Take Action for a Sustainable Future in Education
Free practical guide to help providers, agents, and sector leaders embed sustainability where it matters most — in real-world decisions.
Make Sustainability More
than a Buzzword
This free Action Kit is designed for people working across the international education ecosystem who want to move from good intentions to measurable impact. Whether you’re a provider designing new programmes or an agent advising students, this resource offers practical, doable steps to start making change now.
Based on insights shared at NZed Connects 2025 by SDCS Principal Consultant Peter Lane.
What’s Inside the Kit?
- ✅ A checklist of six actions your institution or agency can take today
- ✅ Examples of green programmes, partnerships, and messaging strategies
- ✅ A copy of the presentation slide deck
- ✅ Links to toolkits and reporting frameworks you can start using immediately
- ✅ Talking points to help you bring your stakeholders along for the journey
- ✅ A future-facing roadmap for deeper impact over time
- (Kit contents subject to change without notice)
Who’s Behind This Kit
This free resource was developed by Peter Lane, a digital strategist and sustainability advisor who’s been working at the crossroads of education, systems design, and climate justice for over two decades.
Peter helped create New Zealand’s first sustainability rating tool for education buildings and was part of the team behind one of the country’s first Green Star-rated high schools. These days, he advises nonprofits, education providers, and churches on how to turn good sustainability intentions into real-world systems that work.
From a Green Star pioneer to a digital strategist for climate justice — meet the mind behind the kit.
Bonus: Bibliography
Curious about the research?
We’ve included the full bibliography from the original talk — no email required. Browse the sources that informed this work.
Ready to Turn Ideas into Action?
Get the Education Sustainability Action Kit now — and take your first step toward impact that lasts.
Bibliography
- 2025 Global Education Outlook
- 2025 Education Trends Snapshot: AI, Skills, and Workforce Pathways
- OECD Student Trends 2018–2022
- Advancing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Through Education Abroad
- EY. How Are You Balancing the Books for a Digital Future? (Financial Sustainability Whitepaper)
- Five Trends That Will Redefine International Schools in 2025 – Global Services In Education
- International Education Strategy He Rautaki Mātauranga ā Ao
- International Education and the Dawn of New Technologies
- International Student Recruitment Trends: What’s Next for 2025?
- Measuring Environmental Sustainability in International Education
- NZ Ministry of Education. Our Education System
- Redalyc. Organizational Longevity: A Systematic Literature Review
- ACA Secretariat. Sustainability in Online Education
- EC2U. Sustainable Campus Initiatives to Foster UNSDGs
- The Size & Shape of the Global Education Market
- Top Trends in International Education for 2025 and Beyond
- New Zealand Government. (2022). International Education Strategy 2022–2030.