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  Latest ESOS Guidance for Universities and Colleges – 23rd January 2024

  The Environment Agency have released new guidance (29 November 2023) on whether higher and further education institutions are exempt or eligible for the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS). This is a UK-wide scheme and you can find the full guidance on ESOS assessments on the government's in...

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  Ambassadors scheme key to boosting climate understanding – 18th January 2024

  Helping youngsters to learn how climate change is impacting their planet is one of the goals of a new £2 million Department for Education initiative involving the University of Reading. Every school, college and university in England will have free access to expert support to become greener and m...

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  Apply Now: EAUC's 2024 Leadership Lab – 15th December 2023

  We are announcing the next cohort of the Leadership Lab Programme in 2024 and would like to invite senior leaders in your organisation to join us in Cambridge on 12th-14th March 2024. The 2024 Leadership Lab gives delegates the opportunity to work directly with peers, to explore complex transform...

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  New: EAUC and AUDE Release Sustainability Leadership Scorecard Annual Report 2023 – 8th December 2023

  We are pleased to launch the 2023 Sustainability Leadership Scorecard Annual Report, released today by EAUC and AUDE. This shares insights into the current statistics and recent developments of the Sustainability Leadership Scorecard (SLS), examines what these results suggest about the sector’...

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  EAUC Scotland publishes Climate Risk Register and Tool – 4th December 2023

  Following on from previous EAUC resources ‘Adapting universities and colleges to a changing climate’ (2019) and 'Using an existing organisational resilience framework to develop a Climate Change Adaptation Plan' (2019), EAUC Scotland has launched today the Climate Risk Register Guide and...

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  COP28 – 30th November 2023

  Find out the latest on COP28 here

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  Results of the 2023 UK & Ireland Green Gown Awards – 30th November 2023

  Last night we attended the fantastic Awards Ceremony of the 2023 UK & Ireland Green Gowns, in association with UKRI. We hosted education and sustainability guests, nominees, and supporting partners from across the country, at the Titanic Hotel Liverpool, for an evening of prize-giving and celebratio...

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  EAUC Scotland Celebrate International RCE Award – 9th November 2023

  We are delighted to share the QAA Collaborative Enhancement Project on Monitoring and Evaluation of ESD in Higher Education has won an ‘Outstanding Flagship Project’ Award at the 2023 International Regional Centres of Expertise (RCE) Awards for Innovative Projects on Education for Sustai...

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  New report: Integrating climate into strategy and planning in universities – 1st November 2023

  Where are we? Where are we going? Climate change is amongst the most important strategic drivers for universities and all organisations. But it is difficult to integrate into strategy and planning because of its scale and complexity, and the fact that it touches every part of an institution&rsquo...

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  EAUC Seeking EOI for Sustainability Shared-Services Staffing – 28th September 2023

  EAUC are pleased to welcome Expressions of Interest (EOI) from institutions across the UK and Ireland for participation in sustainability shared-services staffing. This follows the success of the award-winning Central and South Scotland College Partnership (CSSCP) pilot and its subsequent extension....

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  EAUC Shares Response to the UKRI Consultation on the Concordat for Environmental Sustainability – 11th September 2023

  EAUC is supportive of UKRI’s Concordat for Environmental Sustainability of Research and Innovation Practice. We’ve long advocated whole-organisation approaches to sustainability and for many of our members, research is a considerable part of what they do. The concordat demonstrates welco...

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  Embedding education for sustainable development: bookings now open – 1st September 2023

  Booking is now open for the ‘Embedding education for sustainable development (ESD)’ course, delivered by EAUC alongside the Education and Training Foundation (ETF). ETF is the expert body for professional development and standards in Further Education (FE) and Training in England. Sta...

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  2023 Finalists of the UK & Ireland Green Gown Awards – 19th July 2023

  The UK & Ireland Green Gown Awards 2023, in association with UKRI, are delighted to present this year's 102 Finalists, representing 65 Higher and Further Education Institutions. Their commitment to the sustainability agenda has enabled them to stand out among a competitive pool of entries, showcasin...

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  The Cost of Net Zero Report and Calculator – 18th July 2023

  Higher/Tertiary Education membership associations AUDE (the Association of Higher Education Directors of Estates), BUFDG (the British Universities Finance Directors Group) and the EAUC (the Alliance for Sustainability Leadership in Education) have launched their new Cost of Net Zero Calculator tool,...

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  Announcing the results of the 2023 International Green Gown Awards – 17th July 2023

  We are delighted to present the winners, highly commended and finalists of the highly anticipated Awards Ceremony of the 2023 International Green Gown Awards, held as part of the UN High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development. We would like to thank Allianz Global Investors for their suppo...

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  2023 SDG Accord Progress Report is Launched – 17th July 2023

  The SDG Accord have published their 'Annual SDG Accord Report 2023: Progress towards the Global Goals in the University and College sector', which provides a powerful insight and call to action of the last 12 months' developments in the tertiary education sector around the world. It is a candid asse...

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  EAUC Scotland publishes PBCCD 2021/22 analysis reports – 23rd June 2023

  EAUC Scotland has today published its latest PBCCD Analysis Reports for the Scottish college and university sector. With individual reports for colleges and universities, as well as one for whole sector, these reports analyse the sector's emissions reporting data to Scottish Government for the 2021/...

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  Outcomes of the 2023 EAUC AGM – 22nd June 2023

  We had the pleasure of joining our team and Members together this morning for the 2023 AGM, at which we shared the main outcomes in our annual report and announced the five new Trustees that will be joining the EAUC Board this year. Congratulations to the new Trustees, we very much look forward to w...

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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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