Scotland Beyond Net Zero: a toolkit for researchers
Scotland Beyond Net Zero (SBNZ) has developed a toolkit to help researchers articulate their contribution to sustainability and highlight their added value to funders.
The SBNZ toolkit aims to complement and add to the delivery of the Concordat for the Environmental Sustainability of Research and Innovation Practice by helping researchers demonstrate the leadership and contribution to environmental sustainability they have through the content and outcomes of their research. The toolkit will allow researchers to identify the different ways their research can be applied to sustainability challenges and to clearly explain the value and impact of their work.
This aligns with the priorities of many funders, who are increasingly interested in supporting cross-disciplinary work focused on climate challenges.
The SBNZ sustainability toolkit will primarily help researchers new to sustainability to identify new applications or framings for their research. SBNZ hopes the toolkit will also be used by experienced sustainability researchers to identify more dimensions of sustainability and to more deeply engage with the multiple dimensions and trade-offs inherent in this kind of research. Finally, all researchers applying for funding will be able to use this toolkit to explain their contributions in ways that are relevant to funders' priorities.
This will be a live event with an overview of the toolkit as well as an opportunity to ask questions.
A link will be sent to subscribers in advance of the event.
This event is part of Sustainability Week.