A whole-institution approach towards sustainability: a crucial aspect of higher education's individual and collective engagement with the SDGs and beyond

K Kohl, C Hopkins, M Barth, G Michelsen… - International Journal of …, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose Higher education and its leadership are not yet using their potential impact for a
sustainable future. This paper aims to focus on UN developments and the long history of …

A review of commitment and implementation of sustainable development in higher education: results from a worldwide survey

R Lozano, K Ceulemans, M Alonso-Almeida… - Journal of cleaner …, 2015 - Elsevier
During the last two decades, many higher education institutions have become involved in
embedding sustainable development into their academic systems. The research for this …

Universities' reporting on SDGs: Using the impact rankings to model and measure their contribution to sustainability

E De la Poza, P Merello, A Barberá, A Celani - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Higher education institutions (HEIs) have voiced growing concerns about sustainability
issues since Agenda 2030 was approved, but this is not enough for societal stakeholders …

[PDF][PDF] Higher education for sustainability: a global overview of commitment and progress

D Tilbury - Higher education in the world, 2011 - academia.edu
Higher education is uniquely placed to play a leading role in the attainment of sustainable
development. This catalyst potential needs grounding, however, in a context where …

Integrating environmental sustainability into universities

M Ralph, W Stubbs - Higher Education, 2014 - Springer
Universities play a fundamental role in addressing global environmental challenges as their
education, research and community involvement can produce long-lasting environmental …

Assessment tools' indicators for sustainability in universities: an analytical overview

N Alghamdi, A den Heijer, H de Jonge - International Journal of …, 2017 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyse 12 assessment tools of sustainability in
universities and develop the structure and the contents of these tools to be more intelligible …

Environmental sustainability of universities: critical analysis of a green ranking

M Ragazzi, F Ghidini - Energy Procedia, 2017 - Elsevier
Today, the principles of sustainability and sustainable development represent key points in
policy development and activities of the Higher Education Institutions, both for their impact …

Sustainability science and education for sustainable development in universities: a way for transition

A Disterheft, S Caeiro, UM Azeiteiro… - … assessment tools in …, 2013 - Springer
The debate about sustainable development (SD) in higher education institutions has
expanded over the past decades. It has been recognized that universities play a pivotal role …

Getting an empirical hold of the sustainable university: a comparative analysis of evaluation frameworks across 12 contemporary sustainability assessment tools

D Fischer, S Jenssen, V Tappeser - Assessment & Evaluation in …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Although it is increasingly recognised that higher education institutions have to play a critical
role in the progression towards a sustainable development, the question of what fields and …

Sustainability in higher education in the Asia‐Pacific: developments, challenges, and prospects

A Ryan, D Tilbury, P Blaze Corcoran, O Abe… - International Journal of …, 2010 - emerald.com
Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the contributions of the Asia‐
Pacific region to leading practice in sustainability in higher education (HE), as prelude and …