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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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  Global Sustainable Development Congress – 10th May 2023

  Taking place for the first time in the Middle East at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), the Global Sustainable Development Congress brings together 1,000+ global thought leaders and innovators to discuss urgent solutions to the sustainability emergency. Challenging the u...

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  Finalists of the 2023 International Green Gown Awards – 27th April 2023

  We are delighted to share the Finalists for this year's International Green Gown Awards! Watch a short announcement video here. Winners will be announced at the International Awards Ceremony, in association with Allianz Global Investors, which takes place virtually at the UN High-Level Politic...

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  Join the EAUC Board – 17th April 2023

  Join the EAUC board and support us in our work to lead and empower the post-16 education sector to make sustainability 'just good business'. Position: Trustee and director Location: Remote within UK and Ireland Salary: Unremunerated with reasonable expenses paid Positions available: Four Clos...

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  Applications Open for the UK & Ireland Green Gown Awards – 3rd April 2023

  Today marks the launch of the 2023 UK & Ireland Green Gown Awards, delivered in association with UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). EAUC are delighted to invite applicants from across the Higher and Further Education sectors to apply to any of the diverse array of categories, wherein you can  showca...

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  Scottish Funding Council renews EAUC-Scotland funding for 2023/24 – 30th March 2023

  We are pleased to announce that EAUC’s bid for funding for the next phase of its work in Scotland has been approved by the Scottish Funding Council (SFC). We will deliver our new outcome agreement ‘Supporting a step-change towards environmental sustainability at Scotland's Universities a...

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  DfE Response to the Accelerating Towards Net-Zero Report – 29th March 2023

  Yesterday, the Further and Higher Education sectors were encouraged to receive a positive response from the Department for Education, regarding the Accelerating Towards Net-Zero report, which was released in 2022 as part of the Jubilee Challenge. The response was published in time for an event ho...

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  EAUC Scotland publishes Business Travel Guide – 28th February 2023

  Following on from the Travel Better Package (2020), we are glad to be launching today EAUC Scotland’s Business Travel Guide for the Further and Higher Education sector. The guide highlights the Scottish policy and social drivers for addressing business travel emissions, and showcases best prac...

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  Applications open for EAUC-Scotland's Advisory Group – 22nd February 2023

  EAUC-Scotland are seeking one dedicated EAUC Member to join our Advisory Group (AG) at our Spring Forum and AGM on 30th March 2023. We are particularly looking for: A representative working on the carbon and estates side of a higher education institution Please note that the current AG mem...

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  Booking Opens for the 'Conversations on Climate Solutions' – 10th February 2023

  We are thrilled to announce the launch of the EAUC Annual Conference 2023, 'Conversations on Climate Solutions'. This will be held at the University of Bath on 27th and 28th June. Members and Non-Members are invited to register early, whilst multi-booking discounts are available. Following the hu...

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  Launch of the International Green Gown Awards 2023 – 25th January 2023

  We are pleased to announce that the International Green Gown Awards 2023, in association with Allianz GI, are now open for applications! The Awards provide an opportunity for institutions across the world to be recognised for their outstanding, change-making efforts in sustainability that impacts th...

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