ESD 2030

Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) was born from the need for education to address growing sustainability challenges. ESD employs action-oriented, innovative pedagogy to enable learners to develop knowledge and awareness and take action to transform society into a more sustainable one.

ESD for 2030 builds on the Global Action Programme (the GAP) that aimed to reorient and strengthen education and learning to contribute to all activities that promote sustainable development. It places a stronger focus on education’s central contribution to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). ESD for 2030 directly contributes to SDG 4 on quality and inclusive education, in particular Target 4.7, as well as all other SDGs, to provide relevant education that puts responsibility for the future at the centre.

ESD 2030 framework