Over the last decades or so, courses an programs on sustainability not only focus on sustainability issues but also increasingly foster the practices, ways of being, and skills needed to be an effective sustainable leader. This is in line with the UNESCO’s agenda on Education of Sustainable Development (ESD). In addition, Global Citizenship Education courses share the concern for ‘education that opens people’s eyes and minds to the realities of the world and awakens them to bring about a world of greater justice and human rights for all.’(Maastricht Global Education Declaration, 2002). In this contribution, which is partly based on my recent experience with a research-action project on the skills and qualities needed to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (EmpowerSDGs) I would like to explore the place of ethics and integrity in such programs, an how such qualities can be fostered.
