Enabling the ‘education revolution’ through the Sustainability Mindset Principles

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Cripps, K, Rimanoczy, I, Ivanova, E, Sridaran, K, Burga, R, Howarth, R ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5857-6641, García-León, RA and Tomasella, B, 2024. Enabling the ‘education revolution’ through the Sustainability Mindset Principles. PRME Global Secretariat, HE 4 Good and Partners.

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Abstract

Imagine a world where individuals are considering the impact on the long term of the decisions they are making. Where, as they analyze information, they wonder who are the stakeholders impacted - extending beyond the traditional ones to include Nature, the ecosystem as a stakeholder, and the next generations. Imagine young people reminding each other to pause before reacting and reflecting on their emotional triggers. Imagine groups of youth having a conversation about how they are unintentionally contributing to the problems, and what they want to do differently to actively shape a better world. Imagine a dinner conversation, where teenagers are sharing with their parents the question: Why are we doing what we are doing? What is the best version of ourselves that we can bring to the world? And students, asking their professor: What would Nature say, if she had a seat in this classroom? Imagine intergenerational collaboration on small local initiatives to make their community a better place to live, led by young people who don’t know what is impossible, and who know how to bridge differences by meeting in the higher ground. Imagine drawings, collages, songs created by students to communicate about their feelings and their active hope for a more compassionate and fulfilling life. Imagine a generation unleashing their creativity to innovate products and services that address real needs. Imagine people making time to listen to each other, practising being more present, in the moment, fully there. And friends warning us when it’s time to let go of our needs to control and plan, and flow, becoming resilient, adaptive, in sync with the larger heartbeat of Gaia, of the universe.

How can we think about sustainability, if we have a hard time imagining it? These are images of what it can be, and what is already happening. These are the Sustainability Mindset Principles in action, expressed in our daily lives. They are at the core of what many expressed in the Youth Talks. It’s part of the Zeitgeist, and it can be developed.

Item Type:	Research report for external body
Description:	Commissioned by the UN PRME Global Secretariat. The work was undertaken under the leadership of Karen Cripps @ Oxford Brookes University and subsequently published by PRME at UN General Assembly Summit of the Future Youth Talks side event on 20 September 2024
Creators:	Cripps, K., Rimanoczy, I., Ivanova, E., Sridaran, K., Burga, R., Howarth, R., García-León, R.A. and Tomasella, B.
Publisher:	PRME Global Secretariat, HE 4 Good and Partners
Date:	19 July 2024
Identifiers:	Number Type 2380771 Other
Divisions:	Schools > Nottingham Business School
Record created by:	Jeremy Silvester
Date Added:	21 Feb 2025 10:32
Last Modified:	21 Feb 2025 10:32
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/53105