Vice- Chancellor Professor Chris Brink is the FIRST in the UK to sign the Green Education Declaration

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The Green League Report 2012, published by People and Planet, strives to find a route to achieve a sustainable higher education sector. Particular emphasis falls on the importance of Vice-Chancellors (VC’s) in driving forward sustainability initiatives within their institutions, and thus the sector.

People and Planet called on VC’s to renew their commitment to a greener higher education system by signing The Green Education Declaration, which:

  • Welcomes the introduction of sector-wide carbon reductions targets for the higher education sector
  • Reaffirms their commitment to achieving institutional carbon reduction targets and sector-wide targets of 43% by 2020
  • Commits to integrating education for sustainable development into the curriculum
  • Urges the government to work with the sector in developing a strong vision and strategy for a low-carbon sector
  • Calls for adequate resourcing to enable the sector’s transition to a sustainable, low-carbon future

The scheme has experienced early success, with Vice-Chancellor Professor Chris Brink being the first VC in the country to sign the declaration in June 2012. Further pioneers include University of West England and Cardiff Metropolitan University.

 Newcastle University also received a First Class Award from the People and Planet Green League (2012) which assesses the implementation and success of University environmental policies, carbon reduction schemes and ethical performance.

 

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