Useful Links: FE Climate Action Roadmap (AoC and EAUC)

Since its launch in 2020, the Further Education Climate Action Roadmap has established itself as a valuable tool for institutions to use in benchmarking progress and planning action. Research conducted in 2023 found that 95% of colleges would recommend the roadmap, and 87% used it as a tool to develop the foundation to a sustainability strategy, identify objectives, priorities, and KPIs, and implement and structure net-zero plans.

The revised roadmap continues to guide colleges in developing their plans to reach net zero but includes new additions. These include a basic beginner’s progress dashboard to track progress on sustainability goals over time and report to senior college management on the current climate journey, as well as new actions for colleges to consider on biodiversity, Education Sustainable Development (ESD) and procurement.

There are also new resources to support colleges, including the Standardised Carbon Emissions Framework (SCEF), FE Governance Toolkit and Green Careers Guide.