Code: 1.1
Valuing sustainability
To reflect on personal values; identify and explain how values vary among people and over time, while critically evaluating how they align with sustainability values.
Code: 1.1
To reflect on personal values; identify and explain how values vary among people and over time, while critically evaluating how they align with sustainability values.
Knows the main views on sustainability: anthropocentrism (human-centric), technocentrism (technological solutions to ecological problems) and ecocentrism (nature-centred), and how they influence assumptions and arguments.
Knows the main values and principles underpinning socio-economic models and their relation to sustainability.
Knows that values and principles influence action that can damage, does not harm, restores or regenerates the environment.
Knows that various cultures and generations may attach more or less importance to sustainability depending on their value systems.
Knows that when human demand for resources is driven by greed, indifference and unfettered individualism, this has negative consequences for the environment.
Knows how one's position in society influences personal values.
Can critically assess and compare underlying sustainability values and principles in arguments, action, policies and political claims.
Can evaluate issues and action based on sustainability values and principles.
Can bring personal choices and action in line with sustainability values and principles.
Can articulate and negotiate sustainability values, principles and objectives while recognising different viewpoints.
Can identify and include values of communities, including minorities, in problem framing and decision making on sustainability.
Is prone to acting in line with values and principles for sustainability.
Is willing to share and clarify views on sustainability values.
Is open-minded to others and their world-views.
Is ready to critique and value various cultural contexts depending on their impact on sustainability.