30/12/2025
Sustainability Competences Roadmap, a practical guide designed to help schools and universities strengthen sustainability education is now available online.
The Roadmap builds on GreenComp, the European Commission’s sustainability competence framework, and adapts it to the daily reality of primary, secondary and higher education institutions. The guide expands GreenComp by including not only individual skills and knowledge, but also the collective culture of schools and the technological and material resources—from infrastructure to digital tools—that support sustainability learning.
Developed with schools and universities in Finland, Portugal, Romania and Spain, the Roadmap provides practical examples, teaching approaches and tools that have been tested in real educational settings. Its development involved a participatory process with teachers, students and school leaders, alongside reviews by external experts and the project’s Advisory Committee.
The document is organised around four key areas of sustainability learning: Engagement (values and participation), Connections (systems and perspectives), Change (futures and innovation) and Action (community involvement and agency). Each area includes guidance for teachers and leadership teams, along with barriers and enablers commonly found in schools.
The Roadmap is intended for educators, school management teams, universities and public administrations. It can be used to plan and evaluate sustainability initiatives, develop educational programmes and support policy decisions.
