TL;DR

• Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) equips learners with knowledge, skills, and values to address climate and social challenges

• ESD is essential for achieving the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, especially SDG 4 (Quality Education)

• Despite its importance, ESD is not yet mainstream — UNESCO urges full integration into national curricula by 2030

• The “Just Transition” highlights the need for reskilling as we shift to a green economy — education plays a critical role

• Teachers are central to embedding ESD in schools, universities, and communities through “greening” efforts

• The SustainABILITY Educators Academy empowers educators to confidently deliver green skills across all subjects and education levels

• Action-based, curriculum-aligned training helps institutions meet global sustainability goals and inspire the next generation

Who wouldn't want to live in a world where poverty has been eradicated, the planet and all its species...

TL;DR: SDG 13 – Climate Action

• SDG 13 calls for urgent global action to combat climate change and strengthen climate resilience.

• Climate change is driving extreme weather events, food insecurity, rising sea levels, and global health and infrastructure challenges.

• Both mitigation (reducing emissions) and adaptation (preparing for unavoidable impacts) are key to climate action.

• Climate education, innovation, and international cooperation are essential for transitioning to a low-carbon, climate-resilient future.

• Businesses can contribute by cutting emissions, promoting sustainable products, and building resilient supply chains and communities.

• Individuals can help by reducing waste, using renewable energy, consuming responsibly, shifting transport habits, and educating themselves.

In 2015, leaders from 193 different countries agreed on 17 global goals they felt the world needed to achieve by 2030. The thirteenth of these sustainable development goals...

Last month, we were delighted to officially launch our environmental education programme for secondary schools here in Ireland.

Since the launch, we have been lucky to engage with these students and create a space where we encourage them to ask us anything that may be causing anxiety in regards to Climate Change.

One student, asked a very important question in relation to plastic waste last week:

How can we make a difference when the big companies are the ones who create the products we buy?

I love these types of questions, and students don’t hold back thankfully with how they feel. We appreciate this honesty no end.

But, how do you answer the above question?

To be fair it is absolutely a valid point to make. Our current consumer society has been created by large corporations, they thrive by sending us into a frenzy of convenient consumerism of cheaper products, disposable items, etc.

Nowadays some people feel if they do not have a new dress or suit to wear at the next party for...