Sustainability performance variables
| Measure | Definition | Included in GM | Source | Coverage year | University mission |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sustainability courses | Number of courses of the year under consideration that are related to sustainability. It includes all courses that have a title specifically related to the topic of sustainable development | Yes | Ministry of university database | 2010–2023 | Teaching |
| Sustainability publications | Number of publications of the year under consideration containing at least One of the following terms in the title, abstract or keywords: “SDGs,” “sustainable development,” “sustainability” (Raman et al., 2024) retrieved through Scopus (Markard et al., 2012) | Yes | Scopus | 2010–2023 | Research |
| Citations | Number of citations of sustainability publications in the year under consideration | No | Scopus | 2010–2023 | Research |
| Sustainability spinoffs | Number of university spinoffs established in the year under consideration that belong to the “energy and environmental” sector | Yes | Spinoff italia website | 2010–2019 | Third mission |
| Green patents | Number of green patent applications according to the CPC classification (Y02, Y04) | No | Orbit database | 2010–2023 | Third mission |
| Measure | Definition | Included in | Source | Coverage year | University mission |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sustainability courses | Number of courses of the year under consideration that are related to sustainability. It includes all courses that have a title specifically related to the topic of sustainable development | Yes | Ministry of university database | 2010–2023 | Teaching |
| Sustainability publications | Number of publications of the year under consideration containing at least One of the following terms in the title, abstract or keywords: “SDGs,” “sustainable development,” “sustainability” ( | Yes | Scopus | 2010–2023 | Research |
| Citations | Number of citations of sustainability publications in the year under consideration | No | Scopus | 2010–2023 | Research |
| Sustainability spinoffs | Number of university spinoffs established in the year under consideration that belong to the “energy and environmental” sector | Yes | Spinoff italia website | 2010–2019 | Third mission |
| Green patents | Number of green patent applications according to the | No | Orbit database | 2010–2023 | Third mission |
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