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  University Becomes First in Wales to Reach Important Waste-Reduction Milestone – 16th June 2023

  Swansea University’s commitment to sustainability and minimising waste has been recognised by the Carbon Trust. It has just become the first Welsh university to achieve the prestigious Zero Waste to Landfill certification. The Carbon Trust is a global climate consultancy driven by the missi...

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  SFC includes Net Zero and Environmental Sustainability within latest Outcome Agreement Guidance – 23rd May 2023

  Scottish Funding Council (SFC) have published Outcome Agreement Guidance for 2023-24 for both the University and College sectors which contains a new section on Net Zero and Environmental Sustainability Response (page 6; Priority Area 5). The text is reproduced in full below. Outcome Agreements s...

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  Global Sustainable Development Congress – 10th May 2023

  Taking place for the first time in the Middle East at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), the Global Sustainable Development Congress brings together 1,000+ global thought leaders and innovators to discuss urgent solutions to the sustainability emergency. Challenging the u...

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  Finalists of the 2023 International Green Gown Awards – 27th April 2023

  We are delighted to share the Finalists for this year's International Green Gown Awards! Watch a short announcement video here. Winners will be announced at the International Awards Ceremony, in association with Allianz Global Investors, which takes place virtually at the UN High-Level Politic...

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  Join the EAUC Board – 17th April 2023

  Join the EAUC board and support us in our work to lead and empower the post-16 education sector to make sustainability 'just good business'. Position: Trustee and director Location: Remote within UK and Ireland Salary: Unremunerated with reasonable expenses paid Positions available: Four Clos...

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  Applications Open for the UK & Ireland Green Gown Awards – 3rd April 2023

  Today marks the launch of the 2023 UK & Ireland Green Gown Awards, delivered in association with UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). EAUC are delighted to invite applicants from across the Higher and Further Education sectors to apply to any of the diverse array of categories, wherein you can  showca...

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  Scottish Funding Council renews EAUC-Scotland funding for 2023/24 – 30th March 2023

  We are pleased to announce that EAUC’s bid for funding for the next phase of its work in Scotland has been approved by the Scottish Funding Council (SFC). We will deliver our new outcome agreement ‘Supporting a step-change towards environmental sustainability at Scotland's Universities a...

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  DfE Response to the Accelerating Towards Net-Zero Report – 29th March 2023

  Yesterday, the Further and Higher Education sectors were encouraged to receive a positive response from the Department for Education, regarding the Accelerating Towards Net-Zero report, which was released in 2022 as part of the Jubilee Challenge. The response was published in time for an event ho...

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  EAUC Scotland publishes Business Travel Guide – 28th February 2023

  Following on from the Travel Better Package (2020), we are glad to be launching today EAUC Scotland’s Business Travel Guide for the Further and Higher Education sector. The guide highlights the Scottish policy and social drivers for addressing business travel emissions, and showcases best prac...

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  Applications open for EAUC-Scotland's Advisory Group – 22nd February 2023

  EAUC-Scotland are seeking one dedicated EAUC Member to join our Advisory Group (AG) at our Spring Forum and AGM on 30th March 2023. We are particularly looking for: A representative working on the carbon and estates side of a higher education institution Please note that the current AG mem...

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  Booking Opens for the 'Conversations on Climate Solutions' – 10th February 2023

  We are thrilled to announce the launch of the EAUC Annual Conference 2023, 'Conversations on Climate Solutions'. This will be held at the University of Bath on 27th and 28th June. Members and Non-Members are invited to register early, whilst multi-booking discounts are available. Following the hu...

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  Launch of the International Green Gown Awards 2023 – 25th January 2023

  We are pleased to announce that the International Green Gown Awards 2023, in association with Allianz GI, are now open for applications! The Awards provide an opportunity for institutions across the world to be recognised for their outstanding, change-making efforts in sustainability that impacts th...

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  Flagship report accelerates Tertiary Education Sector’s path to Net Zero – 23rd January 2023

  First profile of carbon footprint for UK Higher and Further Education Institutions released alongside innovative framework for sector-wide carbon reporting The Royal Anniversary Trust today released "Accelerating towards Net Zero," an ambitious roadmap for carbon reduction in the tertiary educati...

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  EAUC & SUMS Launch New Sustainability Consulting Service – 17th January 2023

  We are excited to announce the launch of a new Sustainability Consulting Service, delivered in partnership with SUMS Consulting, to offer crucial support to further and higher education in the areas of scope 1, 2 and 3 and help with building sustainability at your institution.  The new sustainabi...

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  Connected Energy announced as headline sponsors of EAUC-Scotland Conference 2023 – 6th January 2023

  EAUC-Scotland is delighted to announce that Connected Energy will join us as headline sponsors of our upcoming Step-Change for Sustainability Conference in Glasgow. Connected Energy’s innovative and award-winning battery energy storage solutions use second life electric vehicle batteries and h...

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  New short film release - The climate crisis: an education crisis – 23rd November 2022

  In time for COP27, Students Organising for Sustainability (SOS-UK), Mock COP and the University and College Union (UCU) have launched a new film highlighting the impacts of the climate crisis on students, pupils, and the education workforce. The film raises awareness to the parallels of how the cl...

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  COP27: Overview of the Headlines – 22nd November 2022

  Over the last two weeks, we watched COP27 take place in Sharm El-Sheik as world leaders, delegates, spokespeople and sponsors gathered to address, understand and overcome the climate crisis. As seen in previous COPs, the negotiations lasted longer than scheduled, with deliberations on loss and damag...

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  EAUC-Scotland opens bookings for Step-Change for Sustainability Conference – 18th November 2022

  We are delighted to announce that EAUC-Scotland’s "Step-Change for Sustainability" Conference will take place on 9th February 2023 at the Technology and Innovation Centre at University of Strathclyde.      EAUC Interim CEO Fiona Goodwin says, "Scottish universities and colleges are leading t...

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  Announcing the Winners of the Green Gown Awards UK & Ireland 2022 – 9th November 2022

  Last night we attended the fantastic Awards Ceremony of the 2022 UK & Ireland Green Gowns, which was delivered in association with UKRI and hosted by Loughborough University. We gathered in person for the first time since 2019, with delegates, nominees, and supporting partners to celebrate the excep...

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  Announcing our new CEO – 3rd November 2022

  We are delighted to inform you that Charlotte Bonner will be our next CEO! Our Chair, Jim Longhurst says: "The Interview Panel met on the 17th of October to interview 5 candidates from a long list of some 50 applicants. At the end of the process the Board had identified a number of appointable c...

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