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Become a net zero college with the updated Climate Action Roadmap
A new and improved version of the Climate Action Roadmap for Colleges is now available. Over the past year, we’ve been working closely with AOC - the Association of Colleges and the wider sector to gather feedback about the resource and enhance it. The upda...
Posted on 14 November 2024
Winners of the 2024 UK and Ireland Green Gown Awards announced
South Devon College takes home the Sustainability Institution of the Year Award as 37 other institutions are recognised for innovative sustainability initiatives. EAUC has announced this winners of this year's UK and Ireland Green Gown Awards in association with UK Research and Innovation ...
Posted on 13 November 2024
We're hiring!
Here at EAUC, we have two brand new opportunities to join our small but mighty team working to embed sustainability in post-16 education. We're looking for a Policy and Research Officer to shape and advocate for sustainable education policies within post-16 education. We're also look...
Posted on 1 November 2024
Bournemouth University is recruiting for a Travel and Transport Manager
Bournemouth University is recruiting for a Travel and Transport Manager to join the Sustainability Team in a management role responsible for delivering all aspects of sustainable transport and travel planning. The role includes oversight of the delivery of the BU Travel Plan until 2025 and leading t...
Posted on 23 October 2024
Updated carbon reporting tool for colleges in England
EAUC is pleased to launch the next version of the SECR tool to enable colleges in England to continue to report their carbon emissions under the UK Government’s Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting (SECR) policy. The updated version contains the latest UK Government ...
Posted on 15 October 2024
Cost of Net Zero Calculator updated
Planned maintenance has been carried out on the Cost of Net Zero calculator to ensure the figures underpinning the tool remain current. A number of enhancements have also been made in response to user feedback, including the splitting out of the water and travel pathways, greater flexibility on the ...
Posted on 26 September 2024
Annual SDG Accord report published
EAUC has published the 7th annual SDG Accord progress report, highlighting the collective progress towards the SDGs in the college and university sector. The SDG Accord is a worldwide initiative bringing together over 2800 organisations and individuals dedicated to promoting the United Nations Su...
Posted on 26 September 2024
Navigating the Transition - FE Report
Navigating the Transition: A Cost and Skills Analysis for Net Zero Carbon by 2030 in London's Further Education Colleges The Mayor of London is committed to reducing emissions and addressing the climate emergency. As part of this, the Mayor is driving forward an ambitious plan to make the ci...
Posted on 16 September 2024
Finalist showcase launched for UK and Ireland Green Gown Awards
Showcase features college and universities' sustainability efforts and impacts. A showcase featuring the 133 project that have made the final of the prestigious 2024 UK and Ireland Green Gown Awards has just been launched. Alongside information and photos about the projects, the sh...
Posted on 4 September 2024
UK and Ireland Green Gown Awards Ceremony
2024 UK and Ireland Green Gown Awards Ceremony will be held in Edinburgh We are pleased to announce that this year's Awards Ceremony will take place on Wednesday 13 November 2024 at Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh, situated at the foot of Arthur’s Seat and neighbouring the Scottish Parli...
Posted on 2 September 2024
ES Concordat Oversight Group
Following the publication of the new concordat for the Environmental Sustainability of Research and Innovation Practice earlier this year, an oversight group is being set up. The concordat was developed collaboratively by stakeholders across the research and innovation sector and is a...
Posted on 20 August 2024
New commuting resources available
EAUC Scotland has published a new package of resources to support organisations in the post-16 education sector report on their staff and student commuting emissions. The new resources contain: • Comprehensive guidance on conducting commuting surveys from initial inception to analysis and...
Posted on 19 August 2024
EAUC Scotland Conference opens for registration
EAUC Scotland’s "Step Change for Sustainability" conference has now opened for registration. The event will take place on 13 November 2024 at the John McIntyre Conference Centre (JMCC) at the University of Edinburgh. With two plenary and panel discussion s...
Posted on 19 August 2024
Solidarity, support and safety in light of racism - a statement from EAUC
EAUC stands in solidarity with every Muslim, migrant, person of colour and community affected by the violent attacks that have taken place in the UK over the past week. We condemn these attacks as acts of racism and Islamophobia. They have no place in our society. ...
Posted on 7 August 2024
EAUC calls on new UK Government to improve climate education
EAUC has joined calls for the newly-elected UK Government to incorporate climate and sustainability education into the school and college curriculum in England. The calls are supported by a comprehensive new report, produced by education sustainability experts and including input from EAUC...
Posted on 23 July 2024
2024 UK & Ireland Green Gown Awards shortlist revealed
The finalists of the 2024 UK and Ireland Green Gown Awards, delivered by EAUC in partnership with UKRI, have now been revealed. The shortlist consists of 133 finalists from 84 institutions across the UK and Ireland. Reflecting on this year's cohort of impressive finalists...
Posted on 16 July 2024
Sustainability included in revised higher education Quality Code for the first time
EAUC welcomes the 2024 revision of the QAA’s UK Quality Code for Higher Education which was published on 27 June 2024. For the first time it explicitly refers to sustainability as a key component of quality education provision. This comes just two days after we announced our new strategy, A...
Posted on 28 June 2024
EAUC launches new strategy
EAUC has unveiled a new strategy, Accelerating Ambition and Impact, setting out the direction, pace and focus for its work over the next six years. Launched to coincide with the start of EAUC’s 20th anniversary at its annual conference, the strategy builds on EAUC’s track record of pr...
Posted on 24 June 2024
2024 International Green Gown Award finalists announced
The finalists of the 2024 International Green Gown Awards, delivered in partnership with Allianz Global Investors and supported by the UN Environment Programme, have now been revealed. Now in their 10th year, the Awards recognise the outstanding and innovative sustainability ...
Posted on 13 June 2024
Become a Climate Ambassador
Upcoming information event If you'd like more information about Climate Ambassadors, please come along to our free event on 27 September to find out more! Call for sustainability experts to volunteer as part of national education scheme EAUC is looking for in...
Posted on 21 May 2024
Passionate about sustainability and education - join the EAUC board
Join the EAUC board and help lead and empower the post-16 education sector to embed sustainability in everything it does: equipping learners for their lives and shaping society for the better. This is a unique opportunity for someone to bring an external perspective to our charity. We are looking...
Posted on 30 April 2024
Environmental Sustainability Concordat Launched
A voluntary environmental sustainability concordat co-developed by more than 25 organisations across the UK research and innovation sector launched today. The EAUC is providing the secretariat function for the concordat's signatories. The concordat is aimed at all organisations in ...
Posted on 25 April 2024
University and College Land for Carbon Resources
The University and College Land for Carbon is an Environment Agency funded NEIRF project, delivered by the EAUC in partnership with MyCarbon, which aims to facilitate the establishment of woodland areas within higher and further education institutions for carbon credit generation and carbon sequestr...
Posted on 11 April 2024
New Course Launch – Embedding Education for Sustainable Development
We are thrilled to announce the launch of the latest run of the 'Embedding Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)' course, delivered by EAUC on behalf of and in partnership with the Society for Education and Training (SET). Designed for educators, teachers, trainers, le...
Posted on 9 April 2024
University and College Land for Carbon Webinar
The University and College Land for Carbon is part of the Environment Agency funded NEIRF project, delivered by the EAUC in partnership with MyCarbon, which aims to facilitate the establishment of woodland areas within higher and further education sector institutions for carbon credit generation and...
Posted on 3 April 2024
We are recruiting!
The EAUC are looking for an experienced and ambitious communications manager who’s able to help us communicate the great work we do both at an operational and strategic level. You’ll be able to create high quality, accessible and impactful communications which help us achieve our goals a...
Posted on 1 March 2024
Scottish Funding Council renews EAUC Scotland funding for 2024/25
We are pleased to announce that EAUC’s funding bid for the next phase of its work in Scotland has been approved by the Scottish Funding Council (SFC). We will continue to deliver our ‘Supporting a step-change towards environmental sustainability at Scotland's Universities ...
Posted on 28 February 2024
International Green Gown Awards 2024 - Open
The International Green Gown Awards, in partnership with Allianz Global Investors, and supported by UN Environment Programme, recognise exceptional sustainability initiatives being undertaken by universities and colleges around the globe. Celebrating our 10th year, applications for 2024 are now open...
Posted on 28 February 2024
The RACE Report 2023
Between April and October 2023, 142 charities, trusts and foundations that predominantly work on environmental, climate, nature or sustainability issues submitted data to The RACE Report. EAUC are proud to be able to take part in the Report's 2nd year, with the goal to drive envi...
Posted on 5 February 2024
Applications open for EAUC Scotland's Advisory Group
EAUC Scotland are seeking three dedicated EAUC Members to join our Advisory Group (AG) at our Spring Forum and AGM on 28th March 2024. We are particularly looking for: A representative working on/within learning and teaching or organisational development in a college A rep...
Posted on 1 February 2024
Latest ESOS Guidance for Universities and Colleges
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'...
Posted on 23 January 2024
Ambassadors scheme key to boosting climate understanding
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...
Posted on 18 January 2024
Apply Now: EAUC's 2024 Leadership Lab
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 ...
Posted on 15 December 2023
New: EAUC and AUDE Release Sustainability Leadership Scorecard Annual Report 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’...
Posted on 8 December 2023
EAUC Scotland publishes Climate Risk Register and Tool
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...
Posted on 4 December 2023
Results of the 2023 UK & Ireland Green Gown Awards
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 celebr...
Posted on 30 November 2023
EAUC Scotland Celebrate International RCE Award
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...
Posted on 9 November 2023
New report: Integrating climate into strategy and planning in universities
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&...
Posted on 1 November 2023
EAUC Seeking EOI for Sustainability Shared-Services Staffing
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 ...
Posted on 28 September 2023
EAUC Shares Response to the UKRI Consultation on the Concordat for Environmental Sustainability
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...
Posted on 11 September 2023
Embedding education for sustainable development: bookings now open
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...
Posted on 1 September 2023
2023 Finalists of the UK & Ireland Green Gown Awards
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 comp...
Posted on 19 July 2023
The Cost of Net Zero Report and Calculator
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 ...
Posted on 18 July 2023
Announcing the results of the 2023 International Green Gown Awards
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 ...
Posted on 17 July 2023
2023 SDG Accord Progress Report is Launched
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 i...
Posted on 17 July 2023
EAUC Scotland publishes PBCCD 2021/22 analysis reports
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 ...
Posted on 23 June 2023
Outcomes of the 2023 EAUC AGM
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 mu...
Posted on 22 June 2023
University Becomes First in Wales to Reach Important Waste-Reduction Milestone
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...
Posted on 16 June 2023
SFC includes Net Zero and Environmental Sustainability within latest Outcome Agreement Guidance
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. Outco...
Posted on 23 May 2023
