Our partners

We are privileged to work with a number of partner organisations from business and academia on various projects. We thank them all for their diverse collaboration and generosity of mutual partnership.

WWF Greece

Athens University of Economics and Business

Institute for Leadership and Sustainability

Stakeholder Intelligence

Global Sustain

Panasonic Global Eco Learning Program

Apivita

Our charity partners

We support the Animal Welfare Education and Awareness Program "Living with the animals", run by Zophoros Heraklion, Panhellenic Animal Welfare and Environmental Federation and the Animals Welfare Association of Chania. You can download more information here (pdf download 978k)

News updates

Health and wellbeing impact of Green Buildings

Our research on the health and wellbeing impact of Green Buildings on people (Biophilia), has been PUBLISHED in SpringerNature Advances in Science, Technology and Innovation (ASTI) series.
Post date: 2nd October 2021.

Young Greek Greens

Super to welcome the Young Greek Greens - Neoi Prasinoi to European Sustainability Academy - Crete for their 5 day, experiential learning, summer camp
Post date: 27th September 2021.

Joint Animal Welfare Society

A group of volunteers who raise donations for the stray animals in the Aporkoronas area
Post date: 12th September 2021.

What we do

ESA is committed to providing international, high calibre management learning for the development of skills, knowledge and experience necessary to grow organisations through the practical application of sustainable business models.

Sustainable business needs new thinking, innovation and creativity which is rarely provided by mainstream business teaching. ESA founder Sharon Jackson has been teaching and lecturing on sustainable leadership and management since 2000 and believes that busy executives can focus on the principles of sustainability in a more meaningful and practical way when energised by a rich ecological backdrop.

Host your event at ESA

Powered only by Cretan sunshine, ESA is a beautiful building rooted in the earth amongst ancient rocks and olive trees, surrounded by nature. Its construction is a leading example of sustainability in practice. ESA is an experiential and creative place where people feel enlivened, uplifted and creative. Great living and great learning happen at ESA. A perfect setting for:

Leading sustainable enterprise

Our passion is contributing towards co-created sustainable enterprise for positive impact on communities and the natural environment on a global scale. Leadership and entrepreneur issues of adaptation, resilience, authenticity, sustainable-self, values connected sense-making and the continued emancipation of women (WISE) to take up more leadership roles in the world are at the core of the ESA sustainability experience.

Make sense of sustainability

Crete is the sustainable destination of the past and of the future.

Home of the Minoans, one of the earliest civilisations on earth, nestled between Europe, Africa and the Middle East, Crete is rich with mythology, gastronomy, music, art and agriculture. You can have your own authentic experience of a sustainable lifestyle and feel first-hand the strong connection between nature and community.