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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 EconomicSocial Economic- 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.

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 Fairtrade Estates - 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 30 th 2012 Support for Green Impact Teams: On-going training and surveys November 2012 – March 2013 Progress review workshops: 5 th December 2012 and 28 th January 2013 Environmental Auditor training and review: March 2013 Awards ceremony: April 2013

Something to think about when you leave the meeting…. Education is the key