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Sustainable Development at 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 Social – Environmental EnvironmentalEconomic Sustainability Human happiness Social Economic Economic- Social 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. To put it another way… http://www.global-mindshift.org/memes/wombat.swf 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 So what is sustainable development and what do we do at the College? Whole Institute Approach to Cross Curricula Activities Utilities and Carbon Emissions Sustainable Procurement Environmental Management System (EMS) Waste and Recycling Education for Sustainable Development Healthy College Sustainable Development Local and Global Community Engagement Green ICT Corporate Social Responsibility Travel Estates - Building and Design Fairtrade Ofsted • 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 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