The U.S. Partnership for Education for Sustainable Development

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Envisioning a Sustainable Future

This activity is part of the Education for Sustainable Development toolkit.

The Yale Project on Climate Change Communication

This Project extends and updates an ongoing program of research analyzing Americans’ interpretations of and responses to climate change. The research provides insights into how to communicate about climate change with the American public.

Communication, Education and Public Awareness (CEPA)

Are important instruments for conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. Developed by the IUCN Commission on Education and Communication (CEC) for the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) , the CEPA toolkit can be viewed here. The toolkit is meant for CBD focal points and those to whom the implementation of a NBSAP is delegated. The toolkit offers you information to update your knowledge and skills with fact sheets, checklists and practical examples from all over the world.

Shaping Pro-Environmental Behaviors

See a variety of resources by clicking on Psychology at https://www.aashe.org/partners/dans/dans-resources/ 
Also see the Little Book of Green Nudges from the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP).

Marketing for Sustainable Development

Search the American Marketing Association for sustainable development and sustainability to see a variety of articles.

Sustainability Marketing 

Sustainable Brands has an article that provides insights into sustainability marketing.

"Integral Communications for Sustainability"
by Barrett Chapman Brown

Marketing Sustainability Behavior

Peruse a large number of books and articles on this topic within google scholar.

Theory and practice of integral sustainable development: Part 1: Quadrants and the practitioner

Brown, Barrett C. (submitted). Theory and practice of integral sustainable development: Part 1: Quadrants and the practitioner.AQAL: Journal of Integral Theory and Practice.

Theory and practice of integral sustainable development: Part 2: Values, developmental levels, and natural design

Brown, Barrett C. (submitted).Theory and practice of integral sustainable development: Part 2: Values, developmental levels, and natural design. AQAL: Journal of Integral Theory and Practice. (Part 2 is particularly useful to those in charge of sustainability communication).

Talk the Walk - Advancing Sustainable Lifestyles through Marketing & Communications

Report produced by UNEP, the Global Compact Office and Utopies following the 2004 Global Compact Policy Dialogue on Marketing and Sustainable Consumption.

Knight Center for Environmental Journalism - Toolbox

Marketing and Sustainable Development for Marketing Managers

This article is brought to you by the University of Cambridge, the Prince of Wales' Business and the Environment Program, and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development. UNEP Here and Now: Education for Sustainable Consumption! Recommendations and Guidelines.

I Will If You Will : Towards Sustainable Consumption

A 13 page summary from the UK's Sustainable Consumption Roundable of a longer report. Focuses on five key components. From 2006 but still a useful read. Full report is here (78pp.)

Ecological Intelligence

Daniel Goleman, psychologist and bestselling author on Emotional Intelligence, has written a new book, Ecological Intelligence: How Knowing the Hidden Impacts of What We Buy Can Change Everything. Link