4-5 November 2011, University of Gloucestershire
Are you interested in catalysing change for sustainability
in your organisation?
Embedding sustainability at the core of organisations is complex and multi-faceted. Catalysing wide scale shifts in current systems and practice, thinking systemically, and involving key stakeholders in learning processes, are some of the challenges which different institutions are currently facing.
This two-day UNU RCE event will introduce you to the most innovative practices in the art of transforming institutions towards sustainability. It provides the opportunity to collaboratively reflect on and share the learning, achievements and challenges of influencing and facilitating change for sustainability within an organisation. You will learn from the experiences of two key respected leaders who have successfully played the change agent role in their institutions. The sessions will focus around the following questions:
Q. What are the frameworks which can guide practice in organisational change for sustainability?
Q. What is the role of leadership in catalysing change for sustainability?
Q. How can I become a successful institutional change agent for sustainability?
Q. How can I overcome obstacles and resistance to change for sustainability?
Q. Which stakeholders do I need to engage to drive change for sustainability in my organisation?
Q. What approaches are already working and what are the most innovative practices in this area?
The event is relevant to those engaged in change for sustainability in the higher and further education, business, public, health and non-governmental sectors.
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Friday 4 November,
16.30-19.00
The Nine Elements of a Sustainable Campus
By Mitch Thomashow
University of Gloucestershire, Fullwood House, FW015a&b, Park Campus, Cheltenham, GL50 2RH
This participatory workshop introduces a comprehensive, hands-on approach for transforming campuses into sustainable learning environments. The nine elements are organised around three campus functions: Infrastructure (energy, food, materials), Community (governance, investment, wellness), and Learning (curriculum, interpretation, aesthetics). The workshop includes two phases, a presentation of the nine elements scheme, and a networking, collaborative discussion enabling participants to compare their experiences using the scheme. The presentation demonstrates how all of these nine elements are interconnected, salient, and dynamic. The discussion entails a problem-solving orientation.
COST: £55 per person, £45 students
(price includes refreshments)
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Saturday 5 November,
10.00-14.00
Catalysing Organisational Change for Sustainability
By Leith Sharp
University of Gloucestershire,
TC208a&b, Park Campus, Cheltenham, GL50 2RH
Learn the fundamentals of becoming a successful change agent for sustainability. Ms. Sharp will introduce participants to the art of catalysing wide scale change in systems and practice within large organisations, encouraging them to reduce their environmental impact and address sustainability principles. As she presents the major concepts and the role of change agent in bringing the new green economy to fruition, Ms. Sharp will use her many years of experience greening Harvard University as her primary case study.
COST: £55 per person, £45 students
(price includes lunch) |
Special discount for attending both workshops:
£90 per persons; £70 students
The price includes refreshments and a delicious sustainable lunch on Saturday 5 November. The menu features locally grown and produced with ingredients from local businesses and producers in the Gloucestershire region. It includes a selection of artisan breads from local bakeries, cheeses from Award winning Gloucestershire cheese producers, homemade quiches, hand raised pork pies, fresh crudités and salads, local seasonal fruits and much more! Do not miss the opportunity to taste the best products from Gloucestershire.
If you would like to join Mitch Thomashow and Leith Sharp for an informal dinner in Cheltenham on Friday 4 November, please contact the organisers and this will be arranged.
To reserve a place, please complete the booking form and send it to Ms Seek Pang.
Email: spang@glos.ac.uk
Tel.: +44 (0)1242 715378
We look forward to your participation and to opportunities to extend reflection and dialogue beyond the event.
