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Direct linkMoura-Leite, Rosamaria Cox; Lopes, José Carlos de Jesus; Yamazaki, Carolina – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2023
Purpose: This study aims to analyze the situation of Federal Universities (FUs) regarding compliance with the Sustainable Logistics Management Plan (PLS) Normative Instruction (NI) 10/2012, the adoption of which is compulsory for all agencies and entities of direct, autarchic and foundational public administration and dependent state-owned…
Descriptors: Universities, Compliance (Legal), Sustainability, Public Colleges
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
Yasuoka, Jorge; Cordeiro, Gabrielly Araújo; Brittes, José Luiz Pereira; Cooper Ordóñez, Robert Eduardo; Bajay, Sergio Valdir; Nunes, Eduardo – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2023
Purpose: There is a great interest in developing eco-friendly operations as alternative uses of resources in the university campus, making the employment of technologies more sustainable. Practices such as energy management and efficiency initiatives have been encouraged to meet these sustainability goals. The purpose of this paper is to describe…
Descriptors: Internet, Energy Conservation, Campuses, Universities
Matana Júnior, Sidnei; Antonio Leite Frandoloso, Marcos; Barbosa Brião, Vandré – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2023
Purpose: Energy consumption and renewable energy sources are included in the goals for the 2030 Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG7) agenda, and target buildings are the biggest electricity consumers. In turn, Netzero energy buildings (NZEB) contribute to achieve SDG7 goals. This paper aims to identify which Brazilian higher education…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Energy Conservation, Conservation (Environment), Objectives
Finatto, Carla Patricia; Aguiar Dutra, Ana Regina; Gomes da Silva, Camilla; Nunes, Nei Antonio; Guerra, José Baltazar Salgueirinho Osório de Andrade – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2023
Purpose: The purpose of this paper aims to discuss the outreach strategies of higher education institutions (HEIs) to promote the inclusion of refugees, focusing on two case studies of programs in southern Brazil. Design/methodology/approach: This paper analyzes two outreach programs of Brazilian universities: the Welcome Program for Immigrants…
Descriptors: College Role, Inclusion, Refugees, Outreach Programs
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
Dalla Gasperina, Liane; Mazutti, Janaina; Londero Brandli, Luciana; dos Santos Rabello, Roberto – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2022
Purpose: Smart campuses can be seen as the future of higher education efforts, especially for their contributions to sustainability and to encourage innovation. This paper aims to present the benefits of smart practices in a Higher Education Institutions and highlights its connections to the sustainable development goals (SDGs).…
Descriptors: Universities, Sustainable Development, Educational Innovation, Objectives
Franco, Dirk; Macke, Janaina; Cotton, Debby; Paço, Arminda; Segers, Jean-Pierre; Franco, Laura – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2022
Purpose: This study aims to explore students' sustainability attitudes and behavioural intentions and their relation to energy use, to promote energy saving and decarbonisation in higher education settings. Design/methodology/approach: The authors used a validated energy literacy survey to assess undergraduate students' attitudes and behavioural…
Descriptors: Energy Conservation, Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Student Behavior
Nolasco, Elaine; Vieira Duraes, Pedro Henrique; Pereira Gonçalves, Júlia; de Oliveira, Maria Cristina; Monteiro de Abreu, Lucijane; Nascimento de Almeida, Alexandre – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2021
Purpose: Universities are an example of institutions that aggregate people around work/study who consume water, energy and produce waste daily in their activities, generating an impact on the environment. The purpose of this study is to determine the quantity, composition and recycling potential of waste generated at the Faculdade UnB Planaltina…
Descriptors: Universities, Sanitation, Wastes, Hazardous Materials
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
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
Roysen, Rebeca; Cruz, Tânia Cristina – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2020
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to discuss the pedagogical tools that can enhance transdisciplinarity in higher education and stimulate sustainability transitions, based on the case study of a partnership between the University of Brasilia and an ecovillage in Brazil. Design/methodology/approach: A qualitative study was carried out, based on…
Descriptors: Universities, Environmental Education, Undergraduate Students, Teaching Methods
Lange Salvia, Amanda; Londero Brandli, Luciana; Leal Filho, Walter; Gasparetto Rebelatto, Bianca; Reginatto, Giovana – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2020
Purpose: Considering the different roles universities can perform to contribute to sustainable development, it is through teaching and outreach that they might be able to connect to the academic and local communities the most. The purpose of this study is to investigate the extent to which energy sustainability is being considered in campus…
Descriptors: Energy Conservation, Sustainability, Outreach Programs, College Instruction
Mazutti, Janaina; Londero Brandli, Luciana; Lange Salvia, Amanda; Fritzen Gomes, Bárbara Maria; Damke, Luana Inês; Tibola da Rocha, Vanessa; Santos Rabello, Roberto dos – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2020
Purpose: Higher education institutions are widely known both for their promotion to education for sustainable development (ESD) and for their contribution as living labs to urban management strategies. As for strategies, smart and learning campuses have recently gained significant attention. This paper aims to report an air quality monitoring…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Sustainable Development, Campuses, Environmental Education
Brandli, Luciana Londero; Lange Salvia, Amanda; Dal Moro, Leila; Tibola da Rocha, Vanessa; Mazutti, Janaina; Reginatto, Giovana – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2019
Purpose: This paper aims to highlight the contribution of ecological fairs to the promotion of sustainability in university campuses, based on a case study carried out at the University of Passo Fundo, located in Southern Brazil. Design/methodology/approach: Producers and consumers of the ecological fairs were interviewed to analyse how the…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Campuses, Ecology, Foreign Countries
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