... institution HEI Post-secondary education Systematic review University Higher education institutions (HEIs) are increasingly recognizing the critical importance of integrating environmental sustainability and climate change action into their core missions. Although sustainability is often...

...Alex Gonçalves; Ana Regina de Aguiar Dutra; José Baltazar Salgueirinho Osório de Andrade Guerra Purpose This study aims to examine how international literature has addressed the role of universities in the context of climate change, highlighting their contributions to global sustainability...

...Iva Jestratijevic; Rosalyn Zuniga; Madeline Blackburn Purpose Textile waste ( TW ) represents a significant global issue as 92 million tons of garments annually end up in landfills. To address waste issues, TW prevention programs are crucial. University campuses are recognized as institutionally...

...Alexander Yuriev; Willian Sierra-Barón; Victoria Cantillo Purpose This study aims at identifying and explaining organizational factors that affect organizational citizenship behaviors for the environment (OCBEs) among university employees working in culturally distant countries. This research aims...

... University Sustainable development Sustainability in higher education Brazil Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) 304145/2021-1, and 303924/2021-7. Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico 304145/2021–1. This work was supported...

...Yolanda Ramírez; Francisco Montero; Leonel Nóbrega Purpose The purpose of this paper is twofold: first, to examine the extent and quality of online sustainability disclosure in Portuguese universities, and second, to investigate the impact of a set of corporate governance characteristics...

...Fernanda Justi; Sebastiao Roberto Soares; Sandra Rolim Ensslin Purpose In recent years, universities have faced increasing pressure to integrate sustainability into their operations. However, challenges such as awareness gaps and resource limitations persist. To address these issues, universities...

... whether female participation has an enhanced role in the incorporation of sustainability processes at a STEM higher education entity. Design/methodology/approach This case study of the Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences at the University of Chile (FPMS) was examined as a descriptive...

...Katherine Kent; Li Li; Allana O’Fee; Anjana Iyer; Catharine Fleming Purpose This study aims to comprehensively evaluate the university food environment at an Australian university by integrating student perspectives with a standardized food environment audit. Design/methodology/approach...

... reflects a paradigm shift in understanding sustainability and social responsibility in HEIs. On a practical level, managers can use the guidelines to promote effective dialogue, increase stakeholder engagement and collaborative partnerships. Higher education institutions University Stakeholder...

...Yi-Chih Lee Purpose The social dimension of sustainable development has garnered increasing attention. As universities embrace their social responsibility and consider the interests of various stakeholders, the potential issue of social washing has emerged as a critical topic. This study aims...

... development goals (SDGs) at two universities in Spain and Mexico. Design/methodology/approach The study uses 38 online qualitative surveys administered to participants both before and after the university online course. The methodology incorporates the three variables of the KAP model: knowledge...

...Katherine Kent; Yan Hin Siu; Melinda Hutchesson; Clare Collins; Karen Charlton Purpose This study aims to understand university students' perception and engagement with sustainable food practices and the relationship with diet quality. Design/methodology/approach A cross-sectional survey...

...Stella-Maria Yerokhin; Yu-Shan Lin Feuer; Remmer Sassen Purpose This paper aims to explore the current stage of biodiversity preservation in higher education institutions (HEIs), using samples from German universities and investigating three different dimensions, namely, existing approaches...

... 01 2024 27 03 2024 05 05 2024 17 05 2024 23 05 2024 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2024 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Experiential learning Education University Sustainability Bibliometric analysis Education for sustainable development...

...Christopher Jutz; Kai-Michael Griese; Henrike Rau; Johanna Schoppengerd; Ines Prehn Purpose Online education enables location-independent learning, potentially providing university students with more flexible study programs and reducing traffic-related CO₂ emissions. This paper aims...

...Hasnan Baber; Mina Fanea-Ivanovici; Paul Sarango-Lalangui Purpose This study aims to examine the influence of sustainability education in 15 Indian universities and the mediating role of the theory of planned behavior in predicting students’ intentions to start an enterprise supporting...

... Limited Licensed re-use rights only Higher education (HE) institutions can play a fundamental role in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. However, universities often face various obstacles to sustainability management, leading to a lack of strategies for implementing governance...

... 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...

...Amanda Brinton; Laura A. Warner; Timothy G. Townsend Q1. Can signage and messaging at university public outdoor receptacles increase recycling diversion rates where more recyclable objects are placed in the recycling receptacles? Q2. Can signage and messaging...