Sustainable Developmentat
What is Sustainable Development?
'Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the
ability of future generations to meet their own needs.' (Brundtland 1987)
Sustainable development is about using resources more efficiently and
educating people about the issues of sustainable development in order for
society to reduce not only its impact on the environment, but on the economy,
whilst improving social impacts both locally and globally to ensure a fairer and
more sustainable future.
The Three Elements of Sustainable Development The diagram illustrates the three elements of SD and focuses not just on the economic value, but on the
environmental and social value.
Environmental
EconomicSocialEconomic- Social
Environmental-Economic
Social – Environmental
Sustainability -Human happiness
All three elements are required in order to achieve sustainable development, and an impact on one element will usually have a knock on effect for the other two elements.
http://www.global-mindshift.org/memes/wombat.swf
To put it another way…
UNESCO Framework
The UNESCO Framework 2003 identifies 10 key themes for SD:
• Overcoming poverty• Gender equality• Health promotion• Environmental protection and conservation • Rural transformation• Human rights• Intercultural understanding & peace• Sustainable production & consumption• Cultural diversity • Information & communication technologies
Sustainable Development
Utilities and Carbon Emissions
Sustainable Procurement
Waste and Recycling
Education for Sustainable
Development
Green ICT
Travel
FairtradeEstates - Building
and Design
Corporate Social Responsibility
Local and Global
Community Engagement
Healthy College
Environmental Management System (EMS)
Whole Institute Approach to
Cross Curricula Activities
So what is sustainable development and what do we do at the College?
• Sustainable development has a broad focus, including health, well-being and sustainable communities, as well as issues like waste management, energy use and resource management
• Education for sustainable development is about equipping learners with the skills, knowledge and understanding to be effective citizens in a complex and changing world through the curriculum
• Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) is not a separate subject; it is a holistic educational approach
Sustainable development in learning and skills inspections – OFSTED Feb 2012
Ofsted
Green Impact Scheme
Benefits:• Excellent team building project
• Compete against colleagues from other schools or departments
• Implement simple changes within your department to make the environment
more sustainable (points are awarded for each change implemented)
• Try and prove you’re the best Green Impact team/department in the College
• Compete for bronze, silver and bonus awards
Bronze Criteria
A total of 17 points are available
Extra Special
Timescale
• Recruitment and initial training: Corporate Green Impact welcome
workshop October 30th 2012
• Support for Green Impact Teams: On-going training and surveys
November 2012 – March 2013
• Progress review workshops: 5th December 2012 and 28th January 2013
• Environmental Auditor training and review: March 2013
• Awards ceremony: April 2013
Something to think about when you leave the meeting….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Vq2mfF8puE
Education is the key