4th UNICA Green Academic Footprint Workshop - From strategic tools to Environmental Management Systems : How to strengthen the sustainability policy of your University ?
Université Libre de Bruxelles, 26-28 March 2014
The 4th UGAF Workshop, featuring keynote presentations by Iain Patton (CEO, Environmental Association for Universities and Colleges - EAUC) and Niko Roorda (Dutch Foundation for the Advancement of Sustainable Development in Higher Education) addressed different elements of the implementation of environmental sustainability policy at universities: strategic tools, environmental management systems, and the day-to-day work of a sustainable management office. It gathered nearly 40 participants, among them representatives of 10 UNICA member universities, peer networks, and governmental bodies.
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Presentations
Keynote presentations
Conclusions of the 5th IPCC Report and the role of the universities in this field by Prof. Frank Pattyn (Université Libre de Bruxelles)
Leading sustainability in universities & colleges by Iain PATTON, CEO, Environmental Association for Universities and Colleges (EAUC)
Education for Sustainable Development: Structure & Assessment by Niko ROORDA (Senior Consultant Sustainable Development & Future Studies, Avans University of Applied Sciences)
Practices in EMS in universities: Best practice presentations
Indicators
- Indicators for measuring environmental sustainability at higher education institutions by Maryam Faghihimani, University of Oslo
- Proposal for UGAF indicators by Delphine Douçot (UNIL) & Alexandra Demoustiez (ULB)
UGAF Open Space
Contact & more information:
If you have specific questions regarding the programme, please contact Mrs Alexandra Demoustiez (Manager, ULB Coordination Environmentale, UGAF Chair): alexandra.demoustiez@ulb.ac.be
For questions regarding registration, please contact marta.wasowska@unica-network.eu.
Find out more about the UGAF initiative and previous UGAF Workshops.