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Barriers and Possible Drivers for the Implementation of Sustainability in Brazilian Business Schools
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Direct linkAlana 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
Ali Faghani; Masoud Bijani; Naser Valizadeh – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2024
Purpose: Many environmental problems are due to the unfavorable environmental intentions and cultural-behavioral weaknesses in the relationship between man and nature. This study aims to adopt an environmental psychological perspective to green intention (GI) and green behavior (GB) of agricultural students; to this end, protection motivation…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sustainability, Conservation (Environment), Ecology
Kai Rüdele; Matthias Wolf – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2024
Purpose: This paper aims to examine the piloting of an experience-based training module on greenhouse gas (GHG) reporting. The training is designed to promote knowledge and skills of both, students and professionals, in the context of the European Sustainability Reporting Standards. The paper's purpose is to evaluate the suitability of the chosen…
Descriptors: Climate, Influence of Technology, Experiential Learning, Training
Margarita Pacis; Robert VanWynsberghe – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2020
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to posit that a key sustainability tool can help provide a needed guide for the many forms of new curricula for academic, public and professional learning communities. The authors demonstrate that key sustainability competency (KSC) research can highlight and provide an array of learning outcomes that can be…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Competence, Instructional Design, Educational Objectives
Leal Filho, Walter; Brandli, Luciana Londero; Becker, Deisi; Skanavis, Constantina; Kounani, Aristea; Sardi, Chrysoula; Papaioannidou, Dimitra; Paço, Arminda; Azeiteiro, Ulisses; de Sousa, Luiza Olim; Raath, Schalk; Pretorius, Rudi Wessel; Shiel, Christine; Vargas, Valeria; Trencher, Gregory; Marans, Robert W. – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2018
Purpose: There is a widely held belief that sustainable development (SD) policies are essential for universities to successfully engage in matters related to sustainability, and are an indicator of the extent to which they are active in this field. This paper aims to examine the evidence which currently exists to support this assumption. It…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Sustainability, Universities, School Policy
Chang, Huei-Chun – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2013
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to address the issue of managing the major environmental costs from an accounting perspective. The current state of practices for managing the costs associated with the consumption of electricity, water and paper, as well as the generation of wastes within three universities in Taiwan, was investigated. The…
Descriptors: Accounting, Foreign Countries, Costs, Sustainability
Jones, Nikoleta; Roumeliotis, Spiridon; Iosifides, Theodoros; Hatziantoniou, Maria; Sfakianaki, Eleni; Tsigianni, Eleni; Thivaiou, Kalliopi; Biliraki, Athina; Evaggelinos, Kostas – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2013
Purpose: The aim of the present study is to contribute to the discussion introducing the concept of social capital as a significant parameter influencing students' perceptions concerning greening initiatives in HEIs. Design/methodology/approach: A theoretical analysis is presented concerning the possible links of social capital components with…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Social Capital, Correlation, Foreign Countries
Rauch, Jason N.; Newman, Julie – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2009
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to analyze the development and implementation of how a greenhouse gas GHG reduction target at Yale University has resulted in broad and long-term institutional commitment. Design/methodology/approach: Interviews are conducted with key individuals representing those most directly involved in developing and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Vision, Organizational Change, Environmental Standards
Evangelinos, Konstantinos I.; Jones, Nikoleta – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2009
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to analyse the importance of the theory of social capital for the challenges presented during environmental management initiatives in higher education institutions (HEIs). In particular, the paper utilises the fundamental components of social capital theory and assesses a hypothesis that higher stocks of…
Descriptors: Social Capital, Environmental Standards, Higher Education, Administration
White, Stacey Swearingen – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2009
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to describe and analyze those US campuses that became signatories of the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment (ACUPCC) during the charter membership period of December 2006 through September 15, 2007. Design/methodology/approach: The paper draws on literature in organizational change,…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Campuses, Organizational Change, Climate
Kurland, Nancy B. – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2011
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the evolution of a sustainability network at a large California public university, as an example of organizational change. Design/methodology/approach: The paper combines participant observation and case study techniques over a three-year period. From 2007 to 2010, the author helped found the…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Participant Observation, Outreach Programs, Network Analysis
Clarke, Amelia – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2006
Purpose: To challenge the deliberate strategy approach of the environmental management system (EMS) cycle, and offer a model based on both the practical reality experienced at Dalhousie University and emergent strategy theory. Also, to share some of the lessons learned in the 15 years of environmental management at Dalhousie University.…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Strategic Planning, Environmental Standards, Case Studies
Arvidsson, Karin – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2004
Since 1996, all Swedish public authorities, which includes most universities, have been made responsible for contributing to the sustainable development of the society. Swedish universities are thus required to submit annual environmental reports about their policies, structures and actions. This study provides a review of the activities that…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Foreign Countries, Universities, Environmental Standards
Dawe, Gerald F. M.; Vetter, Arnie; Martin, Stephen – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2004
A sustainability audit of Holme Lacy College is described. The approach adopted a "triple bottom line" assessment, comprising a number of key steps: a scoping review utilising a revised Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors project appraisal tool; an environmental impact assessment based on ecological footprinting and a social and…
Descriptors: Economic Impact, Sustainable Development, Foreign Countries, Audits (Verification)
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