our sustainable futures strategy has already achieved significant progress against the 2005 baseline data, including a 30% reduction in co2 emissions and a reduction in water usage of 142,000m3. 

we hold several accreditations including: ecocampus gold; fairtrade status; and zero waste to landfill. we also rank 12th in the uk in the green metric world university ranking on sustainability.

however, we recognise that we must do more. we are currently working on a new sustainability strategy and action plan which will include:

• targets for substantially reducing of our carbon footprint;
• further investment to deliver a step change in the sustainability of our estate; 
• and our approach to engaging our communities through the ethos of co-commitment. 

our research and knowledge exchange activity delivers solutions to address global societal challenges. from the development of the net zero industry innovation centre which is supporting the ongoing drive for clean energy and sustainability, to the borderlands project which is building sustainable communities, innovation powers our steps. 

our future facing learning framework encourages our students to become socially and ethically engaged and the new learning model developed by teesside university international business school has sustainability at its core. 

our £280m campus masterplan has been developed to ensure that our campus remains vibrant and future-proofed, with all new builds achieving the building sustainability rating standard (breeam) and sustainable procurement practices embedded in masterplan projects. 

through this approach, teesside university is playing its part in addressing the societal challenges we face on a local, regional, national and global scale.

major advocacy checkpoints for the department of rhetoric & communication studies and the university are food insecurity and technology divides in the historic northwest corridor of charlotte, the area in which the university is situated. communications faculty engage students in research projects, presentations and publications to tell the stories of persons—the elderly, school-aged children, military veterans, and families—living in the northwest corridor and experiencing significant challenges with food deserts and access to reliable technology. communication students develop psas, digital radio content and cinematography to highlight the relevance of these issues and to connect community members to local and regional resources to address these issues.

the university’s sustainability village is a dedicated program for students to immerse themselves in a living-learning environment that incorporates service learning with academic coursework to respond to the voices of residents in the northwest corridor. working inter disciplinarily, sustainability interns and scholars study conservation efforts across the globe to inform their local work with aquaponic gardens and farmers’ markets. study abroad opportunities have included building sustainable villages in haiti and exploring community farming practices in rural african villages. communications students are able to enroll in courses in applied environmental science and sustainable living to complement their primary studies in journalism, visual arts, public advocacy and/or digital communications.

as a proud 2022年世界杯亚洲预选赛结果 member with planet forward, vcu seeks to enhance effective environmental and science communications by exposing students to opportunities for storytelling, media and educational events.

partnering sebs science storytellers and scientists have developed a collaborative, university-based science-in-action video storytelling model that translates science for public engagement and increases scientists’ relatability. several original science documentaries featuring scientists conducting research over time, and involving undergraduates in the creative storytelling process, have reached broad audiences through distribution platforms such as pbs, netflix, pivot and kanopy.

our vision is to empower students to learn how to create a healthy and sustainable future that balances the well-being of all living organisms with the heath of the earth. our mission is to create, disseminate and implement solutions to achieve a healthy and sustainable future.  we do this through research, education, entrepreneurship, outreach and through engagement.

sebs students are active in research and have access to our faculty’s research in order to share stories of success.

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these stories will help to bring broader awareness about our communities and concerns, center our traditional knowledge, amplify our modern existence, show our cultural resilience, and focus on solutions that uphold our values and responsibilities.

the 2022-2023 planet forward indigenous correspondents represent 10 tribes and seven universities from across the u.s., including both undergraduate and graduate students. the 10-month program culminates in all indigenous correspondents receiving a travel grant to attend 2023’s planet forward summit in washington, d.c., where they will engage in workshops led by global environmental leaders and meet with their cohort. correspondents also will have their work published right here on planetforward.org, and presented to sustainability experts, professionals, and thought leaders through planet forward and university of arizona events and partners.

the uc berkeley graduate school of journalism also offers a food and farming journalism fellowship. aimed at early and mid career journalists, the fellowship presents an opportunity to report ambitious long form print and audio stories on the full range of subjects under the rubric of food systems: agricultural and nutritional policy, the food industry, food science, technology and culture, rural and urban farming, agriculture and the environment, food and climate change, global trade and supply chains, consolidation and securitization of the food system and public health as it relates to food and farming.