July 2014

A recent brief discussion in parliament, about whether the 0.7% of GDP we devote to overseas aid should be fixed in legislation, throws light on why DfID decided to run its own education programme in England (with its new pals in Pearson). ...

This question has been posed by EfS Scotland which says: November 2014 marks the end of the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development which aimed to ‘integrate the principles, values and practices of sustainable development into all aspects...

Does Defra really plan to remove the three beavers from Devon's River Otter and kill them – or much worse, incarcerate them in a zoo?  Given that these animals have European protection, this is hardly credible – but then, until recently, neither...

Some ESD enthusiasts were very sniffy about the Ellen MacArthur Foundation when it began.  They thought, variously, it wasn't really academic, not interested in sustainability, had soiled its hands with mere trade, and had no idea about ESD.  Others, of course, saw these (and a...

Nature, as well as obviously being 'for itself', is essential to human welfare and crucial to our global economy.  Despite this, the value of natural capital is consistently taken for granted.  The UK's Natural Capital Committee (NCC) has recently published...

The Making Universities Sustainable conference in Denmark in October is, we’re told “Relevant for all engaged in university sustainability, experienced as well as beginners … leading decision makers, sustainability coordinators, administrative staff or facilities managers.” That’s because it’s about exploring...

I was at the university of Bristol the other day talking with their impressive ESD team at the students union – in one of their BREEAM 'excellent' buildings.  It apparently has the slowest lift in Christendom – the idea being that...