We are delighted to announce the launch of a series of publications to which the International Association of Universities (IAU) has contributed since 2024 as part of UNESCO's Transforming Futures project.
UNESCO launched three new guidance tools developed through the project “Transforming Futures: Enhancing Practice for ESD for 2030 through Action Research”, which you can read here:
🌱 Driving sustainability in education through a whole-institution approach
🎓 Enhancing pedagogies and competencies for sustainability
📊 Assessing learning in Education for Sustainable Development
👉 Learn more about the launch event on 17 September 2026 :
https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/transforming-futures-enhancing-practice-esd-2030-through-action-research-launch-new-unesco-guidance?mc_cid=d53973998a&mc_eid=8f18ebcd91
These tools are designed to support educators, institutions and other stakeholders in strengthening Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) and equipping learners to contribute to more sustainable futures.
Update 22 October 2026 - UNESCO published a connected set of Policy Papers in October 2026 - summarising the main findings of the project and with concrete recommendations to policy makers. Find them here:
🌱 Whole-institution approaches towards sustainability: policy paper
🎓 Achieving sustainability competencies as a key driver for quality and relevance in education: policy paper
📊 Rethinking learning assessments for ESD: policy paper
In addition, the 10 country spotlights have also been published and can be found on the project website. We would like to extend our gratitude to Brazil, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, Germany, Japan, Kenya, Malaysia, Romania, Slovenia for their important contributions and continued collaboration.
Learn more about the Transforming Futures project:
https://www.unesco.org/en/sustainable-development/education/transforming-futures