What is Sustainable Development?
(SD)
Ice Breaker
• Start with a simple game to kick the session off
Aims and Objectives
• Understand the three elements of Sustainable
Development (SD)
• Understand what SD actually is
• Determine why SD is important to you and your
future in the workplace
What is Sustainable Development?
'Development that meets the needs of the present without
compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own
needs.' (Brundtland 1987)
Sustainable development is about using resources more efficiently, in
order for society to reduce not only its impact on the environment, but
on the economy, whilst improving social impacts both locally and
globally to ensure a fairer and more sustainable future.
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Sustainable
Development
What
Sustainability?
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is essential
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that meets
the needsdevelopment,
of the presentand
without
to improve SD we need to understand it and how it impacts on
compromising
the needs of future generations to meet their own
us.
needs.' (Brundtland 1987)
• The education of today is crucial to enhancing the ability of the
leaders and citizens of tomorrow to create solutions and find
new paths
to a better, ismore
sustainable
future.
Sustainable
development
about
using resources
more efficiently
and educating people about the issues of sustainable development in
• SD will impact on you in the workplace
order for society to reduce not only its impact on the environment, but
on
the economy,
improving social impacts both locally and
• You
can makewhilst
a difference
globally to ensure a fairer and more sustainable future.
What do we need?
1. To live?
2. To lead comfortable lives?
3. To have health & well
being?
4. To have economic well
being?
Our Most Basic Needs
Water, Heat, Food, Light, ….
Human needs in the developed world
Transport
Heating
Lighting
Cooking
Fashion clothing
Learning
Leisure
Health care
Communication
The Three Elements of Sustainable Development
The diagram illustrates the three elements of SD and focuses not just on the economic value of a company
or project, but also on the environmental and social value
Environmental
Social –
Environmental
EnvironmentalEconomic
Sustainability =
Human happiness
Social
Economic- Social
Economic
All three elements are required in order to achieve sustainable development and an impact on one
element will usually have a knock on effect for the other two elements
To put it another way….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2FaIFt5I4o
Simple SD facts
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7.2 million tonnes of food and drink from our homes is thrown away every year in
the UK, and more than half of this is food and drink we could have eaten
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50% of waste collected by local authorities in the UK was sent to landfill in
2010/11, compared to an EU-27 average of 40%
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Recycling saves more than 18 million tonnes of carbon dioxide a year – equivalent
to taking 5 million cars off the road
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We would need 3 planet earths if everyone lived like we do in the UK
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Turning PC’s off in the computer suites for 1 hour a day would save over £11,000
per year in waste energy
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National figures gathered on the use of plastic carrier bags show 9 billion are used
in the UK each year, of which most of this ends up in landfill sites
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99.4% international aid money goes to men not women. In developing countries
90% of the money women earn goes back into the family, but only 35% of the
money earned by men goes to the back into the family.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Vq2mfF8puE
Take a moment to think about oil
• Crude oil is "unprocessed“ oil that comes from the ground
• It is a major fossil fuel and is used in the production of many synthetic
materials such as plastic
• There are an estimated 1.3 trillion barrels of oil reserve left
• This should last us for the next 30 years
• By 2040, around 20% of what we currently consume will be available
• It is likely by then that the world’s population will be twice as large, and
more of it industrialised (and therefore oil dependent)
• Now think about how reliant we are on oil
Understanding Sustainable
Development
Activity
UNESCO Framework
The UNESCO Framework 2003 identifies 10 key themes
for SD:
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Overcoming poverty
Gender equality
Health promotion
Environmental protection and conservation
Rural transformation
Human rights
Intercultural understanding & peace
Sustainable production & consumption
Cultural diversity
Information & communication technologies
Initiatives at the College
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Green Impact scheme
Mend Not Spend Fair
Charity Collections
Car Share scheme
Paper Recycling
Clothes Swap
Sale of Equality and Diversity Bags
Climate Week
Fairtrade Fortnight
What you can do
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Recycle your products after use
Join the College Green Impact Scheme
Buy and support Fairtrade
Volunteer
Get involved with charity events at the College
Switch electrical items off after use
Use public transport or car share
Try to walk or cycle more
Waste less food
Buy energy efficient products
Consider the durability of a product before you buy it
Reuse plastic bags
How would you make the college more
sustainable ?