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30/07/15 - Getting an empirical hold of the sustainable university

A comparative analysis of evaluation frameworks across 12 contemporary sustainability assessment tools Although it is increasingly recognised that higher education institutions have to play a critical role in the progression towards a sustainable development, the question of what fields and i…

24/04/15-Tertiary Education Sustainability Networks Make Progress Toward Creating a Global Alliance

The world’s most prominent networks for sustainability in further and higher education convened 25 March 2015 at the UK-based Environmental Association of Universities and Colleges (EAUC) annual conference, this year organised at University of Leeds. The tertiary education networks i…

19/02/15 - Sustainable Development Goals report and role of education

An international report has just been released by the International Council for Science which provides an expert commentary on the proposed 2015 Sustainable Development Goals. Stephen Sterling, Professor of Sustainability Education, Plymouth University was asked to write the section on Goal 4…

26/11/14 - Students want more on sustainable development from their higher education careers

As the UN Decade for Sustainable Development draws to a close this month, a survey has found that 80% of students believe that sustainable development should be actively promoted and incorporated by UK universities, a belief which increases as they progress through their studies. View the 201…

14/10/14 - Take the journey with us through LiFE

Today marks an important day for the EAUC and our Members as we're delivering a new free tool which not only gives you the freedom to shape what sustainability means for your institution, but helps you to improve your performance. It also means that EAUC Membership can offer you a new level o…

17/09/13 - Sustainability in University Rankings

The Platform for Sustainability Performance in Education will be represented at a UNEP supported workshop in October at the University of Venice by Ca' Foscari University of Venice and Qs - World University Ranking, to promote the integration of sustainability indicators into University Ranki…

06/06/13 - 7th World Environmental Education Congress

The Platform for Sustainability Performance in Education attended the 7th World Environmental Education Congress in Morocco on 9-14 June 2013. With over 2,800 participants from 105 countries attending, Iain Patton (CEO, EAUC, UK and promoting the LiFE tool) and Jean-Christophe Carteron (promo…

04/03/13 - Platform for Sustainability Perfomance Update

We are delighted to tell you how successful the Platform for Sustainability Performance in Education (www.sustainabilityperformance.org) launch went last week at UNEP Nairobi. We had an impressive 16 of them including Ms.Khatuna Gogaladze, Minister of Environment Protection from Georgia and Dr.Ke…

20/02/13 - Launch of the International Platform for Sustainability Performance in Education

The Platform for Sustainability Performance in Education was launched at the 27th Session of United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP) Governing Council in Nairobi, Kenya on the 20th February 2013 at a special Green Room Event led by UNEP including Environment Ministers, Education Secto…

18/01/13 - Website Launch

The new website will be launched at the forthcoming 27th Session of UNEP’s Governing Council in Nairobi Kenya on the 20th February 2013 at a special Green Room Event led by UNEP including Environment Ministers, Education Sector leaders, Governmental and Non-Governmental advisers and representa…