1. Education for sustainable development
David Beards
Senior Policy Officer, Learning and Teaching

2. SFC Corporate Plan
Objective 4: Sustainable development in Scotland’s colleges and universities
“Require and support colleges and universities to implement strategies to ensure the sustainability of their productive capacity including their financial, human, physical and environmental resources”
“..we will promote sustainable development in colleges, universities and the Council’s own operations in line with the UN Decade of Education for sustainable development...”

3. Support agencies
Higher Education Academy
Scottish Further Education Unit
Environmental Association for Universities and Colleges (EAUC)
Campus Sustainability Project (CaSPr)
..and not forgetting AUDE, SSDF…

4. Higher Education Academy activities
Subject networks
Inter-disciplinary work
Institutional focus/ESD strategy framework
UK work, and Scottish projects (subject-specific, generic and inter-disciplinary developments)
Future priorities…?

5. Environmental Association of Universities and Colleges
Guides on campus bio-diversity, waste management, hazardous waste
ESD community of practice
Campus sustainability programme: a ‘one stop shop’ for advice and guidance on sustainable development

6. CaSPr: Campus sustainability
Promoting best practice in:
sustainable construction
energy performance
socially responsible investment
biodiversity
sustainable procurement
transport management
Regular workshops/seminars

7. CaSPr work programme for 2007-08:
launch of web-based resource materials and guidance
promoting the use of recycled content in construction projects
a study in environmental assessment methods and development of guidance

8. SFC Estates work
Major campus projects: Queen Margaret University, John Wheatley College, Lauder College
New guidance for senior managers on SD and estates management
Post-occupancy evaluation in sustainable development projects
Recycled content in construction projects
Central Energy Efficiency Fund (CEEF) funding

9. Developing policy areas…
Sustainable communities
local partnerships
students leading positive change
Research-teaching links
How can cutting edge SD research inform teaching and learning?

10. There goes the neighbourhood…

11. There goes the neighbourhood…

12. SD Research projects (a selection..)
Transport research; Carbon Storage; Timber (Napier)
Env. Sustainability; Rural Development (Aberdeen)
Inter-disciplinary research capacity (Edinburgh)
Renewable Energy (Glasgow)
Waste and Pollution (Paisley)
Env. History and Policy (Stirling)
Gas Hydrate research (Heriot-Watt)
Integrated energy; Hydrogen & related applications (Strathclyde)
Conservation science; Eco and Env. Modelling (St Andrews)

13. ESD in Scotland’s colleges
SQA guidance on embedding sustainable development in courses
New coordinator post (based at SFEU) to support colleges in responding to SQA guidance, and to work with communities of practice
College campus projects:
ASPIRE Centre, Lauder College
Haghill Campus, John Wheatley College

14. SFC internal operations
Reducing use of cars, paper, energy
Increasing use of public transport, video conferencing for meetings
More recycling
More energy efficient staff and offices
Mindful of bio-diversity
More sustainable procurement