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Direct linkCarla Patricia Finatto; Paulo Guilherme Fuchs; Ana Regina Aguiar Dutra; José Baltazar Salgueirinho de Andrade Guerra – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2024
Purpose: Higher education institutions (HEIs) are increasingly aware of their role in developing and implementing a sustainable paradigm, with the potential to accelerate progress toward sustainable development (SD). Therefore, this study aims to investigate the environmental, social and governance (ESG) and sustainable development goals (SDGs)…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Sustainability, Governance, Foreign Countries
Sigahi, Tiago F. A. C.; Rampasso, Izabela Simon; Anholon, Rosley; Sznelwar, Laerte Idal – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2023
Purpose: This paper aims to discuss how the theory of complex thinking can be considered an interesting element in engineering education, especially in the context in which challenges toward sustainable development are multidisciplinary. Design/methodology/approach: This viewpoint synthesizes the main reflections and discussions generated during a…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Sustainable Development, Thinking Skills, Undergraduate Study
Mazon, Gisele; Soares, Thiago Coelho; Birch, Robert Samuel; Schneider, Jonas; Andrade Guerra, José Baltazar Salgueirinho Osório de Andrade – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2023
Purpose: This study aims to discuss the influences of green innovation processes on sustainable development and proposes a research model linking green absorptive capacity, green dynamic capabilities and green service innovation with the aim of clarifying how these interactions operate within universities. Design/methodology/approach: Supported by…
Descriptors: Universities, Conservation (Environment), Foreign Countries, Sustainable Development
Zanitt, Jeniffer Fonseca; Rampasso, Izabela Simon; Quelhas, Osvaldo Luiz Gonçalves; Serafim, Milena Pavan; Leal Filho, Walter; Anholon, Rosley – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2022
Purpose: This study aims to analyse how the materials selection courses of engineering undergraduate programmes can be better aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Design/methodology/approach: Initially, a content analysis was performed in 39 materials selection course descriptions from 40 engineering undergraduate…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Undergraduate Study, Sustainable Development, Foreign Countries
Barriers and Possible Drivers for the Implementation of Sustainability in Brazilian Business Schools
Alana Guadagnin; Jandir Pauli; Juliane Ruffatto; Leila Dal Moro – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2024
Purpose: For sustainable strategies to be developed in business schools, it is essential to understand which sustainability drivers and barriers are identified by academic managers and coordinators in the implementation of sustainable practices. In this scenario, the study aims to understand the barriers and possible drivers for the implementation…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Business Schools, Sustainability, Administrators
Gomes, Luciana Paulo; Caetano, Marcelo Oliveira; Brand, Susana Margarida; Dai-Prá, Léa Beatriz; Pereira, Brenda Natalia – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2023
Purpose: This study aims to present the environmental management system implemented at UNISINOS and demonstrate some of the main results obtained in more than 15 years carrying out the environmental management of the campuses in São Leopoldo and Porto Alegre. The focus is on the main environmental impacts: electricity consumption, water…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Energy, Water, Sanitation
Contribution of PRME in Education, Research, and Outreach in Brazilian Higher Education Institutions
Avelar, Aline Bento Ambrósio; Silva-Oliveira, Keilla Dayane da; Farina, Milton Carlos; Pereira, Raquel da Silva – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2022
Purpose: This paper aims to assess the contribution of the UN's Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) in higher education, covering education, research and outreach in Brazilian higher education institutions (HEIs) after becoming signatories. Design/methodology/approach: Teachers representing Brazilian HEI signatories to the PRME…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Principles, Administrator Education, Higher Education
Laurett, Rozelia; Paço, Arminda; Mainardes, Emerson Wagner – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2022
Purpose: This paper aims to understand how the FUCAPE 120% Sustainable project promotes sustainable development in higher education. The project was conceived and implemented by FUCAPE Business School, a private higher education institution (HEI) specialised in business, located in Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil. Design/methodology/approach: The…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Sustainability
Cristiano Morini; Edmundo Inacio Junior; Anibal Tavares de Azevedo; Francisco Elíseo Fernandes Sanches; Eduardo Avancci Dionisio – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2025
Purpose: Higher education institutions (HEIs) are crucial in sustainable development. To this end, they must infuse sustainability into all their endeavors. This study aims to delve into the unique vertically integrated project (VIP), a project-based learning approach and its impact on students' skills and the surrounding community.…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Colleges, Active Learning, Student Projects
Alarcon-Pereira, Grecia; Rampasso, Izabela Simon; Tapia-Ubeda, Francisco J.; Rojas-Aguilar, Karol; Rojas-Córdova, Carolina – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2023
Purpose: Considering the relevance of education for sustainable development (SD) to enhancing engineers' abilities to contribute towards sustainability-related issues, this study aims to help understand the global context of the insertion of SD into engineering education and to provide guidelines to further evolve research and efforts towards…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Sustainable Development, Engineering Education, Higher Education
Friman, Mervi; Schreiber, Dusan; Mutanen, Arto; Perälä, Simu; Salminen, Janne – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2021
Purpose: This study aims to determine how sustainable development (SD) demands (according to the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe's (UNECE) SD themes from 2005) are connected to the contents of education, research, development and innovation (RDI) in higher education institutions (HEI). Education and the RDI nexus may affect HEI's…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Research and Development, Innovation, Higher Education
Caldana, Adriana Cristina Ferreira; Eustachio, João Henrique Paulino Pires; Lespinasse Sampaio, Bárbara; Gianotto, Maria Luiza; Talarico, Aurora Contiero; Batalhão, André Cavalcante da Silva – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2023
Purpose: This paper aims to explore whether formal, non-formal, and informal learning experiences contribute to developing sustainable development competencies (SDCs) among students in a Principles of Responsible Management Education (PRME) signatory business school. Design/methodology/approach: An online survey based on the students' learning…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Business Administration Education, Informal Education, Learning Experience
Paz, Tainá da Silva Rocha; Rocha Junior, Venicius Gonçalves da; Campos, Priscila Celebrini de Oliveira; Paz, Igor; Caiado, Rodrigo Goyannes Gusmão; Rocha, Antonio de Aragão; Lima, Gilson Brito Alves – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2023
Purpose: This paper aims to assist higher education institutions (HEIs) in their decision-making process to define initiatives and foster research projects contributing to sustainable development (SD) and minimizing the deficits found in the municipalities. Design/methodology/approach: A documental analysis was performed to select HEIs and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Municipalities, Decision Making, Sustainable Development
Palma, Lisiane Celia; de Oliveira, Lessandra Medeiros; Alves, Nilo Barcelos; Figueiró, Paola Schmitt – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2023
Purpose: This study aims to analyze the extent to which sustainability and its related core aspects have been integrated in the curricula of Business Administration programs in Brazilian federal public universities over the past ten years. Design/methodology/approach: A longitudinal exploratory study, with a descriptive scope, was carried out to…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Business Administration Education, Educational Change, Foreign Countries
Cavalcanti-Bandos, Melissa Franchini; Quispe-Prieto, Silvia; Paucar-Caceres, Alberto; Burrowes-Cromwel, Toni; Rojas-Jiménez, Héctor Heraldo – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2021
Purpose: This paper aims to report on the status and the development of education for sustainable development (ESD) and sustainability literacy (SL) in three Latin American (LA) higher education institutions (HEIs) business programs in Peru, Brazil and Colombia. The paper examines institutional efforts to both introduce and implement ESD curricula…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Environmental Education, Business Administration Education, Curriculum Implementation
