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茄子影院 is passionate about sustainability, and tackling the climate emergency is one of the aims and objectives set out in our Strategy: Towards 2025.<\/p>\n
The college is situated in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and UNESCO Biosphere Reserve and, as such, we believe we have a responsibility to ensure that the college – and its staff and students – is committed to environmental sustainability in Devon and beyond.<\/p>\n
We are continually striving to improve all areas of sustainability at our campuses, including recycling and waste, travel, energy use and procurement, and we actively encourage all staff and students to join us to help protect the environment and preserve resources.<\/p>\n
We are proud to hold a\u00a0Planet Mark\u00a0certificate<\/a>, are members of the\u00a0Plastic Free North Devon consortium<\/a>,\u00a0and in 2019, signed up to support the\u00a0UN Sustainable Development Goals<\/a>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tlatest sustainability news\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n The Planet Mark is a certification programme recognising commitment to continuous improvement in sustainability.<\/p>\n To meet its sustainability commitments going forward, 茄子影院 is committed to:<\/p>\n \u00a0Find out more about\u00a0Planet Mark<\/a>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t On 20 September 2019, 茄子影院 signed up to support the UNs\u00a0Sustainable Development Goals<\/a>.<\/p>\n The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), are an urgent call for action by all countries – developed and developing – in a global partnership. They recognize that ending poverty and other deprivations must go hand-in-hand with strategies that improve health and education, reduce inequality, and spur economic growth – all while tackling climate change and working to preserve our oceans and forests.<\/p>\n By signing the SDG pledge, 茄子影院 agrees to:<\/p>\n – Support and promote the principles of the SDGs.<\/p>\n – Contribute to the achievement of the SDGs by ensuring that our schools and major programs are environmentally sustainable and socially inclusive.<\/p>\n – Support and encourage our teachers and educators to deliver lessons on the SDGs.<\/p>\n – Provide educational opportunities for our students to acquire the knowledge and skills needed to engage with the SDGs.<\/p>\n – Join the global movement to achieve SDGs by 2030.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The goals cover:\u00a0No Poverty<\/a>;\u00a0Zero Hunger<\/a>;\u00a0Good Health and Well-being<\/a>;\u00a0Quality Education<\/a>;\u00a0Gender Equality<\/a>;\u00a0Clean Water and Sanitation<\/a>;\u00a0Affordable and Clean Energy<\/a>;\u00a0Decent Work and Economic Growth<\/a>;\u00a0Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure<\/a>;\u00a0Reduced Inequality<\/a>;\u00a0Sustainable Cities and Communities<\/a>;\u00a0Responsible Consumption and Production<\/a>;\u00a0Climate Action<\/a>;\u00a0Life Below Water<\/a>;\u00a0Life on Land<\/a>;\u00a0Peace and Justice Strong Institutions<\/a>;\u00a0Partnerships to achieve the Goal<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t The Plastic Free North Devon consortium was set up in April 2018 to combat the global problem of plastic pollution through local action. The consortium consists of representatives from a number of charities, voluntary groups and organisations, including 茄子影院:<\/p>\n Find out more about the\u00a0consortium<\/a>.<\/p>\n We support all members of the consortium to help promote work being done\u00a0to improve our local environment.<\/p>\n For more information\u00a0about\u00a0single-use plastics and how you can support the Plastic Free movement, please visit\u00a0Plastic Free North Devon’s Facebook page<\/a>.\u00a0You can also\u00a0view this short film<\/a>\u00a0concerning the effects of plastic pollution and what we can all do to make change.<\/p>\n\n\t\tPassionate about the environment\n\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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