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The '''Alliance for Sustainability Leadership in Education''' ('''EAUC''') is a British [[Wikipedia:NGO|NGO]] that helps higher education institutions operate in a more sustainable way, and drive innovations in sustainability.<ref name="EAUC wwd"/> Founded in 1996, the organization represents more than 2 million students as of 2020.  
The '''Alliance for Sustainability Leadership in Education''' ('''EAUC''') is a British [[Wikipedia:NGO|NGO]] that helps higher education institutions operate in a more sustainable way, and drive innovations in sustainability.<ref name="EAUC wwd"/> Founded in 1996, the organization represents more than 2 million students as of 2020.  
==Climate Emergency Letter==
Together with Second Nature and UN Environment’s Youth and Education Alliance, the EUAC organized a '''Climate Emergency Letter''' which was signed by networks representing 7000 higher education institutions, and released on 10 July 2019.<ref name="news 2019"/><ref name="SDG 2018"/>


==Sustainability Exchange==
==Sustainability Exchange==
The EUAC delivers the '''Sustainability Exchange''', a platform for combining resources and experiences, which claims to be "the number one resource for sustainability in education".<ref name="SE about"/>
The EUAC delivers the '''Sustainability Exchange''', a platform for combining resources and experiences, which claims to be "the number one resource for sustainability in education".<ref name="SE about"/>


==Climate Emergency Letter==
==Sustainability commitments==
Together with Second Nature and UN Environment’s Youth and Education Alliance, the EUAC organized a '''Climate Emergency Letter''' which was signed by networks representing 7000 higher education institutions, and released on 10 July 2019.<ref name="news 2019"/><ref name="SDG 2018"/>
The EUAC keeps track of sustainability commitments of universities and colleges, including commitments towards reaching [[Wikipedia:carbon neutrality|carbon neutrality]] by 2050 as mandated by the [[Wikipedia:Climate Change Act 2008|Climate Change Act 2008]].<ref name="EAUC sc"/> The list of commitments covers about 200 institutions in six categories:
* Carbon Neutral Target
* [[Wikipedia:Climate emergency declaration|Declaration of Climate Emergency]]
* [[Wikipedia:Sustainable Development Goals|SDG]] Accord<ref name="SDG 2018"/>
* [[Wikipedia:Sustainability reporting|Sustainability Reporting]]
* Sustainability Leadership Scorecard
* [[Wikipedia:Ethical investment|Ethical Investment]]


==References==
==References==
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<ref name="news 2019">{{cite web | title=Networks of 7,000 universities declare climate emergency | work=University World News | date=2019-07-10 | url=https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=20190710141435609 | accessdate=2020-02-07}}</ref>
<ref name="news 2019">{{cite web | title=Networks of 7,000 universities declare climate emergency | work=University World News | date=2019-07-10 | url=https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=20190710141435609 | accessdate=2020-02-07}}</ref>
<ref name="SDG 2018">{{cite web | title=Global Universities and Colleges for the Climate | work=SDG Accord | date=2018-07-13 | url=https://www.sdgaccord.org/climateletter | accessdate=2020-02-07}}</ref>
<ref name="SDG 2018">{{cite web | title=Global Universities and Colleges for the Climate | work=SDG Accord | date=2018-07-13 | url=https://www.sdgaccord.org/climateletter | accessdate=2020-02-07}}</ref>
<ref name="EAUC sc">{{cite web | title=Sustainability Commitments | work=EAUC | date=2020-01-17 | url=https://www.eauc.org.uk/sustainability_commitments | accessdate=2020-02-07}}</ref>
}}
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Revision as of 22:28, 7 February 2020

The Alliance for Sustainability Leadership in Education (EAUC) is a British NGO that helps higher education institutions operate in a more sustainable way, and drive innovations in sustainability.[1] Founded in 1996, the organization represents more than 2 million students as of 2020.

Climate Emergency Letter

Together with Second Nature and UN Environment’s Youth and Education Alliance, the EUAC organized a Climate Emergency Letter which was signed by networks representing 7000 higher education institutions, and released on 10 July 2019.[2][3]

Sustainability Exchange

The EUAC delivers the Sustainability Exchange, a platform for combining resources and experiences, which claims to be "the number one resource for sustainability in education".[4]

Sustainability commitments

The EUAC keeps track of sustainability commitments of universities and colleges, including commitments towards reaching carbon neutrality by 2050 as mandated by the Climate Change Act 2008.[5] The list of commitments covers about 200 institutions in six categories:

References

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