TEDx at ESA

(1) TEDx Drapanos Women 30^th November 2018

In November 2018, ESA procured 10 outstanding women from across Greece to deliver their TEDx Talks on ‘Showing Up’.
This pioneering event is the FIRST TEDxWomen event to be held in Crete and the first TEDxWomen event in Greece outside of a University.
We aimed to inspire other future TEDxWomen community events in Greece, and other countries.

100 people attended an inspirational event.
View All 10 talks and details of TEDxDrapanosWomen speakers

(2) TEDxCOUNTDOWN Making Sense of Climate Change on Crete 17th October 2020

This online event was part of the TED COUNTDOWN global launch to share ideas and showcases solutions, technologies and actions for addressing the global climate change emergency.

Due to the current pandemic restrictions, diverse speakers gave live talks via webinar. Attendees were from diverse locations with many from island states, suffering similar climate change crisies as Crete. Discussions were built in to the agenda for knowledge sharing and collaborative networking. The event closed with a CALL TO ACTION! The content of these talks is very practical and grounded in suggestions for local action. There is no more time for abstract theories.

View the TEDx Countdown Videos - Climate Change

News updates

Erasmus+ GenNZ project closed at the Creta Maris Resort, Heraklion

With the aim of sharing the Upskilling Generation NetZero project results, a project closing event was hosted at the Creta Maris Resort, Hersonissos Heraklion.
Post date: 5th October 2025.

ESA Crete, Corporate LiveWire Global Award Winner 2025

In this interview with ESA Founder Sharon Jackson you will hear about how ESA was set up in 2011 to address the lack of knowledge and skills in sustainable business management.
Post date: 30th September 2025.

ESA wins global award for best sustainability educator

ESA Crete has been given a Global Award for being voted as 'Sustainability Education Provider of the year 2025'.
Post date: 1st September 2025.

What we do

Since 2012, ESA has delivered international, high calibre, leadership and management education, and consulting services, with a focus on the knowledge, skills and behaviours that are necessary to futureproof organisations and preserve the planet, through the practical application of sustainable business models.

The transition to a global green economy needs new; management skills, thinking, innovation and creativity which are rarely provided by mainstream business teaching. ESA founder Sharon Jackson has been consulting, teaching, lecturing and researching on sustainable leadership and management globally since 2000 and believes that busy executives can focus on the principles of business sustainability in a more meaningful and practical way when energised by a rich ecological backdrop.

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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:

Skills for sustainable business

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.

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