You need to identify exactly what a successful sustainability literate graduate will be able to do as a result of your course.

Graduates are likely to have developed :• Professional specialist elements (eg accountancy,

business, plumbing)• Professional but transferable elements (eg book-

keeping, management)• Personal elements (eg interpersonal skills, critical

evaluation, reflective learning).

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The best possible characteristics for a person who is “sustainability literate”, would be demonstrated through:

Recognising the need to become more sustainable in their behaviour A person who recognises the need for sustainable approaches

will be able to articulate the need to support this behaviour, draw examples from their own lives and will be able to transfer this knowledge to various situations and environments.

Having sufficient skills and knowledge to be able to decide and act in a sustainable way A person with these skills will be equipped with a number of tools

and strategies that enable them to make informed decisions that are likely to contribute to a more sustainable society.

Encouraging and rewarding sustainable behaviour in others Recognition of sustainable behaviour and rewarding and reinforcing this approach

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The learner’s world Relevance

1.      Mapping the learner’s environment

These are the key relationships of the learner, with the most important relationships in the middle of the spheres and reducing as they work outwards.

2.      Matrix to identify essential aspects of the learning environment

The 3 elements which identify the competencies required for a particular career

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Other influences could include:MoneyFinanciersCreditorsCustomersInsuranceElectricityGSTTaxesComputersIT ResourcesPaperBuildingsOthers?

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Other influences could include:MoneySuppliersCreditorsCustomersInsuranceElectricityGSTTaxesNatural resources Computers Training PaperProfessional associationsBuildingsLandscapesCommunity ManufacturersOthers?

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Other influences could include:Research SuppliersCreditorsCustomersInsuranceEnergy consumptionGSTNatural resources Computers Paper/ waterProfessional associationsBuildingsBridges Community Contractors Others?

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Other influences could include:Food SuppliersCreditorsFood safety InsuranceEnergy consumptionGSTNatural resources Computers Paper/ waterProfessional associationsDisposables Biodiversity Community Contractors Others?

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Other influences could include:Plants SuppliersCreditorsUrban designInsuranceWater useGSTNatural resources Computers PaperProfessional associationsLand Biodiversity Community Contractors WildlifeOceans Others?2.28

Other influences could include:Plants SuppliersRadioactive materialDangerous goodsInsuranceWater useGSTNatural resources Computers PaperProfessional associationsLand Biodiversity Community Contractors WildlifeOceans Others?2.29

Other influences could include:Staff SuppliersTax benefitsGovernment InsuranceCaring GSTDonations Computers PaperProfessional associationsPhilanthropy Grants Community Contractors Disabled Children Others?2.30

Other influences could include:Money SuppliersTax benefitsGovernment InsuranceCreativity GSTSponsors Computers PaperProfessional associationsIT Software Grants Community Contractors CanvasesArt groups Others?2.31

Other influences could include:Staff SuppliersTax benefitsGovernment InsuranceCaringEthics GSTDonations Computers PaperProfessional associationsPhilanthropy Grants Community Contractors Disabled Children Others?

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Countless possible ways to operate more sustainably There is no ‘silver bullet’ – everyone has to figure out their own path Can be either a series of incremental steps, with a goal of

continuous improvement, or can be a ‘quantum leap’, where entire processes and products are completely re-evaluated and may change radically

Do we have time for incremental improvements? eg current global agreements for carbon emissions for modest

reductions are hard to reach, impossible to enforce, and virtually without effect; and even if they were successful, they would have a negligible impact on the critical trend

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http://www.ecorecycle.vic.gov.au/www/default.asp?casid=2799 – Ecorecycle Victoria site with information on reducing waste in the office

http://www.epa.nsw.gov.au/cleaner_production/selfhelptool.pdf - Profits from Cleaner Production: A Self-Help Tool for Small to Medium-Sized Businesses (NSW Dept State & Regional Development and the former NSW EPA)

http://www.greenhouse.gov.au/community_household.html - an AGO site with information on greenhouse gas issues, eg energy efficiency and tips for reducing emissions

http://www.energy.unsw.edu.au/unswitch/experts.html - dispels some of the myths about turning off your computer monitor

Russell (2003) – lists numerous additional websites

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