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Furthering Sustainability: A Step-by-Step Guide for Colleges

Publication Development Team

Shirley Ali Khan Sustainable Development Education Panel
Nadine Cartner Association of Colleges
Simon James Further Education Development Agency

Critical Readers

Heather Barrett-Mold Southgate College
John Blewitt Harrogate College
Malcolm Clark Preston College
Rosemary Gray Walsall College of Arts and Technology
Martin Pritchett Association of Colleges
Michael Knapp EdExcel
Andy Kirby Department of the Environment Transport and the Regions
Mary Massingham Cambridge Regional College
John Salter Elmwood College

The steps to establishing a sustainability management system, set out in this guide, draw on the Environmental Management Systems standards ISO 14001 and EMAS and the Forum for the Future' s HE 21 Environmental Management Systems Guide, written by John Barwise.

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Sustainable Development Definition

Sustainable development is a process which enables all people to realise their potential and improve their quality of life in ways that protect and enhance the Earth' s Life support systems.

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