The key purpose of this project was to build the capacity of member organisations to be the Sustainability Leaders for the Region. Initial stages would focus on developing the sustainability policy and strategy in each organisation, with future activity focusing on disseminating good practice across and beyond the boundaries of the region.

Through this project, Sussex Downs College sought to continue to promote a shift in behaviour, and in organisational sustainability performance, by embedding sustainable practices focusing on carbon reduction strategies, and with the development of an online learning tool: SustainIT. Key outcomes sought included improving understanding of climate change and further improvement across the organisation.

The primary aim of this project was to collaboratively identify and implement effective cultural change agents, projects and processes which would deliver a 5-10% reduction in its energy use and move the college towards its longer term target of a 25% reduction in its carbon emissions by 2016.

The aims of this project were to: encourage learners, staff and stakeholders to innovate and implement sustainable development principles as part of ‘bottom up’ development; reduce the College’s energy usage via energy saving technology and behaviour changes; use energy monitoring to support the outcomes of teaching and learning; engage learners and the local community in sustainable development.