Kingston hosts London RCE partners’ meeting

Kingston University London hosted a meeting of the partners of the London Regional Centre of Expertise (RCE) on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) on 8 June 2012.

Coordinated by London South Bank University (LSBU) and supported by other London universities including Kingston University, University of East London (UEL) and Queen Mary University of London, the London RCE is a diverse network of individuals and organisations from education, state, business and voluntary sector committed to Education for Sustainable Development in their respective areas. It is part of the 100-member Global RCE Network being developed by United Nations University.

Photograph by Asitha Jayawardena

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UEL hosts London RCE partners’ meeting (Feb 2012)

The University of East London (UEL) hosted a meeting of the partners of the London Regional Centre of Expertise (RCE) on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) on 24 February 2012.

Coordinated by London South Bank University (LSBU) and supported by other London universities including UEL, Kingston and Queen Mary University of London, the London RCE is a diverse network of individuals and organisations from education, state, business and voluntary sector committed to Education for Sustainable Development in their respective areas. It is part of the 100-member Global RCE Network being developed by United Nations University.

The next partners meeting will be hosted by Kingston University in June 2012.

Photograph by Asitha Jayawardena

 

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Green Gown Awards 2011

Green Gown Awards 2011 celebrated exceptional sustainability initiatives of UK universities and colleges at its annual Awards Night at the Grand Connaught Rooms, London on 3 November 2011. The awards spanned 13 categories, ranging from carbon reduction to social responsibility.

Organised by the Environmental Association for Universities and Colleges (EAUC), this annual celebration is in its seventh year since its launch by the Higher Education Environmental Performance Improvement (HEEPI) project in 2004. Green Gown Awards, now in its seventh year, recognise annually the exceptional sustainability initiatives of universities and colleges in the UK.

Iain Patton, Chief Executive of EAUC, says, ‘This year’s winning and commended entries demonstrate not only that innovative institutions are taking successful action to minimise their environmental footprints and enhance their social contribution, but also that this is often accompanied by other organisational benefits. The financial savings from many sustainability actions are certainly compatible with the belt tightening that seems inevitable in future years. It is therefore all the more important the whole sector learns from the successes of the Green Gown Awards’ winning and commended entries.’

Green Gown Awards 2011 – winners:

Carbon Reduction: Coventry University

Colleges & Smaller Institutions: South Lanarkshire College

Continuous Improvement: Institutional Change: Plymouth University

Courses: University of Exeter Business School

Green ICT: University of Hertfordshire

Promoting Positive Behaviour: Loughborough University

Research and Development: University of Salford

Skills: South Eastern Regional College

Social Responsibility: London College of Fashion

Space Efficiency: Nottingham Trent University

Student Initiatives and Campaigns: Lancaster University Students’ Union [LUSU]

Sustainable Construction and Refurbishment: Queen Mary University of London – Fraser Brown MacKenna Architects

Sustainable Procurement: Durham University

List of winners and highly commended entries

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