By G. Rendell. If advanced society is to continue, much less flourish, it must do so on this planet. Yet preservation of the planet and its natural resources isn’t what we practice, and it isn’t what we teach (or preach, as you prefer). Instead, what we teach is that consumption of natural resources is the mechanism of the good life, and that ever faster, ever more efficient consumption is the objective of good business. Read more...
Dans quelle mesure le développement des activités touristiques et les politiques conduites en la matière pourraient-ils mieux contribuer dans notre pays au développement durable ? Dans son avis sur la question, le CESE imagine un tourisme déconcentré en demandant à chaque région de dresser un projet territorial de développement touristique fondé sur ses richesses locales, à même de proposer une offre "quatre saisons" (la moitié des nuitées touristiques se concentre sur trois mois de l'année) à toutes les populations de touristes.
Télécharger l'Avis du CESE. Voir l'article...
Du 24 novembre au 5 décembre 2014, 100 000 étudiants sont attendus pour participer au Tour de France des gestes éco-responsables. Cette opération a pour but de véhiculer les bonnes pratiques en matière de développement durable au quotidien, pour aider les jeunes à réduire leur empreinte carbone.
C’est le rendez-vous annuel des étudiants pour s’informer des gestes simples du quotidien, qui, en devenant des réflexes, permettent de faire baisser la production de carbone de chacun. L’évènement, créé en 2010, prend chaque année de plus en plus d’ampleur. Voir l'article...
Youth employment and sustainable development were the two major global challenges discussed at the recent Global Forum on Skills for Work and Life Post-2015, organised by the UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training with the support of the Federal Government of Germany. More than 250 delegates from 70 countries convened at the United Nations Campus in Bonn from 14 to 16 October 2014. More...
By Joe Kunkle. Higher education institutions can venerate or perpetuate hallowed traditions. Institutions have had a reputation for infrastructure conservatism. William Rees’ 2003 article “Impeding Sustainability? The Ecological Footprint of Higher Education” states “the real challenge for higher education is to help articulate an alternative life-sustaining worldview.” Today, campuses lead the transformation to sustainability, demonstrating its value nationwide. More...
By G. Rendell. The economy exists to serve society, not the other way around. Thus, maintain an economy which is sufficient to provide the goods and services required to support happy, healthy living for all members of society. And do it in such a manner that the resources consumed by economic activity don't exceed the levels which the planet can supply indefinitely.
This third sustainability commandment consists in two parts -- meet needs, and don't exceed resource supply. The latter portion is largely a corollary to the first commandment (the one about there being only one planet's worth of planet); the generalities are pretty simple, and the specifics will be detailed in future posts. Read more...
Par Laurence Estival. Sensibilisation à l'entrepreneuriat social, enseignements sur les nouveaux modèles économiques, création de cursus spécialisés... Ecoles et universités multiplient les offres de formation. En savoir plus...
By Patrick Love. That’s the “fuel poverty” the February 2013 OECD survey of the UK economy mentions, so the problem obviously hasn’t gone away. It sounds incredible, given that GDP per capita has risen from less than $15,000 to over $35,000 in real terms since the Electric Flats were built. However, the expansion of the economy hasn’t benefited everybody equally and while many have done well, inequality is actually growing worldwide according to our latest figures. That’ll be the first thing discussed at the Green Growth and Sustainable Development Forum taking place at OECD headquarters on 13-14 November. This year’s theme is “Addressing the social implications of green growth”. Read more...At the upcoming World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development (Nagoya, Japan, 10-12 November 2014), UIL and Okayama City will co-host a workshop entitled ‘Local Communities in Action: Lifelong Learning for Sustainable Development’.
Through this workshop, we intend to raise the profile of community-based learning spaces and centres among the stakeholders of education for sustainable development. More...
In preparation for the International Conference on Higher Education for Sustainable Development, Nagoya 9 November 2014, and the UNESCO World Conference on ESD, Nagoya, Japan, 10-12 November 2014, IAU prepared a special issue of IAU Horizons on The role of higher education in the post 2015 Development Agenda. Download Horizons Vol. 20 N° 3, November 2014.
A sustainability literacy test, what for? by J.-C. Carteron
In order to enter the most prestigious universities, it is often asked of students to prove that they have a certain level of English. In order to be admitted to the best MBAs, other institutions check the marks in performance tests (analyses, problem solving, understanding of what one reads...). In order to ensure that they offer their future graduates an education that enables them to be aware of the stakes of sustainable development, it seems logical that, in the long run, the best institutions could ask students to have a minimum level of knowledge in the field of sustainable development (SD). More in Horizons Vol. 20 N° 3, November 2014.
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