Green Edutrips focused on addressing the need to integrate sustainability into adult education. One of the main objectives was to strengthen the capacity of educational institutions to implement sustainable travel practices on an ongoing basis. In doing so, we aimed to equip these institutions with the tools to promote sustainability in everyday travel, fostering a mind-set of care for the environment. Following on from this, we also wanted to empower educators, providing them with the necessary skills to teach and motivate their students towards a more sustainable way of travelling. This is why the Green Travel Protocol was developed as a resource for institutions to adopt sustainable mobility practices and measure their impact over time. In addition to this, we wanted participants to understand that sustainability is a shared responsibility, for which the Green Vademecum was created as a resource for adopting sustainable travel practices in their daily lives. In this way, participants were expected to become active agents of change, promoting sustainability on a large scale.
The project arose from the partners' concern about the impact of travel on the environment. Given the frequency with which they have to travel, there was an interest in analysing whether society considers the impact of such travel on climate change. Despite the global urgency to address this issue, sustainability remains a secondary issue in adult education, where the main focus is on the development of job skills. From this reflection, the idea of integrating sustainability into adult education was born, recognising the influence of its agents and equipping them with the necessary competencies to understand and promote sustainable travel practices. With the project we aimed to provide accessible educational tools to promote sustainable travel practices in adult education, raising participants' awareness of the importance of adopting responsible practices and thus contributing to a more environmentally friendly society.