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Responsible Futures
Description/achievement of initiative

Responsible Futures is an accreditation mark and supported change programme for a whole-institution approach to environmental sustainability and social responsibility. It spans the formal and informal curriculum and is applicable to both further and higher education. It is based on: - Partnership between the SU and the college/university - Supported cohort approach - Set of good-practice criteria to facilitate change within the formal and informal curriculum - Student-led audit facilitated by NUS to measure impact and determine accreditation level 25 partnerships between universities/colleges and students' unions have achieved or are working towards accreditation to date, representing nearly 500,000 students.

Implementation methodologies

Arrangements for Capacity-Building and Technology Transfer

Coordination mechanisms/governance structure

Partner(s)

National Union of Students (UK) and 25 university/college and students' unions partners
Progress reports
Goal 4
Goal 8
Goal 12
Goal 13
Goal 16
Goal 17
Longterm
All students leave formal education with the necessary knowledge, skills, attributes, and values to create a more just and sustainable future
Staff / Technical expertise
1 FTE and several PT staff dedicated to the management, delivery, and support of the scheme

Basic information
Time-frame: 06/2014 - Present
Partners
National Union of Students (UK) and 25 university/college and students' unions partners
Countries
Contact information
Quinn Runkle, Education for Sustainable Development Programme Manager, quinn.runkle@nus.org.uk
United Nations