Innovative CSR among the top 40 Sustainability Books in the World

Innovative Corporate Social Responsibility
eds: Prof. Walter Leal Filho (BUP, Germany), Dr Celine Louche (Belgium) and Dr Samuel Idowu (UK)

This book has been listed among the 2010 Top 40 Sustainability Books by the University of Cambridge.

BUP Research Seminar

HAW Hamburg is hosting in Hamburg the "BUP Research Seminar" on the 25th-26th May 2011. The aims of the Seminar are:

1. to identify research areas where BUP Universities have strong expertise and are able to compete in attracting EU and international funding;
2. to cluster the expertise in thematic areas, with a view to forming powerful and attractive Consortia to bid for project funding;
3. to agree on a workplan with future calls for projects, where BUP universities can take part.

Read more: BUP Research Seminar

Drivers and Barriers to Implementing ESD

Drivers and Barriers to Implementing ESD with Focus on UNESCO's Action and Strategy Goals for the Second Half of the Decade
by D. Gross & S. Nakayama

Results of an international survey on UNESCO's goals have been published, performed by German-Japanese cooperation on ESD (NGO). The gained insights isolate those goals which will be most promising in being realized till the end of the Decade.

There are also critical comments on the German and Japanese governmental approaches for the Second Half.

Global Environmental Research, vol. 14, No. 2, 2010, AIRIES, Japan. Education for Sustainable Development: Promises and Challenges.

The Sustainable Self

The Sustainable Self
A Personal Approach to Sustainability Education
by Paul Murray

Achieving a sustainable society is the biggest issue of our time. It is not an issue confined to a particular subject area or to certain jobs. It is a way of thinking and behaving that will need to be embedded in all aspects of all of our lives.

The Sustainable Self is the perfect resource for lecturers, trainers, students and professionals of any discipline who need to teach or learn about sustainability. There is widespread agreement that we need to live more sustainable lives. But when up against entrenched habits and everyday obstacles, it can be difficult to turn good intentions into action.

This book presents a complete ‘curriculum’ for effecting a personal transformation towards sustainability, showing you how to align your personal and professional actions with your values and beliefs.

Full of activities that can be done individually or in groups, it is supported by additional resources online including downloadable worksheets and directories of sustainability organisations. Recommended readings at the end of each chapter enable readers to pursue areas of personal or professional interest.