The Alliance for Sustainable Schools is a non-profit organization working with members and partners to address systems-level sustainability challenges in school uniforms, school food, school buses and school buildings.

Connect

Connect

We are building a highly connected network of schools committed to sustainability including heads of school, sustainability practitioners and students, and harnessing our collective influence in the service of sustainable schools everywhere.

Engage

Engage

We are engaging with school uniform suppliers, food service providers, bus companies and architects to transform the sustainability of their products and services to schools.

Demonstrate

Demonstrate

Together with our member schools and strategic partners, we are changing mindsets about what’s possible by demonstrating sustainable alternatives for school uniforms, school food, school buses and school buildings.

Scale

Scale

Our projects are replicable and their impact scaleable. Our vision is that all schools everywhere have sustainable school uniforms, sustainable school food, sustainable school buses and sustainable school buildings.

Sustainable Schools Charter

The Charter is our members’ promise to each other and to their students, to operate according to a set of guiding principles related to sustainability. Heads of School sign the Charter when they join The Alliance as an expression of their commitment to prioritize sustainability in their operations and decision-making. The eight pledges of The Charter cover the following areas:

Sustainable Schools Charter

The Charter is our members’ promise to each other and to their students, to operate according to a set of guiding principles related to sustainability. Heads of School sign the Charter when they join The Alliance as an expression of their commitment to prioritize sustainability in their operations and decision-making. The Charter’s eight pledges are represented by the leaves of the flower below.

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Enable Students to Become Sustainability Stewards

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Targets to Reduce Emissions and Waste

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Sustainable Built Environment

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School as Living Laboratories for Sustainability

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Operational Efficiency and Resource Use

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Climate Change and Sustainability in the Curriculum

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School-Community Collaboration

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Sustainable Schools Charter - The Eight Pledges

Networking

Networking

Member Directory

Member Directory

Resources & Information

Resources & Information

Events

Events

Green Best Practice

Green Best Practice

Professional Development

Professional Development

Internships

Internships

Advocacy

Advocacy

Advocating For Systems Change

See how we’ve worked with students to influence Sodexo to improve the sustainability of their school lunches.

Our member schools and partners for change

TASS is working with our member schools and strategic partners to catalyse systems change and accelerate the transition to a sustainable future.

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