Understanding
our Position
Statement on
Environmental
Sustainability
Our Position Statement is derived from
four key themes:
Catholic Social Teaching
Eco-Literacy
Stewardship
Connected Partnerships
Overall Context
Catholic Social Teaching
As Christians we are called to care for creation, for
present and future generations…
This belief
Overall
statements
Contextis based on
the writings of three key people…
Catholic Social Teaching
…as we move towards living our
ecological vocation.
FourIIKey Themes:
Pope John Paul
Pope Benedict Catholic
XVI Social Teaching
The Bruntland Commissions Definition of
Sustainability (1987)
Within this belief statement are
three elements which call for action
Element One
Eco-Literacy
Eco-Literacy
Understanding our Impact on the Environment
Eco-Literacy
Understanding our Impact on the Environment
St Benedict’s Mango Hill
Eco-Literacy
Understanding our Impact on the Environment
Eco-Literacy
Understanding our Impact on the Environment
To achieve Eco-literacy….
Through personal conversion and Catholic
Social Teaching:
We Teach by
Encouraging and supporting Eco-Literacy
within learning and teaching programs and
professional learning
Element Two
Stewardship
Stewardship
Connecting Everyone within an Organizational Plan
Ecological Sustainability
Inquiries
Written By: Sarah O’Brien
St Vincent’s Primary School
Inquiry: How can we reduce the amount of plastic brought
in lunch boxes to school?
Stewardship
Data gathering and action planning
Stewardship
Connecting Everyone within an Organizational Plan
Brisbane Catholic Education
Formal connections to ecological sustainability
Guidelines for the Religious Life of the School
Social Action and Justice
Stewardship / Economic Justice/ Global Solidarity/
Peace / Preferential Option for the Poor
Strategic Renewal Framework
Equity and Stewardship
To achieve Stewardship….
We Challenge by
Embedding and aligning the principles of
sustainability and environmental stewardship
within renewal processes
Element Three
Community
Partnerships
Join–Up Your Thinking
across the community
Catholic Earthcare
Parishes
QESSI HUBS
Green and Healthy Schools program
City Smart, Climate Smart, Water wise…Solar
Schools Program,
To achieve Community
Partnerships ….
We Transform by
Promoting personal and communal ecological
conversion and establishing community partnerships
Our Position
Statement on
Environmental
Sustainability