UN Sustainable Development Goals
The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set out by world leaders in the UN are the world鈥檚 call to action on the most pressing challenges and opportunities facing humanity and the natural world. The Hurst community pledges to play a leading role in tackling them. Below are some of our targets under each of the 17 goals.
No poverty
- Further fundraising activity for Italia Foundation and significant push of new fundraising activity focused on supporting the Ukraine Refugee Crisis.
Good health and wellbeing
- To continue to promote staff and pupil wellbeing.
Find out more on our EDI and Wellbeing page.
Quality education
- The supports and enhances pupil education across all the academy schools, in collaboration with the Diocese of Chichester.
- Build on activities of the Climate Action Group and Sustainability Committee by increasing pupil involvement.
Gender equality
- Hurst’s new gender neutral uniform policies, which came into effect in September 2024 (Prep School) and 2025 (Senior School) reinforces inclusion and diversity principles.
Find out more on our EDI and Wellbeing page.
Clean water and sanitation
- Water saving devices installed across washrooms include PIR Taps and Urinal Sensors.
- Investigate options to install further sustainable water sources for irrigation such as use of an existing well or new borehole.
Affordable and clean energy
- Continue the rollout of BMS to remaining plant rooms and properties across the campus.
- Identify opportunities to improve loft insulation, install further solar PV panels and ensure the whole College is using low energy LED lighting.
Decent work and economic growth
- Encourage supplier and contractors to sign-up to policies that support the commitment to eradicate modern slavery, trafficking or exploitation.
Industry, innovation and infrastructure
- Review options to provide additional energy for future kitchen upgrades from sustainable sources and compare with option for an additional substation installation.
Reduced inequalities
- Continue to build on the work of the student and staff Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) group.聽The EDI group will also work with the recruitment team to increase diversity of applicants and remove barriers for applying.
Find out more on our EDI and Wellbeing page.
Sustainable cities and communities
- Electric vehicle charging points have been installed with a plan to install more in strategic locations across the campus to promote the use of electric vehicles.
- Car sharing for staff will be promoted further to reduce individual car journeys to College.
- Identify opportunities to link with further community groups to help build more sustainability and resilience.
Responsible consumption and production
- Increase food recycling of kitchen waste in conjunction with food recycling charities.
- Identify opportunities to have all waste contractors on a zero waste to landfill with the next focus on mixed recycling and sanitary waste.
- Further reduction in single use bottles/cups.
Find out more about the Full Circle Farm initiative on our Food page.
Climate action
Approximately 200 new trees have been planted and we aim to find more sustainable locations for further tree planting on campus.- Student House Eco-Reps have been introduced.
- Various recycling and waste bins will be compulsory for all houses to encourage more composting and soft plastic waste collections.
- Create a Shell (Year 9) Sustainability group.
- Our Tuesday activity service group will teach more sessions based on the UN goals and increase off-site educational trips (e.g. beach cleans)
Life on land
- Increase and develop wildflower meadow areas across school to improve biodiversity and habitat with the local environment.
Partnership for the goals
- Create new links with schools and educational institutions to share best practice and promote sustainable development
