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Equipping Students to Launch Green Teams at Work

• Florida International University (FL)
• AASHE (PA)

Through an online course on sustainability team management, working adult students recruited and launched green teams at their places of work. Despite having little authority and few resources, students in ...

• Posted April 2, 2020
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The Real Food Database

• AASHE (PA)
• Real Food Challenge (MA)

What food products are Real? Which vendors are verified as fair, ecological, and/or humane? Now, institutions of higher education can find out through the Real Food Database! Compiled from ...

• Posted March 25, 2020
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Are Electric Buildings a Feasible Carbon Neutrality Strategy?

• University of California, Office of the President (CA)
• AASHE (PA)
• Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (CA)

The path to campus carbon neutrality is becoming clearer: electrify everything and procure renewable electricity. Electrifying campus energy infrastructure is a complex undertaking that requires a significant financial investment. While ...

• Posted March 18, 2020
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Digging In: Specific Examples of Diversity in Sustainability Work

• Bemidji State University (MN)
• Central College (IA)
• AASHE (PA)

We all have to make sure the sustainability movement is not a white, elitist movement. Join two Sustainability Directors as they share their successes, challenges, and lessons learned through integrating ...

• Posted March 11, 2020
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Integrating sustainability into project-based undergraduate design courses

• Istanbul Technical University

Although the methods and approaches of sustainable design have been developing for more than 20 years, their application in design education and the design process is still under-examined. This study ...

• Posted March 6, 2020
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Reflections on the learning objectives for sustainable development in the higher education curricula – three cases from the University of Belgrade

• University of Belgrade

This purpose of this study is to explore the integration of the sustainable development concept and goals into the curriculum of higher education studies using the example of three faculties ...

• Posted March 6, 2020
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A Methodology to Analyze the Presence of Sustainability in Engineering Curricula. Case of Study: Ten Spanish Engineering Degree Curricula

• Universidad Autonoma de Madrid (Madrid)
• Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya
• University of Cadiz
• University of Córdoba

This paper presents a methodology to analyze the sustainability presence level in the curriculum of an engineering degree. The methodology is applied to ten engineering degrees of the Spanish university ...

• Posted March 6, 2020
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Analysis of the presence of sustainability in Higher Education Degrees of the Spanish university system

• Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya
• University of Córdoba
• Universidad de Salamanca
• Universidad de Sevilla

This paper analyzes the extent to which sustainability is present in the curricula of the 16 Education Degree programs belonging to the EDINSOST project: 6 Early Childhood Education Degrees, 7 ...

• Posted March 6, 2020
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Spanish Universities’ Sustainability Performance and Sustainability-Related R&D+I

• Universidad Autonoma de Madrid (Madrid)
• Carlos III University of Madrid

For its scope and the breadth of its available resources, the university system is one of the keys to implementing and propagating policies, with sustainability policies being among them. Building ...

• Posted March 6, 2020
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Designing a Resilient Campus

• APPA: Leadership in Educational Facilities (VA)

The term “resilience” has increasingly been heard in conferences, project proposals, design charrettes, or from emergency managers. This is an emerging hot topic for those who work within the built ...

• Posted March 6, 2020
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Exploring Undergraduate Attainment of Sustainability Competencies

• Tufts University (MA)
• University of New Hampshire (NH)

Are students graduating from sustainability education programs with the competencies that will enable them to act for sustainability? This case study 1.) explores the degree to which a project-based capstone ...

• Posted March 6, 2020
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Analysis of sustainability presence in Spanish higher education

• Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya
• University of Cadiz

This paper aims to analyze the presence of sustainability in 16 Spanish higher education curricula in the fields of education and engineering.

• Posted March 6, 2020
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Education for sustainability: Fostering a more conscious society and transformation towards sustainability

• Lund University

Current approaches to sustainability science and education focus on (assessing and addressing) the external world of ecosystems, wider socio-economic structures, technology and governance dynamics. A major shortcoming of such approaches ...

• Posted March 6, 2020
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The Workability of Dominican University of California (DUoC) Transitioning to a Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) Program Energy Supply

• University of San Francisco (CA)

For almost 10 years Community Choice Aggregation (CCA), or community based energy programs, have been developing and or providing clean energy resources to both commercial and residential customers in various ...

• Posted March 6, 2020
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Student Sustainability Leadership Development at Portland State University: Developing Holistic Sustainability Leaders

• Portland State University (OR)

In order to address the myriad of social, economic, and environmental challenges the world is facing, we need to be able to engage in leadership that fosters collective action towards ...

• Posted March 6, 2020
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Sustainability 101: Guiding Students on a Sustainability Journey

• University of Alberta (AB)

There have been many rigorous discussions about the purpose of sustainability education and the sets of learning objectives, learning outcomes or competencies that will best serve this purpose. Some scholars ...

• Posted March 6, 2020
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Developing a Framework to Assess Renewable Energy Options for Higher Education Institutions: Values-Based Recommendations for Portland State University

• Portland State University (OR)

Voluntary renewable energy projects offer organizations like Portland State University (PSU) the opportunity to address climate action-related goals and address other environmental, economic, and social values. To achieve the goals ...

• Posted March 6, 2020
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Is Skidmore Carbo-loading? Establishing a Baseline Carbon Inventory of Skidmore’s Northern Lands

• Skidmore College (NY)

Approximately half of the world’s terrestrially sequestered carbon is held in forests and wetlands. Landowners and institutions can manage forests to maximize their sequestration potential for the purpose of ...

• Posted March 6, 2020
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From Movements to Managers: Discourse, Jurisdictions, and Positions in the Field of Sustainability

• Northwestern University (IL)

In three empirical chapters, this dissertation examines the field of sustainability over time, specifically uncovering the processes by which contentious interactions between movements and organizations can shift to the development ...

• Posted March 6, 2020
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Is management education preparing future leaders for sustainable business? Opening minds but not hearts

• Indian Institute of Management Ranchi (Jharkhand)
• Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

Purpose The study aims to examine whether management education can successfully cultivate the competency of empathy that is needed in future corporate leaders to promote sustainability initiatives catering to diverse ...

• Posted March 6, 2020
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Measures to facilitate the scale-up of education for sustainable development in higher education

• Middlesex University Dubai

This theoretical study reviews the literature on barriers faced by organisations in recruiting graduates educated to incorporate sustainability practices, followed by an assessment of institutional approaches by universities to address ...

• Posted March 6, 2020
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Social Responsibility Attitudes and Behaviors’ Influence on University Students’ Satisfaction

• Universidad de Extremadura
• Technological Institute of Sonora (SON)

This study focused on university social responsibility (USR). Corporate social responsibility is currently an extremely common strategy implemented by organizations. Higher education institutions are also introducing this strategy to enhance ...

• Posted March 6, 2020
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An Issue of Scale: The Challenge of Time, Space and Multitude in Sustainability and Geography Education

• University of Helsinki
• University of Stavanger

The field of geography is important for any sustainability education. The aim of geography education is to enable students to understand the environment, its influence on human activity, and how ...

• Posted March 6, 2020
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Participation of students in the project Valorbio: A case study to accelerate the implementation of sustainability principles in the curriculum

• Instituto Politécnico de Tomar

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe the case of the Valorbio research project, in which students of different high-level programs were involved in the experimental work and ...

• Posted March 6, 2020
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Sustainability for Brazilian management students: integrity and opportunism

• Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (ES)

This paper investigates the perspective of students in the undergraduate management program of a Brazilian public university regarding the notion of sustainability. A quantitative survey was carried out, and data ...

• Posted March 6, 2020
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Environmental Issues and Social Work Education

• Universidad Católica del Maule (Maule)

Environmental issues have been well-documented in recent years, paying particular attention to the anthropogenic climate change impact. To date, research addressing the relationship between environmental issues, environmental justice and sustainability ...

• Posted March 6, 2020
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Carbon Footprint Estimation in a University Campus: Evaluation and Insights

• Oregon State University (OR)
• Universidad de Talca

Background: The University of Talca (UT), since 2012, has been annually tracking the carbon footprint (CF) based on the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol for all its five campuses. The purpose ...

• Posted March 6, 2020
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Evaluating the prevalence and quality of conference codes of conduct

• Northwestern University (IL)
• University of Southern California (CA)
• Chicago Botanic Gardens (IL)

Efforts to increase inclusion in science face multiple barriers, including cultural and social behaviors in settings such as academic conferences. Conferences are beneficial, but the culture can promote inequities and ...

• Posted March 6, 2020
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Understanding students’ perception of sustainability in architecture education: A comparison among universities in three different continents

• University of Texas at San Antonio (TX)
• University of Auckland
• CEU Universidad Cardenal Herrera (Valencia)

Educational institutions around the globe have taken definitive steps to curtail the increasing dependence on energy in the built environment by promoting the education of sustainability-minded professionals. Since a large ...

• Posted March 6, 2020
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University-linked programmes for sustainable entrepreneurship and regional development: how and with what impact?

• Leuphana University of Lüneburg
• Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg
• Johannes Kepler University Linz (Oberösterreich)
• University of Augsburg (Schwaben)

State universities are increasingly being transformed from institutions with traditional teaching and research responsibilities to have a third, societal role in sustainable regional and economic development. In doing so, universities ...

• Posted March 6, 2020
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The Healthfulness of Eateries at the University of Waterloo: A Comparison across 2 Time Points

• University of Waterloo (ON)
• Trillium Health Partners Institute for Better Health (ON)

Purpose: The aim of this study was to assess the healthfulness of a sample of campus eateries at 2 time points, 2 years apart.

Methods: Five eateries at the University ...

• Posted March 6, 2020
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Sustainability disclosure in higher education: A comparative analysis of reports and websites of public and private universities in Turkey

• Open University
• MEF University

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explain the extent and content of the sustainability disclosure of public and foundation (private but not-for-profit) universities in Turkey.

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• Posted March 6, 2020
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Roles of Systems Thinking within Green Chemistry Education: Reflections from Identified Challenges in a Disadvantaged Context

• University of Venda (South Africa)

Systems thinking is currently envisaged as a useful educational approach to teaching about sustainability (including green chemistry education) because of the high number of interrelated factors involved and the need ...

• Posted March 6, 2020
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Scientific Support for Redesigning a Higher-Education Curriculum on Sustainability

• University of Basel (Basel-Stadt)

This paper is devoted to how a team of experts scientifically supported redesigning the curriculum of an elective study program that promotes competences for sustainable development. In contrast to other ...

• Posted March 6, 2020
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Reporting on sustainable development with student inclusion as a teaching method

• Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Amberg-Weiden (Oberpfalz)

The paper is a mixed-method case study. First focus is to test which standard and indicators are suitable for universities reporting on sustainability. Therefore, reporting was on the agenda of ...

• Posted March 6, 2020
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Higher Education Institutions as a Transformation Platform under the Sustainable Development Goals Framework

• Universidad de Murcia (Murcia)

Previous research has highlighted the critical role of Higher Education Institutions (HEI) in promoting sustainability. In this vein, HEI, as a driving force of change, should actively participate in the ...

• Posted March 6, 2020
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Integrating sustainability in higher planning education through international cooperation: Assessment of a pedagogical model and learning outcomes from the students’ perspective

• University of Belgrade
• University of Stuttgart (Stuttgart)

Purpose This paper aims to supplement existing research on a joint approach to integrate sustainability into higher planning education (HPE) by facilitating an international transformative learning process. It looks at ...

• Posted March 5, 2020
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Promoting botanical literacy with a mobile application - CampusFlora - using an interdisciplinary, student-as-partners approach

• University of Sydney (NSW)

In this article, we describe our students-as-partners process for bringing undergraduate and academic staff together to develop a mobile application (app) - CampusFlora - for use across our campuses. Our project at ...

• Posted March 5, 2020
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An early career perspective on encouraging collaborative and interdisciplinary research in ecology

• Auckland University of Technology
• University of Canterbury
• University of Auckland
• Massey University

There is a growing need for collaborative and interdisciplinary research in addressing global ecological challenges, and early career researchers (ECRs) often play a vital role in such ventures. But despite ...

• Posted March 5, 2020
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Online sustainability reporting at universities: the case of Hong Kong

• University of Waikato
• University of Canberra
• Qingdao College (Shangdong)
• Ocean University of China (Shandong)

Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the current state of online sustainability reporting in the Hong Kong higher education sector from a variety of perspectives.

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• Posted March 5, 2020
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Higher education, norm development, and environmental protection

• University of Gothenburg
• Luleå University of Technology

There is a debate on whether higher education in the social sciences generates stronger democratic and environmental norms among students. In our study, we focus on students’ perceptions about legitimate ...

• Posted March 5, 2020
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Simulations Versus Case Studies: Effectively Teaching the Premises of Sustainable Development in the Classroom

• INCAE Business School (Alajuela)

The systemic complexity of sustainable development imposes a major cognitive challenge to students’ learning. Faculty can explore new approaches in the classroom to teach the topic successfully, including the use ...

• Posted March 5, 2020
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Climate change education for universities: A conceptual framework from an international study

• University of Malta (Northern Harbor District)
• Nottingham Trent University
• Brunel University London (Middlesex)
• Universidad de la República Uruguay (Montevideo)
• European School of Sustainability Science and Research

The role of universities in climate change education (CCE) is of great importance if the scientific, social, environmental and political challenges the world faces are to be met. Future leaders ...

• Posted March 5, 2020
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The Urban Heat Island at a Regional University in Kentucky, USA

• Eastern Kentucky University (KY)

Constructing buildings, sidewalks, parking lots, and roads inadvertently affects local climate. The best studied example of this, the urban heat island (UHI), manifests as elevated temperatures in developed areas compared ...

• Posted March 5, 2020
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The Whole-Institution Approach at the University of Tübingen: Sustainable Development Set in Practice

• Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen

In the following paper, we scrutinize understandings and values behind Sustainable Development (SD) in a case study of the University of Tübingen, Germany. In so doing, we adopt the perspective ...

• Posted March 5, 2020
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Constellations of Transdisciplinary Practices: A Map and Research Agenda for the Responsible Management Learning Field

• University of Nottingham
• Leuphana University of Lüneburg
• University of Liverpool
• KEDGE Business School (Bordeaux)
• University of Manchester (Lancashire)

The emerging field of responsible management learning is characterized by an urgent need for transdisciplinary practices. We conceptualize constellations of transdisciplinary practices by building up on a social practice perspective ...

• Posted March 5, 2020
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College students’ understanding of social justice as sustainability

• Indiana State University (NE)
• Saint Louis University (MO)

Purpose The purpose of this study was to explore college students’ understanding of sustainability and, specifically, the extent to which students see social justice as being integral to sustainability.

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• Posted March 5, 2020
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The role of gender, race, and ethnicity in environmental identity development in undergraduate student narratives

• Duke University (NC)

Recent work in environmental psychology and education emphasizes environmental identity as important in predicting a broad array of environmental behaviors. However, there are gaps in understanding how other social identities ...

• Posted March 5, 2020
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The relationship between energy use and space use of higher educational buildings in subtropical Australia

• Griffith University (Queensland)

With an aim to understand the impact of a variety of space usage on the building energy consumption in university campuses, this study selected 122 university buildings located in subtropical ...

• Posted March 5, 2020
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Geographic versus institutional drivers of nitrogen footprints: A comparison of two urban universities

• McGill University (QC)
• Universite de Montreal (QC)

Excess reactive nitrogen (N) is linked to a myriad of environmental problems that carry large societal costs. Nitrogen footprint tools can help institutions understand how their direct and indirect activities ...

• Posted March 5, 2020
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