Role of teachers on education for sustainable development is defined by addressing how teachers become change agents by gaining competence in education for sustainable development. Teachers need to become sustainability literate which can be accomplished through formal and informal professional development. The role of teachers more specifically is to foster this transition toward sustainability in their teaching methods. Teachers with a strong knowledge base on sustainability will prepare them to navigate the ever-changing nature of the world and teach their students with the necessary knowledge, skills, and dispositions in sustainability resulting in sustainability literacy.

The opinion that education is the key to achieve a sustainable society has become mainstream. Education for sustainable development (ESD) has been reiterated as vital in numerous documents and declarations. This builds on nearly half a century of developments in quality of education. This paper explores the transition of Sustainability, which is a journey and not the destination. At every step of progress, it questions prevailing worldview, paradigm, structures as well as predominant practices across teaching.