Course: Sustainability, Society and You

Examination of the cultural record highlights that the key to sustainability is the ability to adapt and change. As circumstances shift in the future, as they surely will as a …

Following the Enlightenment, the idea of a human duty of care towards the natural world has been replaced with a more despotic version of dominion with humans at its centre. …

Open Educational Resources (OER) are educational materials that are freely available, usually via the web, for use and for modification. They are often made available through Creative Commons licences – …

Our next Cripps House conversation focuses upon ‘Learning for and through sustainability’. Listen to Professor Wyn Morgan outlining the impact of the internet upon learning and the most recent developments …

In order to succeed, strategies for Sustainability need to be informed by their context, aware of internal and external factors, able to adapt with these in mind, and conscious of …

The publication of sustainability strategies does not prove that a corporation is truly embracing the sustainability agenda. But it does mean that a company is putting itself up for judgement …

Corporate social responsibility (CSR, also called corporate conscience, corporate citizenship, social performance, or sustainable responsible business/responsible business) is a form of corporate self-regulation integrated into a business model. CSR policy …

Please read the PDF below for the full version of this article. Simon Wright examines the key drivers, social, environmental, institutional, that are increasingly pushing business leaders and corporations into …

Now we move beyond health to the broader social implications of unsustainability. Listen to sociologist John Holmwood asking his colleague Tony Fitzpatrick about the relationship between poverty and climate change. …

In this session we look at the connections between sustainability and health. We start by listening to a conversation with Dr Linda East and Dr Neil Chadborn. Neil and Linda …

Postgraduate researcher Thom talks to Nottingham’s Environment Officer, Helen Rutherford, about energy usage in Cripps House. Helen explains to Thom how we can judge the energy efficiency of our domestic …

Here you will find useful resources and links to help you get the most out of the course. Sustainability Toolkit This is a summary of tips and links for increasing …

When individuals or organisations implement energy efficiency improvements, they usually save money as well as energy. However, if the money saved is then spent on higher standards of service, or …