Course: Sustainability, Society and You

At a basic level, the study of a language other than our own exposes us to difference. We engage with other cultures in a sympathetic way and language studies often …

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 – …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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. …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Improving the sustainability of energy use by applying demand-side measures involves two distinct approaches: Technological Social The technological approach involves installing improved energy conversion (or distribution) technologies that require less …

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 …