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HESD References
This page provides information and resources about Higher Education and Research for Sustainable Development.
- Reports on HESD
- Declarations and charters
- Assessment Tools
- Questionnaires and Surveys
- Strategic Plans
- Guides and Best Practices
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- 2021 - IAU Publication on University actions towards SDG 5 Gender Equality
- 2021 - Environment and Innovation Semester by Technion
- 2020 - IAU HESD and Cluster Infosheet October 2020
- 2020 - Virtual International Conference on Phytochemistry, Textile and Renewable Energy for Sustainable Development - Programme Book
- 2020 - Stressors at Work and Elsewhere – A Global Survival Approach by L.Levi
- 2019 - UNESCO FRAMEWORK FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (ESD) BEYOND 2019
- 2018 - Sustainability in Education
- 2017 - Teaching the Sustainable Development Goals
Guides and Best Practices
- 2021 - CRUE Universities for Agenda 2030 (spanish)
- 2021 - CRUE University Actions for Agenda 2030
- 2021 - Siam University Thailand - SDG Actions
- 2021 - Beirut Arab University - SDG Actions and Social Impact
- 2020 - Call for Papers - Higher Education engages with SDG 14: Life below water
- 2020 - SDSN Guide ACCELERATING EDUCATION FOR THE SDGS IN UNIVERSITIES
- 2020 - IAU SDG 12 Cluster and IAU President join virtual Conference hosted by Moi University
- 2020 - The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Higher and Further Education: What does this look like?
- 2020 - Resource Guide for Higher Education Institutions UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) + Media Content
- 2019 - Sustainable Development Goals: How Can French Higher Education And Research Institutions Contribute?
- 2019 - Sustainable Development Primer for Higher Education Presidents, Chancellors, Trustees and Senior Leaders
- 2019 - UNESCO - The ethical challenges of climate change
- 2019 - SDG Accord Report Toolkit
- 2019 - Sustainable Development: Contributions from the univeristy of Costa Rica to the Sustainable Development Goals
- 2019 - A Guide for Sustainability Leaders
- 2019 - 2019 Guide to the Green Office Movement
- 2018 - Universities and Sustainable Development Towards the Global Goals
- 2018 - Study Guide for Economic Sciences Sustainable Development in Degree Courses at Swiss Universities
- 2018 - Sustainability: Key to Long-term Institutional Success
- 2018 - KPMG: A Decade of Progress on Education for Sustainable Development Reflections from the UNESCO Chairs Programme
- 2018 - UNESCO Guidelines on Sustainability Science in Research and Education
- 2018 - ESD IN TEACHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS: Case Studies of Best Practices in Zambia
- 2018 - Universidades y sostenibilidad: experiencias de las instituciones de educación superior en Colombia
- 2017 - Greening Technical and Vocational Education and Training: A practical guide for institutions
- 2017 - Ontario's Universities: The Road to Low-Carbon University Campuses
- 2017 - UNEP: Strengthening the Science-Policy Interface: A gap analysis
- 2016 - The Future of SCIENTIFIC ADVICE TO THE UNITED NATIONS
- 2016 - RESEARCH AND INNOVATION IN EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
- 2014 - Developing a sustainable and attractive research environment
- 2012 - The Green Guide for Living and Working Sustainability at Tufts
Strategic Plans
Assessment Tools
- 2019 - SDG 4 Data Digest
- 2018 - LES MÉTIERS DE L’ESR, CONTRIBUTEURS DES OBJECTIFS DE DÉVELOPPEMENT DURABLE (ODD)
- 2018 - Bike Guide Tufts University Medford/Somerville Campus
- 2018 - A Regional Innovation Impact Assessment Framework for universities
- 2017 - Commuter Guide Tufts University - Boston
- 2017 - Eco Map Supporting a university-wide commitment Tufts University Medford/Somerville Campus
- 2016 - University of Zurich - Factsheet: Media Use
- 2016 - University of Zurich - Factsheet: Business Travel
- 2016 - Biodiversity Guide Case Study
- 2016 - Sustainable Campus Index - 2016 Top Performers & Highlights
- 2015 - Leading Practice Publication
- 2012 - University of Arizona Climate Action Plan
- 2011 - técnicas para el desarrollo sostenible
Questionnaires and Surveys
- 2018 - SDG 4 Data Digest
- 2018 - Student perceptions of sustainability in higher education - International survey
- 2018 - Sustainability Survey _ University of Parma
- 2018 - Sustainable Development: Educating with Purpose
- 2017 - Ambiente y Universidades Sostenibles Capítulo Venezuela: Resultados de Indicadores de Sostenibilidad en Universidades Venezolanas
- 2016 - Sustainability in Education 2016
- 2016 - Socio-economic and environmental impact study on French campuses (in French)
- 2016 - Results of the 2016 IAU HESD Survey
- 2015 - Sustainability in Education 2015
- 2015 - Student attitudes towards and skills for sustainable development - Executive summary: Students
- 2014 - Student attitudes towards and skills for sustainable development
- 2013 - IARU Individual campus sustainability reports, 2013
- 2012 - Sustainability Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ)
Reports on HESD
- 2021 - University of Ghana Activities on SDG 1 and other SDGs
- 2021 - SOS report on 2020 Survey: Students, sustainability and education
- 2020 - Summary Report HLPF 2020 SDGs Learning and Training Workshops
- 2020 - SDSN Paper: Speaking Truth to Power about the SDGs
- 2020 - IAU HESD Cluster Report 2019-2020
- 2020 - IAU List of Virtual events on Higher Education’s engagement with the SDGs, including responses to COVID-19
- 2020 - Link List HLPF Workshop IAU 13 July 2020_Teaching, Learning and Integrating the SDGs at universities and beyond - Linking to the Decade of Action
- 2020 - Bibliography on higher education and sustainable development (7/2020)
- 2020 - United Nations World Water Development Report (WWDR 2020)
- 2020 - Global HESD 2nd Survey Report - Executive Summary (Spanish version)
- 2020 - 2020 - Global HESD 2nd Survey Report - Executive Summary (French version)
- 2020 - University Of Bologna Activity Report 2019/20 IAU Cluster SDG 5
- 2020 - IAU Horizons 2020 (April) - How are financing models influencing the future of higher education?
- 2020 - University Of Regina and Luther College Activity Report 2019/20 IAU Cluster SDG 12
- 2020 - Assam Don Bosco University Activity Report 2019/20 IAU Cluster SDG 7
- 2020 - Antonio Nariño University Activity Report 2019/20 IAU Cluster SDG 2
- 2020 - University Of Bergen Activity Report 2019/20 IAU Cluster SDG 14
- 2020 - Beirut Arab University Activity Report 2019/20 IAU Cluster SDG 9
- 2020 - York University Activity Report 2019/20 IAU Cluster SDG 4
- 2020 - Financing for Sustainable Development Report 2020
- 2020 - York University Toronto Activity Report 2019/20 IAU Cluster SDG 4
- 2020 - Siam University Activity Report 2019/20 IAU Cluster SDG 11
- 2020 - University of Tehran Activity Report 2019/20 IAU Cluster SDG 6
- 2020 - University of Ghana Activity Report 2019/20 IAU Cluster SDG 1
- 2020 - The University of The West Indies Activity Report 2019/20 IAU Cluster SDG 13
- 2020 - University Of Gothenburg Activity Report 2019/20 IAU Cluster SDG 8
- 2020 - Open University of Catalunia Activity Report 2019/20 IAU Cluster SDG 3
- 2020 - University Of Nairobi Activity Report 2019/20 IAU Cluster SDG 16
- 2020 - University Of Tsukuba Activity Report 2019/20 IAU Cluster SDG 10
- 2020 - WMO Statement on the State of the Global Climate 2019
- 2020 - 2nd Global Survey Report on Higher Education and Research for Sustainable Development
- 2019 - Guni Higher Education in the World 7
- 2019 - A Global Goal: Sustainable Economic Growth and Decent Work for: All Selection of Research, Education and Research to Policy Initiatives
- 2019 - 2019 Europe Sustainable Development Report
- 2019 - Implementing the 2030 Agenda at Higher Education Institutions: Challenges and Responses
- 2019 - Sustainable Development Goals Report 2019
- 2019 - GLOBAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2019
- 2019 - Beyond Commitments - How countries implement SDG4
- 2019 - Meeting Commitments - Are countries on track to archieve SDG 4?
- 2019 - Annual SDG Accord Report 2019
- 2019 - Sulitest Report “Raising & Mapping Awareness of the Global Goals"
- 2019 - 2019 Sustainable Development Report (SDSD & Bertelsmann Stiftung)
- 2019 - Study: Gudelines to embed sustainability in the HE quality assurance framework in Andorra
- 2018 - SDg Accord Report
- 2018 - Global Priorities, Educated Solutions
- 2018 - Sustainability Report 2018 of Freie Universität Berlin
- 2018 - A Decade of Progress on Education for Sustainable Development Reflections from the UNESCO Chairs Programme
- 2018 - UNESCO: Issues and trends in Education for Sustainable Development
- 2018 - Libro DIGITAL MÉXICO Y LA AGENDA 2030 DE DESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE
- 2018 - Sustainability Report 16-17
- 2017 - Cumberland Stepping Stones - Community Corridor Evaluation Greater Western Sydney
- 2017 - Campus Sustainability Progress Report
- 2017 - University of Gloucestershire - Sustainability Strategy 2017 - 2022
- 2017 - Western Sydney Matters: Sustainability Report
- 2017 - Beyond the Right Thing to Do: The Value of Sustainability in Higher Education
- 2017 - UNIBILITY Guidelines for universities engaging in social responsibility
- 2017 - Pacific Northwest Changemakers - Innovative Approaches to Community-Based Sustainability
- 2017 - Higher Education Paving the Way to Sustainable Development: A Global Perspective
- 2017 - Getting started with the SDGs in Universities
- 2017 - A Decade of Progress on Education for Sustainable Development - Reflections from the UNESCO Chairs Programme
- 2017 - Environmental Report 2017 Kobe Univerisity
- 2017 - Education for Sustainable Development Goals - Learning Objectives
- 2017 - The future of food and agriculture: Trends and challenges
- 2017 - A guide to SDG interactions: from science to implementation
- 2017 - Next Generation Sustainability Strategy and Structure
- 2017 - EAUC Sustainability Career Guide
- 2017 - Higher Education in the World. Towards a Socially Responsible University: Balancing the Global with the Local
- 2017 - Social Impact of Universities (presentation by Janez Potocnik during the conference «Shaping our Common Future: Universities in a Global Society» at Ghent University)
- 2017 - From Art to Zoo Management: embedding sustainability in UK higher and further education
- 2017 - Green Gown Awards International - Winners' Brochure 2016
- 2017 - Partnering for Prosperity: Education for Green and Inclusive Growth
- 2017 - PRME 2017 Annual Report and 2018 Outlook
- 2017 - Good Practices on Campus Sustainability in Japan 2016
- 2017 - Cape Town Global Action Plan for Sustainable Development Data
- 2017 - Educating for Sustainability
- 2016 - Action for CLIMATE EMPOWERMENT Guidelines for accelerating solutions through education, training and public awareness
- 2016 - USQ Annual Report 2016
- 2016 - The Contribution of Science in Implementing the SDGs
- 2016 - The Open Letter to the COP21 Ministers and Governments
- 2016 - Roadmap for European Universities in Energy
- 2016 - Karolinska Institutet’s action plan for the environment and sustainable development 2016-2018
- 2016 - Global Education Monitoring Report 2016 : Education for people and planet : creating sustainable futures for all
- 2016 - Science for Sustainable Development - Policy Brief by the Scientific Advisory Board of the UN Secreatry-general
- 2016 - Indigenous and Local Knowledge(s) and Science(s) for Sustainable Development - Policy Brief by the Scientific Advisory Board of the UN Secretary-General
- 2016 - Stockholm University - Stockholm Resilience Centre Annual report 2015
- 2016 - ACUP - Results of the ESDU seminar on The role of Universities in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (in Catalan)
- 2016 - Hokkaido University - Sustainability Report 2016
- 2016 - 2021 Strategic Plan of the Center for Sustainability Education at Dickinson College
- 2016 - Sustainable Development Report University of Gothenburg 2015 - Extract
- 2016 - Annual Sustainability Results University of Gothenburg 2015
- 2016 - Beyond Green: The Arts as a Catalyst for Sustainability (Salzburg Global Seminar)
- 2016 - Demonstrating Sustainable Development in Higher Education
- 2016 - Federation University Australia - Sustainability Strategy 2016-17
- 2016 - Griffith University - Sustainability Report 2013 - 2015
- 2016 - Ghent University - Sustainability Report 2016
- 2015 - RMIT - Sustainability Annual Report 2015
- 2015 - University of Gothenburg - Sustainability Results 2015
- 2015 - World Education Forum 2015 Final Report
- 2015 - Implementing Rio+20 In The Nordic Higher Education Institutions
- 2015 - Rethinking education : towards a global common good?
- 2015 - SDSN - Sustainable Development Goals: Are the rich countries ready?
- 2015 - Education for development at university. Fostering critical and committed education in degree studies
- 2015 - Federation University Australia - 2015 Sustainability Report
- 2015 - Leading Practice Publication: Professional development of university educators on Education for Sustainable Development in European countries
- 2015 - Progress and potential : higher education playing its part in the Sustainable Development Goals
- 2015 - Activity Report on Principles for Responsible Management Education
- 2015 - Concordia University Sustainability Assessment 2015
- 2015 - NUI Galway - Vision 2020 Strategic Plan
- 2015 - Concordia University - Sustainability Assessment 2015
- 2015 - The Path to Fossil Fuel Divestment for Universities: Climate Responsible Investment
- 2015 - Climate change action for sustainable development
- 2015 - Sustainability and the university : challenges, rites and possible routes (in Spanish)
- 2014 - Sustainable Development Begins With Education
- 2014 - Université de Sherbrooke - Strategic Development Plan 2015-2017 (in French)
- 2014 - UNESCO Roadmap for implementing the Global Action Programme on Education for Sustainable Development
- 2014 - Towards Green Growth in Southeast Asia
- 2014 - Shaping the Future We Want: UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development
- 2014 - IAU Horizons: Post-2015 Development Agenda - Where in the World is Higher Education?
- 2014 - University of Pensylvania: Climate Action Plan 2.0
- 2014 - Forests in a Changing Climate: A Sourcebook for Integrating REDD+ into Academic Programmes
- 2014 - Growing greener campuses at Ontario Universities
- 2014 - Deakin University - Sustainability Report 2014 (summary)
- 2014 - Building a Resilient Future through Multistakeholder Learning and Action
- 2014 - Promoting skills for Sustainable Development
- 2014 - Sustainability Vision at Maastricht University
- 2014 - From strategy to implementation: the second evaluation of the Green Academy programme
- 2014 - Proyecto RISU Development of indicators to assess the implementation of sustainability policies in Latin American universities
- 2014 - Chulalongkorn University - Sustainability Report 2013-2014
- 2014 - Shaping the Future We Want
- 2014 - Ryerson University Sustainability Program Overview
- 2013 - Universities and Sustainability in Latin America and the Carribean
- 2013 - University of Monterrey - Sustainability Report 2013 (in Spanish)
- 2013 - World social science report : changing global environments
- 2013 - A new global partnership : eradicate poverty and transform economies through sustainable development
- 2013 - CSUN Sustainability Plan, 2013-2023
- 2013 - UCL - Sustainability Development at UCL (in French)
- 2013 - Catholic University of Louvain - Sustainability & Social Responsibility Report 2013 (in French)
- 2013 - Guide des campus responsables, tendances et évolutions (in French)
- 2013 - University of Oslo Environmental Strategy
- 2012 - Shaping the education of tomorrow : 2012 full length report on the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development
- 2012 - Turnaround Leadership for Sustainability in Higher Education (TSLHE)
- 2012 - University of Arizona - Climate Action Plan
- 2012 - IAU Horizons: The Contribution of Higher Education to Sustainable Development
- 2011 - The promotion of sustainable development by higher education institutions in sub-Saharan Africa
- 2010 - Evaluation of sustainability policies of universities (only in Spanish)
- 2008 - University of California San Diego Climate Action Plan
Declarations and charters
- 2021 - CALL FOR PAPERS: IAU – E4J Grants Programme for Young Researchers
- 2018 - The INGSA Manifesto for 2030 - Scientific Advice for the Global Goals
- 2017 - Declaration of Ethical Principles in relation to Climate Change
- 2017 - Letter from Peter Thomson To Leaders of Universities and other Higher Education Institutions around the World
- 2017 - PRME Statement in Defense of Universal Values and Principles as Preconditions for Responsible Management Education
- 2016 - Appel de Marrakech de la Communauté éducative francophone en développement durable - « PAS DE TRANSITION SANS EDUCATION » (in French)
- 2016 - Joint Statement of Ministers on the occasion of the first White House Arctic Science Ministerial
- 2015 - University of Gothenburg ISCN-GULF Charter Report 2015
- 2015 - Sustainable development in action : Special report on voluntary multi-stakeholder partnerships and commitments for sustainable development
- 2014 - The Lima Ministerial Declaration on Education and Awareness-raising
- 2014 - Aichi-Nagoya Declaration on Education for Sustainable Development
- 2014 - IAU Iquitos Statement on Higher Education for Sustainable Development
- 2014 - Nagoya Declaration on Higher Education for Sustainable Development
- 2014 - Comments and suggestions on IAU Iquitos statement
- 2014 - American University Sustainability Plan - An Active Pursuit of Sustainability
- 2013 - University Policy: Sustainable Purchasing
- 2012 - Declaration of Peruvian Rectors on education for sustainable development (spanish)
- 2012 - Higher Education Declaration for Rio+20
- 2012 - The People’s Treaty on Sustainability for Higher Education
- 2011 - Declaración de las Américas “Por la sustentabilidad de y desde la universidad”
- 2010 - Universities for Sustainable Development Declaration
- 2010 - Scotland’s Action Plan for the Second Half of the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development
- 2010 - UNICA Green Academic Footprint Pledge
- 2009 - 2009 - The Abuja Declaration
- 2009 - Living Sustainably the Australian Government's National Action Plan for Education for Sustainability
- 2009 - World Conference on Higher Education
- 2009 - Turin Declaration on Education and Research for Sustainable and Responsible Development
- 2009 - Bonn Declaration
- 2009 - Tokyo declaration of Hope
- 2008 - Kyoto Design Declaration 2008
- 2008 - Charter for an Alliance of French Universities in Fostering Sustainable Development
- 2008 - Equitable Access, Success and Quality in Higher Education
- 2008 - Declaration of the Regional Conference on Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean
- 2008 - Climate Change Statement of Action
- 2008 - Promotion of Sustainability in Postgraduate Education and Research Network Charter
- 2008 - G8 University Summit Sapporo Sustainability Declaration
- 2007 - Lucerne Declaration on Geographical Education for Sustainable Development
- 2005 - UNECE strategy for education for sustainable development
- 2005 - Bergen Communiqué
- 2005 - Graz Declaration on Committing Universities to Sustainable Development
- 2004 - Declaration of Barcelona
- 2004 - Re-Thinking Academia. Reorientation on the horizon of sustainability
- 2002 - Cape Town Declaration on Research for Sustainable Development
- 2001 - Joint declaration on HE and the general agreement on trade and services
- 2001 - Lüneburg Declaration
- 2000 - Earth Charter
- 2000 - Towards a Century of Cooperation - Internationalization of Higher Education
- 1998 - World Declaration on Higher Education for the Twenty-First Century
- 1997 - Thessaloniki Declaration
- 1994 - Declaration of Barbados
- 1994 - University Charter for Sustainable Development
- 1993 - Kyoto Declaration on Sustainable Development
- 1993 - Swansea Declaration
- 1992 - Rio Declaration on Environment and Development
- 1991 - Halifax Declaration
- 1990 - Talloires Declaration
- 1972 - Declaration of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment
