The EAUC is the Alliance for sustainability Leadership in Education, championing good practice for the environment across universities and colleges. Run by members, for its members, the EAUC seeks to drive sustainability to the heart of further and higher education. With a growing membership of university, college and learning and skills providers in the UK, the EAUC delivers tailored services and resources that add value and offer exclusive information and tools on a number of topics and projects.
The Member services and resources are to inspire and assist sustainability professionals in their professional roles, as well as campaign for paradigm and policy change by individuals, institutions and governments.
People are central to the EAUC's work. For them, the organisation maintains networks of over 8000 sustainability professionals ready to engage in dialogue. The EAUC disseminates information and resources via newsletters, websites, social media, and its events to lead the way on project management, teaching, and operations across the sector to bring about tangible change. To meet the need for specialist learning and information sharing, the EAUC also runs a range of Communities of Practice that encourage focused and efficient networking.
The Sustainability Exchange is one of the many pioneering projects delivered by the EAUC.
Email us or call a member of the team on 01242 714321 for more information.
A case study of how Keele University asked Lucideon (formely CICS) to certify its Energy Management System to ISO 50001.
The Finalists' brochure gives you an overview of each of our Finalists' and about their initiatives
A report on the Futures Initiative which seeks to develop sustainability perspectives in academic life at Canterbury Christ Church University.
Job description for the Recycling and Waste Minimisation Officer, University of Edinburgh
Addressing the hot topic, Green ICT and the effect this topic can have on other areas of an institution.
The University of Bristol has also created a 10 minute tutorial to introduce students to sustainability at the University and to show them the opportunities that will aid them...
Presentation and postcard describing fair trade at University of Edinburgh created by EAUC Fair Trade Community of Practice convenor, Liz Cooper for a workshop in October 2013
Prison labour – justified punishment, rehabilitation opportunity, or disciplined workforce for private industry? Paper by EAUC Fair Trade Community of Practice convenor, Liz...
Liz Cooper, convenor of the EAUC Fair Trade Community of Practice has written about the effects of non-firm actors’ interventions in agro-commodity value chains on chain...
Blog post for the Just World Institute blog asking the all important question of, what can we do as procurers of goods to prevent future factory disasters in developing countries?
Liz Cooper, convenor of the EAUC Fair Trade Community of Practice questions to what extent is SRI driven by genuine social and environmental concerns
EAUC Member responses about what other institutions set as a parking permit distance threshold for staff?
Liz Cooper, convenor of the EAUC Fair Trade Community of Practice provides this insight into the University of Edinburgh's Fair Trade Strategy 2013-14
This is the University of Edinburgh policy and the proposed amendments to the Fair Trade Policy and Fair Trade Steering Group remit, April 2013
An in-depth guide that discusses the environmental and financial issues around students taking their cars to university with them and the alternative forms of transport available.
This case study demonstrates how d+b facades provided Imperial College London with aluminium rainscreen overcladding and high-performance replacement windows.
Legal update for EAUC Members (September 2013) which includes Climate Change Levy CHP, updates to guidance on Hazardous Waste Management, updated pollution prevention guidance,...
Case study of the University of Manchester, reducing their waste and carbon footprint by introducing “Bin the Bin” schemes to encourage reuse and recycling.
Global market leader of sustainable flooring solutions, Interface, has helped the School of Management at Bradford University gain a BREEAM ‘excellent’ rating...
The Green Consultancy's Technical Director, explains how ventilation systems waste energy and what you can do to reduce running costs – often with little expenditure