Sustainability Leaders Programme

Delivering a more Sustainable Institution

Do you need help to improve your sustainability credentials and prevent your institution being left behind?

The EAUC is the sustainability champion for universities and colleges, working in the sector, for the sector. With our long history of working on environmental and social issues, our unique programme will enable your institution to become a leading sustainable one.

The EAUC Sustainability Leaders Programme Team has extensive experience in the Further and Higher Education sectors. Utilising this, the programme will bring the essential latest thinking and excellent practice from within and outside the sector to integrate sustainability into your institution.

With our sector-wide networks and links with all UK Funding Councils, our knowledge and experience of working in the sector can save you time and money. Ensuring the advice and support you receive is up-to-date, available and directly relevant to your institution. In a nutshell, you will pay less for greater support!

As soon as you sign up to the Programme you will join the prestigious Sustainability Leaders Alumni, giving you privileged access to key news and insight into sector horizon scanning and agenda setting issues.*

The Sustainability Leaders Programme will better place your institution to respond to key sector agendas such as Every Child Matters, Framework for Excellence, Innovation, World Class and High Level Skills agendas.

How it Works

You choose from any of the 8 modules

Each module is adapted to suit your institution & needs

You join the Sustainability Leaders Alumni

Your institution will be amongst the leaders in the sector

Our Approach

Horizon Setting

Providing one-to-one mentoring

Focus on Behaviour Change Management

Be better able to respond to key sector agendas

Pay less for greater support

There are eight modular activities to choose from and they have been designed to recognise and build upon existing policies and achievements and empower key staff. Each has a clear focus on action planning, monitoring and communication of progress to stakeholders. For full details please see the brochure below.

1. Setting the Scene

Assessing the opportunities and threats to the future sustainable development of the institution

2. Where Are We?

Establishing a baseline of current institutional performance on sustainability

3. What Are We Going To Do?

Develop or re-launch a sustainability policy and strategy with the Senior Management Team

4. Getting it Implemented

Driving and delivering sustainability around the institution

5. Teach What You Preach

Embedding sustainability within curriculum policy

6. Engaging Students

Developing an action plan for student engagement in sustainability

7. Linking & Working Together

Breaking down barriers to foster inter-departmental learning

8. Planning for the Future

Developing the next steps towards a whole institutional action plan

If you are interested in our unique Sustainability Leaders Programme we would be happy to discuss your specific requirements to ensure it is tailor made for your needs. The programmes are delivered by skilled consultants with experience of assisting institutions in the implementation of sustainability within further and higher education. They work closely with the EAUC to develop and deliver our package.

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