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Direct linkYolanda Ramírez; Montserrat Manzaneque; Elena Merino – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2025
Purpose: This paper aims to investigate the extent of sustainability disclosure through websites at Spanish universities and analyse the determinants that affect such disclosure. Design/methodology/approach: This study uses as methodology a content analysis of the sustainability information disclosed by universities on their official websites in…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Disclosure, Web Sites, Universities
Derek Hall – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2024
Purpose: This paper aims to explore the extent and characteristics of Canadian university reporting of and policy regarding greenhouse gas emissions from air travel. It identifies current approaches' details and limits and recommends improvements. Design/methodology/approach: The study developed questions and considerations for analysing reporting…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Universities, Travel, Air Transportation
Paulo Guilherme Fuchs; Manoel Honorato Filho; Liziane Araújo da Silva; Ana Regina Aguiar Dutra; José Baltazar Salgueirinho Osório de Andrade Guerra – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2024
Purpose: Universities and their actions affect the environment directly and significantly. Therefore, the carbon footprint (CF) needs to be implemented in these institutions for mitigating climate change and its potential risks. Based on this understanding, the university consortium quality and environment (QualEnv) stands out by its main…
Descriptors: Universities, Conservation (Environment), Climate, Fuels
Eby, Robert F.; Rangarajan, Nandhini – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2023
Purpose: This study aims to describe the different elements included in campus sustainability plans (CSPs) in colleges and universities across the USA. Design/methodology/approach: It examines the contents and specific areas of emphasis of 155 CSPs using a document analysis approach. It determines the types and characteristics of the institutions…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Educational Planning, Campuses, Colleges
Patricia Maccagno; Verónica Andrea Goñi; Candela Abril Panuccio; Marcela Alejandra Alvarez; Yesica Daniela Diaz; Camila Galvaliz – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2024
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to explore the incorporation of the sustainable development goals (SDGs) at the National University of Moreno (Universidad Nacional de Moreno, UNM, in Spanish), focusing on teaching and research activities, encountering difficulties from primary and secondary information sources, to integrate the SDGs, and…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Institutional Mission, Universities, Foreign Countries
Verena Berger; David Koch – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2024
Purpose: Educational institutions have a special social responsibility to initiate processes of sustainability transformation in society, nevertheless, activities that effectively address students as well as employees are rather moderate. To initiate change alongside strategic and political decisions, this paper aims to present findings of a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Climate, Conservation (Environment), Gamification
Ruth Bookbinder; Anna Mdee; Katy Roelich – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2024
Purpose: This paper aims to discuss the practical dilemmas of institutional change to tackle the climate crisis in a UK university, identifying key assumptions and issues that block meaningful change. The research was part of an initiative to define a theory of change (ToC) to meet the university's institutional climate commitments.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Climate, Organizational Change, Universities
Matilde Lafuente-Lechuga; Javier Cifuentes-Faura; Úrsula Faura-Martínez – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2024
Purpose: This paper aims to identify the current situation of higher education institutions in Spain regarding the introduction of the Sustainable Development Goals in the classroom, and what is the role of mathematics in this task. Design/methodology/approach: A review is made of how the concept of sustainability has evolved in higher education,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mathematical Concepts, Sustainable Development, Higher Education
Tarja Niemela – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2024
Purpose: Higher educational institutions, such as universities of applied sciences, have a significant role in promoting progress towards a sustainable future as defined by the United Nations (UN) sustainable development goals (SDGs). This paper aims to identify how the UN SDGs are featured in master's theses set in work-life contexts.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sustainable Development, Masters Theses, Universities
Lima, Clayton dos Santos; Kieling, Debora Londero; Veiga Ávila, Lucas; Paço, Arminda; Zonatto, Vinícius Costa da Silva – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2023
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to analyse through a systematic literature review the evolution of the theme of environmental social and governance (ESG) in universities, correlating variables and presenting a panorama for Latin American universities. Design/methodology/approach: This paper uses a systematic literature review approach. The…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Universities, Governance, Foreign Countries
Robinson, John; Alhakim, Andi Darell; Ma, Grace; Alam, Monisha; Brando, Fernanda da Rocha; Braune, Manfred; Brown, Michelle; Côté, Nicolas; Espinosa, Denise Crocce Romano; Garza, Ana Karen; Gorman, David; Hajer, Maarten; Madden, John; Melnick, Rob; Metras, John; Newman, Julie; Patel, Rutu; Raven, Rob; Sergienko, Kenneth; Smith, Victoria; Tariq, Hoor; van der Lem, Lysanne; Wong, Christina Nga Jing; Wiek, Arnim – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2023
Purpose: This study aims to explore barriers and pathways to a whole-institution governance of sustainability within the working structures of universities. Design/methodology/approach: This paper draws on multi-year interviews and hierarchical structure analysis of ten universities in Canada, the USA, Australia, Hong Kong, South Africa, Brazil,…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Governance, Barriers, Universities
Brinton, Amanda; Warner, Laura A.; Townsend, Timothy G. – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2023
Purpose: This study aims to test how waste disposal behaviors can be changed such as higher recycling diversion and lower contamination rates using signage and messaging techniques at public outdoor waste receptacles on a university campus. Design/methodology/approach: The experiment took place at five public outdoor receptacle stations, each with…
Descriptors: Wastes, Sanitation, Behavior Change, Recycling
Porporato, Marcela; Samuels-Jones, Tameka – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2023
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to use the case of York University in Canada to analyze the connection between University Social Responsibility and voluntary disclosure. The authors examine whether the university's voluntary air emissions disclosure is performative by exploring whether York University's espoused commitment to its community…
Descriptors: Pollution, Social Responsibility, Measurement, Models
Magdalena Maria Popowska; Monika Sady – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2024
Purpose: This study aims to identify a sustainable university's key features. It is an essential step in tracing the topics discussed in the context of a sustainable university and their evolution in the scientific discourse. Design/methodology/approach: This paper relies on a systematic literature review (SLR) conducted using two scholarly…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Sustainable Development, Universities, Environmental Education
Sónia Monteiro; Verónica Ribeiro; Cristiana Molho – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2024
Purpose: The implementation and reporting of the sustainable development goals (SDGs) is one of the emerging challenges for higher education institutions (HEIs), but the lack of well-defined reporting structures and topics for this sector makes it difficult to map and evaluate HEI performance in relation to 2030 Agenda. This study aims to assess…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Higher Education, Reputation, Universities
