The manifesto was initiated by the Education for Sustainable Development Working Group (AG BNE), a working group of the Swiss Academic Society for Environmental and Ecological Research (saguf). We are currently focussing on the following questions: how can education for sustainable development (ESD) be integrated into higher education and adult education? What methods and didactics can support ESD in practice?

Our focus is on transformative learning: learning that leads to profound changes in our attitudes and values, which determine how we act, think, and feel. Transformative learning enables us to creatively tackle seemingly insurmountable dilemmas, both individually and collectively, and thus actively contribute to societal transformation. We are convinced that education and transformative learning contribute in a primordial way to societal development towards sustainability.

Als engagierte, kritische Wissenschaftler*innen und „reflektierende Praktiker*innen“ ist es unser Anliegen, theoretisch-fundierte und praxistaugliche Beiträge zu generieren, u.a. auch zum UNESCO-Programm „BNE 2030“. Wir arbeiten in unterschiedlichen Formaten – wie Publikationen, Workshops oder Beiträgen zu Konferenzen – und mit unterschiedlichen Akteur*innen des Bildungssystems aus der Praxis und Wissenschaft zusammen.