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Climate Commission launch Climate Action Toolkit to help Vice-Chancellors, Governors and Senior Leadership Teams in universities in tackling the climate emergency The Climate Commission, a unique partnership between Association of Colleges, EAUC - The Alliance for Sustainability Leadership in Education, GuildHE and Universities UK, is coordinating action across the further and higher education sector to produce a clear, consistent and cohesive response to the climate emergenc

We are delighted to hear we have been awarded funding for our Sustainable Futures Workshop Programme for 16-24 year olds by Postcode Local Trust, a grant-giving charity funded entirely by players of People’s Postcode Lottery. This will enable us to deliver our Sustainable Futures workshop programme to hundreds of young people from all backgrounds throughout 2021, supporting them to understand much more about sustainability, developing skills for the future and building the co

New skills are needed in the workforce to address the challenges posed by climate change and the drive for sustainable development. However, there is a lack of clarity about what exactly is required of employees in terms of sustainability skills across all sectors, and what so-called ‘sustainability skills’ (also referred to as competencies, attributes, literacy) might entail. This scoping study, by Change Agents UK and the EAUC, examines perspectives from three key stakehold

We are delighted to hear we have received funding thanks to Historic England, National Lottery Heritage Fund and the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage. The Culture Recovery Fund is a historic investment in all kinds of culture and heritage, in all communities, to help the sector recover from coronavirus. #HereForCulture unites the public, government, and organisations in support of our fantastic culture and heritage. Culture creates jobs, supports livelihoods, a

The UK is legally committed to net zero emissions by 2050. This target was put forward by the Government’s statutory advisor, the Committee on Climate Change, for delivering on the UK’s commitments to the Paris Agreement. The measures are a continued response to the extensive reports, evidence and lived realities which attest to current, worsening trajectories away from a sustainable, equitable and thriving world. If taken seriously – and it must be – ‘Net-Zero by 2050’ has h