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  Lucideon’s Sustainability Workshop: Gaining a Competitive Edge – 18th May 2015

  Last Friday, EAUC Gold Company Member Lucideon held a sustainability workshop at their Stoke headquarters. The aim of the workshop was to explore and capitalise on aspects of sustainability in order to gain a competitive edge. There was a short welcome and introduction from Tony Kinsella, CEO, Lu...

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  The University of Edinburgh announces change in fossil fuel investment policy – 14th May 2015

  After an extensive consultation process The University of Edinburgh has committed to a change in its policy on fossil fuel investment. It will use its research activities and its commitment to responsible investment to work with companies, focusing specifically on the highest carbon fossil fuel e...

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  2015 Green Gown Awards Australasia - entries now open! – 7th May 2015

  Applications for the sixth, annual Green Gown Awards Australasia launched today. These Awards are open to all tertiary education institutions, including universities, TAFE, Polytechnic and RTO’s within and outside Australasia, as well as third party organisations and multi partner teams wit...

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  15th International ACTS Conference - call for proposals – 5th May 2015

  Are you involved in a sustainability campaign or initiative that is transforming sustainability in tertiary education and beyond? Are you leading in innovation, research or engagement? Australasian Campuses Towards Sustainability (ACTS) invites you to join them for their 15th International ACTS Annu...

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  Launch of the 2015 French speaking edition of the Green Gown Awards – 4th May 2015

  Today sees the launch of the 2015 French speaking edition of the Green Gown Awards – Les Trophées des campus responsables. This is the 2nd year of the French speaking Awards and this year they have been extended to include French speaking institutions in Canada, as well as France, Belgium, ...

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  Reward an inspiring young leader working in partnership with UK Higher Education – 1st May 2015

  Very few young people working in UK HE are being championed as they should be. So, this year University Business are launching the Young Leaders Awards to recognise the inspirational and dedicated under-30s working at and in partnership with universities across the UK. To nominate your young star...

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  Have your say on the Public Sector Reporting Consultation – 29th April 2015

  *UPDATE* EAUC Scotland has submitted a sector response for universities and colleges after collating feedback from meetings, forums and personal feedback from institutions. The sector response can be found to download at the bottom of the page. The consultation closes Friday 29th May, following ...

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  Tertiary education sustainability networks make progress toward creating a global alliance – 23rd April 2015

  The world’s most prominent networks for sustainability in further and higher education convened on 25 March 2015 at the EAUC Annual Conference at the University of Leeds. With the theme of 'Challenging Connections', the EAUC Conference provided a formal stage for all of the voices in the te...

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  Enactus UK National Competition 2015 – 20th April 2015

  35 teams across the UK were brought together to participate in the Enactus UK National Competition. The two day event (13-14 April) featured 800 university students who were asked to showcase their flagship community outreach projects to a dynamic group of business leaders. Students were judged on h...

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  Collaborative procurement frameworks helping institutions meet their sustainability targets – 20th April 2015

  A partnership between six higher education purchasing consortia in England is helping institutions achieve their sustainability targets through collaboration on national frameworks. Procurement England Limited (PEL) is made up of The Universities Catering Organisation (TUCO), The Energy Consortiu...

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  Earth Day 2015 - It’s our turn to lead! – 20th April 2015

  On 22 April it’s Earth Day's 45th anniversary. First organised in 1970 and now with 1 billion people in 192 countries expected to participate it is remarkably one of the largest global movements in the world. Under the theme "it’s our turn to lead" this year’s edition calls upon ci...

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  Your opportunity to achieve unique brand association and recognition – 15th April 2015

  The Green Gown Awards recognise the exceptional sustainability initiatives being undertaken by universities and colleges across the UK. The Awards, established in 2004, are the most prestigious recognition of best practice within the tertiary education sector. We are looking to sustainable busine...

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  Launch of eCycle Green Transport Initiative by Edinburgh’s Colleges and Universities – 14th April 2015

  An eco-friendly cycle sharing scheme for Edinburgh’s colleges and universities was officially unveiled in Edinburgh on 31 March. This eCycle initiative has been developed in partnership with six of the city’s leading colleges and universities, Edinburgh College, Edinburgh Napier Unive...

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  Champions of the Earth 2015 Nominations – 14th April 2015

  Following the very successful Award Ceremony and 10th year celebration of the Champions of the Earth in November last year, the call for nominations for the 2015 Champions of the Earth Award has recently been launched. The Awards seeks to recognise outstanding visionaries and environmental heroes...

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  A second round of funding worth £5 million for Colleges and sustainability – 13th April 2015

  In partnership with Salix Finance, the EAUC is delighted to announce the release of a second Fund of £5 million for energy efficiency and carbon reduction projects in Further Education (FE) colleges in England and Wales. We have faced the challenges to the sector, including further education, with ...

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  SAVES Project and Student Switch Off campaigns across Europe – 30th March 2015

  Maria wakes up in her dormitory room. She switches on a few lamps that she prefers to the natural, all-too-bright Cypriot sun. She turns the heating up to the maximum to be able to wear a summer top inside, and then switches on the computer and the radio, just to leave the room a minute later. Sudde...

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  Responsible investment resources – 17th March 2015

  In the last week the EAUC has officially become a Network Supporter of the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). We are also delighted to tell you that PRI are now a partner on the Sustainability Exchange. In the future we will be sharing materials, engagement tools and best practice case stu...

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  Keele University Students’ Union Sustainable Fashion Show – 17th March 2015

  Blog post written by Emma-Louise Aston, Member Events and Communities Officer, EAUC. On 12 March, Keele University SU held the third annual sustainable fashion show and I was delighted to attend. At the 2014 Green Gown Awards, Keele University Students’ Union were finalists for their commit...

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  Shortlist revealed for Guardian university awards 2015 – 17th March 2015

  With the Guardian University Awards ceremony set to take place in London tomorrow night, we offer an overview of some of the shortlisted entries across the 14 categories. The awards look to highlight best practice and offer universities the opportunity to showcase their inspiring projects and inn...

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  Next generation sustainability leadership – 10th March 2015

  The EAUC has listened to the need for more challenging leadership and content and this year we have looked wider, internationally, globally, to business and to the next leaders: students. In challenging ourselves we’ve gained a clear picture of what next generation leadership looks like. We...

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