvements to Feed-in Tariffs scheme – 10th February 2012

The Department of Energy and Climate Change have released the following information from Greg Barker, Minister of State, on its plans for the Feed-in Tariffs scheme. DECC Press Release The Government has today announced plans to ensure the future of the Feed-in Tariffs scheme to make it more p...

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Digital textbooks open a new chapter – 7th February 2012

South Korea, one of the world's highest-rated education systems, aims to consolidate its position by digitising its entire curriculum. By 2015, it wants to be able to deliver all its curriculum materials in a digital form through computers. The information that would once have been in paper textbook...

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Invitation to SHED Members - Policy Think Tank 2012 – 7th February 2012

POLICY THINK TANK 2012: Graduate Attributes for the 21st Century and the Green Economy The Higher Education Academy is hosting a high profile policy think tank in late February on the Green Economy and Graduate Attributes for the 21st Century. The principal objective of the policy think tank will...

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Go Green Week 2012 – 7th February 2012

This week is Go Green Week 2012, People & Planet’s annual national week of action. Up and down the country, EAUC Members are hosting a wide range of activities to promote the campaign. Go Green Week was highlighted in our annual survey as an event that you regularly support, and so in 2012, EA...

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SHED aims high – 1st February 2012

The Sustainability in Higher Education Developers (SHED) group has been growing steadily since it was launched in April 2009. Now with more than 300 members, the majority of whom are also EAUC Members, SHED is the leading cross-sector Community of Practice in the area of Education for Sustainability...

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UN Global Report on Higher Education for Sustainability – 31st January 2012

A new UN commissioned Sustainability report has been released this month. The 'Higher Education's Commitment to Sustainability: From Understanding to Action' is the fourth volume in a series published by the Global Universities Network for Innovation (GUNI) in collaboration with the United Nations ...

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Vince Cable, Secretary of State for Business

University funding confirmed for 2012-13 – 25th January 2012

The Government today published its annual grant letter to the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE). Secretary of State for Business Vince Cable said: "It is important that we deliver a stable and sustainable funding environment for universities as our reforms bed in. This grant...

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Salix Energy Efficiency Loan Scheme (SEELS) now open for colleges – 23rd January 2012

£20 million of interest free loans available for energy efficiency projects across the public sector covering schools, hospitals, local authorities, further and higher education organisations. The Scheme allows public sector bodies to apply for an interest free loan to finance up to 100% of the ...

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Draft British Standard on Disposal of Nano-objects – 23rd January 2012

BSI has published a draft standard (PAS 138:2012) entitled 'Guide to the disposal of manufacturing process waste containing manufactured nano-objects' that is now available for public consultation. The information in this may be relevant to institutions that carry out nano-fabrication and research. ...

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Higher Education Academy launches Strategic Plan 2012-16 – 16th January 2012

The Higher Education Academy (HEA) has launched its new Strategic Plan, which will take the organisation through to 2016. HEA will regularly review the strategy, so that they will remain flexible and proactive in meeting the needs of the higher education community, and in developing new business ...

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New HEFCE projects to reduce university carbon emissions – 13th January 2012

Funding for projects at 27 universities under Higher Education Funding Council for England's (HEFCE) Revolving Green Fund (RGF) was announced on Thursday 12 January 2012. The awards have been made to four major projects and 24 smaller-scale programmes at higher education institutions, and collect...

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HEFCE - Measuring scope 3 carbon emissions – 9th January 2012

HEFCE (Higher Education Funding Council for England) have commissioned work to help the higher education (HE) sector measure scope 3 carbon emissions. This forms part of their overall approach to reducing carbon emissions. Scope 3 emissions are indirect emissions that organisations produce throug...

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Where Scotland commits, the world will follow – 6th January 2012

In 2009, the Environmental Association for Universities and Colleges (EAUC) launched the Universities and Colleges Climate Commitment for Scotland (UCCCfS), supported by the Scottish Government and funded by the Scottish Funding Council, to provide a platform to address climate challenges at an inst...

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Do you want to be an EAUC Consultant? – 4th January 2012

We are looking for Consultants to become part of our new network of EAUC Approved Consultants to deliver our sector focussed activities such as our CPD Training Programme as well as bespoke training for our Members. We are also looking for members for the Learning in Future Environments (LiFE) Ac...

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Call for a WEEE bit of recycling this Christmas – 3rd January 2012

Below is the launch of a campaign supported by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills to reduce the amount of waste electrical goods making their way to landfill following the Christmas period. Call for a WEEE bit of recycling this Christmas Whether it’s the latest must-have ...

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Do you want to influence the future of the EAUC? Call for Trustees – 1st January 2012

Applications are now closed. Thank you to all Members that applied. Our continued success will draw on the strength and diverse skills of our Board of Trustees: maintaining its balance of knowledge and experience from across the university, college and learning and skills sector is essential ...

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What are the prospects for sustaining high-quality groundwater? – 20th December 2011

Intensive agriculture practices developed during the past century have helped improve food security for many people but have also added to nitrate pollution in surface and groundwaters. New research has looked at water quality measurement over the last 140 years to track this problem in the Thames R...

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Salix Finance Ltd receives additional £20 million for public sector loan scheme – 13th December 2011

Applications from public sector organisations for energy efficient projects sought before end of March 2012 Salix Finance has announced that it has been awarded an additional £20 million by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) for its successful public sector energy efficiency loans...

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Department for Energy and Climate Change

DECC announce £30 Million for community green schemes and public sector energy efficiency – 13th December 2011

New £10 million Local Energy Assessment Fund launched to help local communities develop energy projects Additional £20 million in loans for energy efficiency in schools, universities, hospitals, local authorities and other public sector buildings Energy Secretary Chris Huhn...

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Computer Aid Christmas appeal – 6th December 2011

ICT is an important tool for sustainable poverty reduction and plays a vital role in education, healthcare, governance, economic growth and rural development. Computer Aid are looking to raise funds to bring ICT, electricity and online access to rural communities in Africa and Latin America, includi...

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Mighty oaks from little acorns grow – 6th December 2011

Sustainability is infiltrating through academic and non-academic departments, across sectors and industries. Through the education sector more and more staff are finding themselves incorporating sustainability into their policies and agenda, using a combination of techniques and approaches to entice...

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Centre for Sustainable Fashion’s (CSF) Student & Tutor Resources are now online – 28th November 2011

CSF are proud to announce that their long awaited Resources are now live online. Winners of the Social Responsbility category at the 2011 Green Gown Awards, they came top in recognition for their work with Her Majesty’s Prison Service (HMPS). Their Resources is another stepping stone for t...

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Sustainable Materials: with both eyes open – 28th November 2011

Cambridge University has released a diagram that illustrates the consumption of raw materials by people in the UK. This chart doesn't use bars or pies however – it uses people. Dr Julian Allwood, leader of the Low Carbon Materials Processing Group at Cambridge University, and his team have use...

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Keele University tops CRC league table – 25th November 2011

Keele University in Staffordshire is one of just 22 businesses to top the first ever government Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) league tables announced this month. CRC is a mandatory government scheme launched in April 2010 to improve energy efficiency and cut emissions in large public and priv...

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NUS launches I Am The Change – 24th November 2011

Today, the National Union of Students (NUS) have launched a new project called I Am The Change to encourage and support students to campaign for positive change at your college or university. This change could be on anything you want, whether it be educational, community based, environmental, p...

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Climate Week - Britain's biggest climate change campaign – 22nd November 2011

Climate Week is a supercharged national campaign to inspire a new wave of action on climate change. It culminates with thousands of events and activities taking place throughout the week of 12 - 18 March 2012, planned by organisations from every part of society. Showcasing real, practical ways to co...

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New Initiative Launches to Help Colleges and Universities Meet UK's Sustainability Targets – 15th November 2011

A radical new system designed to help universities and colleges across the UK improve their social responsibility and sustainability credentials, while making significant savings to their budgets, is set to be unveiled across the UK. The Learning in Future Environments (LiFE) Index was unveiled on ...

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HEA UK Travel Fund - call for applications 2011-12 – 15th November 2011

The Higher Education Academy (HEA) has launched a travel fund to help UK staff and students attend conferences, network meetings and special interest groups that are being run in the UK. The travel fund will help enable staff and students in UK higher education to exchange and disseminate good pract...

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LSIS funding opportunities awarded and partners announced – 8th November 2011

Seeing sustainable development as part of the improvement agenda In 2010, Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS) launched "Leading and Learning for a Sustainable Future", a wide-ranging strategy to support the sector in responding to the challenge, recognising a growing appetite in the s...

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Input for the UNCSD 2012 Compilation Document from Tertiary Education Sustainability Organisations – 8th November 2011

During the past several months, the following tertiary education focused organisations have been collecting input regarding UNCSD and the position of their members towards Rio+20 outcomes: The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) (USA/Canada) Au...

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Krishnan Guru-Murthy celebrates sustainability in education sector achievements at the GGAs 2011 – 4th November 2011

Last night’s Green Gown awards, hosted by journalist and presenter Krishnan Guru-Murthy, was a resounding success and a fitting celebration for the pioneering environmental and sustainability initiatives that have been championed in the education sector this year. Winners and Highly Commen...

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Sign up to LiFE and get your Member-only discount – 1st November 2011

We’re delighted to announce a major milestone for the EAUC: Learning in Future Environments (LiFE) has officially launched to universities and colleges across the United Kingdom! We are delighted that institutions have begun signing up already and would like to formally invite you to join t...

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Trustee Week – 31st October 2011

We are very proud of our Trustees and as such we are celebrating Trustee Week. Trustees are the people in charge of a charity. Our Trustees are also Directors as we are a registered company as well as being a charity. They are the people with ultimate responsibility for directing the business of ...

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EAUC case study - environmental champions create fresh green ideas – 26th October 2011

In the November issue of University Business, Tom Yearly (right) from University of Reading, discusses his experience of implementing their network of champions. Reading currently has a network of 270 environmental champions, consisting of staff and students, who are all committed to improving t...

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Sustainability in Higher Education Developers (SHED) Group

New SHED blog - What unites those who joined SHED? – 25th October 2011

Following the launch of SHED’s new blog site, we thought we’d feature some of their posts over the coming months. Here’s an interesting one with a global angle. What unites those who joined SHED? Posted 21 October 2011 I sent a question to Shed-Share in the form of a conundrum...

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An update on the Sustainability Exchange – 24th October 2011

Curiosity for the Sustainability Exchange has been building so we wanted to take this opportunity to give you an update on its progress. For those of you who are yet to hear about it, a bit more information about how it’ll help you. By definition, to Exchange is to share, give and take. The E...

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$1 Billion ‘Green Challenge’ Launches – 14th October 2011

Harvard, Stanford, Arizona State, and other leading universities commit $65 million to innovative energy efficiency financing initiative PITTSBURGH, PA (Oct. 11, 2011)-- To "Save Energy, Grow Money," the Billion Dollar Green Challenge invites colleges, universities and other nonprofits to inves...

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Mayor switches on new electric vehicle scheme ‘Source London’ – 3rd October 2011

• Source London to deliver 1300 publicly accessible charge points by 2013 • City charge points increase by 150 for 'go-live' of Source London The Mayor, Boris Johnson, has launched the capital's first city-wide electric charge point network and membership scheme, making it easier f...

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An interview with Iain Patton on our new way of LiFE - EAUC feature in University Business – 29th September 2011

A new way of LiFE is helping guide universities and colleges to a green economy October's issue of University Business is a special one as it's their Green issue with a focus on sustainability. It's fantastic to see such a strong publication acknowledge the importance of sustainability within the s...

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Korean radio interviews the London Universities Environment Group (LUEG) – 16th September 2011

The work of universities across London on reducing carbon will be feature in a documentary in South Korea this year. Miss Park, a journalist from KBS Radio (the South Korean equivalent of the BBC), was visiting the UK to find out how universities are working to ensure the effective delivery of t...

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How LiFE works – 16th September 2011

Since we announced Learning in Future Environments (LiFE) we’ve been really happy to see the amount of interest that has been generated throughout the sector. A lot of people have signed up to our online webinars and we’ve been getting a lot of great feedback. One thing people are kee...

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Red Tape Challenge – 13th September 2011

As you may be aware, the 'Red Tape Challenge' was launched in April to open up Government regulation to the scrutiny and challenge of the public, businesses and experts. The website is being used to gather innovative ideas on how the aims of our regulations can be fulfilled in the most successful a...

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Donating ICT Kit to Africa vs Recycling in the UK – 13th September 2011

Nicola Hogan, project manager of SUSTE-TECH recently spoke with Computer Aid International on the subject of sending computers overseas to Africa. They expressed their frustration at the amount of PCs still remaining in the UK and not being donated to reputable charities such as Computer Aid in...

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New opportunities for partnerships with LSIS – 5th September 2011

The Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS) is dedicated to working in partnership with all parts of the sector to build and sustain self-improvement and to work closely with sector practitioners in the delivery of what LSIS provides. LSIS operate a number of funds designed to give sector ...

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Introducing Change Agents UK – 1st September 2011

Over the last 15 years StudentForce for Sustainability have worked with people across the UK who stand up and strive to make a positive change in their work, lives and communities. From 1 September 2011, StudentForce for Sustainability will be known as Change Agents UK. As an EAUC Strategic Part...

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Cycling worth £3bn a year to the UK economy – 30th August 2011

Cycling contributes almost £3 billion to the UK economy shows a new report from LSE which also reveals that almost a quarter of the population are now cyclists. The study quantifies for the first time the full economic success story of the UK’s cycling sector which generates £2.9 billion fo...

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Energy management website for schools, universities and researchers – 26th August 2011

The online energy management website was initially developed by researchers at the Environmental Change Institute with an aim to attract business’ anonymised data for their research into energy consumption by building type. It is aimed at any small or medium business however, due to its link f...

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Enabling the Transition to a Green Economy - new Government report – 23rd August 2011

Social responsibility and sustainability has been high on the agenda for the Government in recent years. In early August 2011, the Government really set out its stall in the terms of its vision for enabling the transition to the Green Economy through their new publication 'Enabling the Transitio...

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Be the change you want to see in the world - EAUC feature in University Business – 15th August 2011

In September's issue of University Business which is themed 'student experience', we're making the important link between behaviour change and students as they are a massive part of their institution's carbon footprint. Written by Dr Sandra Lee, Sustainable Travel Officer at the University of Lei...

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Behaviour Change and Energy use - Government Report – 15th August 2011

The Government's Behavioural Insights Team has published a report setting out how they can use behavioural insights to help people save energy and money. The report, Behaviour Change and Energy Use, launches a series of trials and changes to government policy which will make it easier for indivi...

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The Sustainability Exchange invitation to tender – 11th August 2011

The EAUC invites tenders for the creation of the Sustainability Exchange website. The Sustainability Exchange Project is an online network for all English Higher Education Institutions’ (HEI) personnel interested in sustainability issues. Its audience is anyone working in the education sector ...

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New look and new resources for SORTED – 10th August 2011

With the support from the Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS) we have improved the online sustainability tool aimed specifically at those in the learning and skills sector - SORTED. New search facility SORTED now has a fully filtered search to enable you to quickly find the resource ...

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Global University Network for Innovation interviews Daniella Tilbury on ESD – 8th August 2011

In this interview by the Global University Network for Innovation (GUNI), Daniella Tilbury, Professor and Director of Sustainability at the University of Gloucestershire, discusses education for sustainability. In the interview, she explains that when referring to education for sustainability ...

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Green Gown Awards 2011 shortlist announced – 3rd August 2011

We are delighted to announce the shortlist for this year’s annual Green Gown Awards 2011, recognising the exceptional initiatives being undertaken by universities and colleges across the UK to become more sustainable. More than 240 entries were received across the 13 categories and a j...

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Centre for Sustainable Design launches new website – 3rd August 2011

The Centre for Sustainable Design (CfSD) has launched its new website, cfsd.org.uk. CfSD was established in 1995 in Farnham, Surrey, UK at what is now known as the University for the Creative Arts (UCA). The Centre has led and participated in a range of high quality research projects and has...

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Greening ICT - EAUC feature in University Business – 1st August 2011

The EAUC has now agreed to appear as a monthly feature in University Business magazine. These features will cover project updates, comment on new sector developments, details of new EAUC resources and much, much more. The first feature, which appeared in the August 2011 issue of University Busine...

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Join Us in the new SHED! The Evolving Sustainability in Higher (and Further) Education – 30th July 2011

3 October 2011 Update: Please see our updated SHED EAUC Community of Practice page for current information on this group. The Environmental Association for Universities and Colleges (EAUC) and the HE Academy ESD Project joined forces in launching a new concept last year – the SHED network. ...

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Your voice, your vote - EAUC Members to vote for MAC representatives – 26th July 2011

The time has come for EAUC Members to vote for the first ever Member Advisory Council (MAC) members. The Member Advisory Council (MAC) will exist to represent our members’ views, needs and requirements. We’re confident that uniting an even mix of like-minded, passionate EAUC members ...

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Simplifying the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme: Next steps – 11th July 2011

The Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) have recently published their proposals for the simplification of the Climate Reduction Commitment (CRC) Energy Efficiency scheme. The scheme has been criticised by many for its complexity, and as a result, the Government committed itself to simpli...

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Revised Articles of Association – 6th July 2011

We are pleased to publish our revised Articles of Association as amended by Special Resolution at our AGM on 12th April 2011. The Articles are a legal requirement and set out the rules by which the organisation follows. The highlights are: Incorporating the Learning and Skills sector to o...

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Free Fleet Health Check from the Energy Saving Trust – 4th July 2011

Cut costs and improve your environmental credentials with a free Fleet Health Check from the Energy Saving Trust. The Trust provides free, impartial advice, tailored specifically to your small or medium sized fleet. Their consultant will assess your vehicles and their usage, and measure your flee...

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Learning in Future Environments launches 1 November 2011 www.thelifeindex.org.uk – 29th June 2011

After extensive consultation with the sector the EAUC is proud to launch Learning in Future Environments (LiFE), the fully redeveloped, rebranded and relaunched Universities that Count programme. Unlike its predecessor, we have designed LiFE from the ground up. It is a unique comprehensive perfor...

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HEFCE funding of £10 million to cut carbon emissions – 27th June 2011

HEFCE (the Higher Education Funding Council for England) have now launched their invitation for applications for funding from the second phase of the Revolving Green Fund (RGF) for projects to reduce carbon emissions. This second phase of funding builds on the demonstrable success of phase one, ...

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Guardian Live Chat: Improving Higher Education's Green Credentials – 27th June 2011

On Friday, 24th June, the Guardian hosted a live online chat to discuss what Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) should be doing to improve their 'green credentials' given that more and more students are admitting that sustainability concerns are important to them when choosing which university to ...

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Degrees of value: How universities benefit society – 27th June 2011

'Degrees of value: How universities benefit society' is an interesting report by the New Economics Foundation (NEF) and commissioned by Universities UK. The report attempts to put a monetary value on some of the ways that universities contribute to society at both a local and a national level, using...

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Green Gown Awards Winners Announced! – 22nd June 2011

The UK’s most sustainable universities & colleges recognised The winners of the annual Green Gown Awards, established to find the UK’s most sustainable universities and colleges, were announced at a prestigious gala banquet held at the Swan at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, Londo...

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Re-Development of Universities that Count – 20th June 2011

Following the publication of the 2011 Green League, the EAUC are delighted to announce that work is well underway on the redevelopment of Universities that Count. Building on the momentum generated by the Green League and other campaign activities, the EAUC is leading the development of a robust...

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Design for Future Climate: Adapting Buildings Competition – 15th June 2011

The Technology Strategy Board have now launched a competition to fund the development of strategies to adapt UK buildings to the changing climate. They will invest up to £2.4m this year in a repeat of the 2010 competition, in which they invested £2.5m. The programme will be delivered by the Low ...

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EAUC Members top People & Planet's Green League – 7th June 2011

Huge congratulations go to all those listed in People & Planet’s Green League 2011. With the top 20 ranked institutions all active Members of the EAUC, it’s clear to see our community thriving. The top 20 ranked universities are: 1 (5) 1st Nottingham Trent University 2 (2) 1st Univer...

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Universities that Count Software Tender – 31st May 2011

The EAUC is undertaking the redevelopment of Universities that Count, the sector's sustainability and social responsibility performance management system and invites tenders for the development and ongoing delivery of the software platform that will underpin the UTC system. All tenders should be...

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Jonathon Porritt Blog: "The Greenest Government Ever: One Year On" – 11th May 2011

Jonathon Porritt's latest blog on the Coalition Government and it's pledge to be the "Greenest Government Ever". "When the Coalition Government decided to get rid of the Sustainable Development Commission, I found it difficult to contain my anger. It was, quite simply, an act of ideological vand...

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EAUC Responds to Department of Energy & Climate Change Consultation – 9th May 2011

The EAUC has now published its response to the Department of Energy & Climate Change consultation on the Fast-track Review of Feed-in Tariffs for Small Scale Low Carbon Electricity. Please see the response below. This consultation response is on behalf of the Members of the EAUC. We would particu...

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Public Sector Sustainability Awards 2011 Launched – 9th May 2011

Public Sector Sustainability have now launched their 2011 Awards. The aims of the awards are simple – to promote environmental leadership and innovate and inspire all those in the public sector committed to reducing the carbon footprint of their organisation. Apart from the Awards thems...

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