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EAUC State of the Sector 2025
- Environmental Association for Universities & Colleges (EAUC) (Gloucestershire)
The State of the Sector 2025 research provides the clearest, most up-to-date picture of sustainability across further and higher education in the UK and Ireland. Based on responses from over …
- Posted Feb. 4, 2026
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Climate & Sustainability Action Plan 4.0 FY25 Progress Report
- University of Pennsylvania (PA)
The report, the first of five that the University has committed to publishing between FY25 and FY29, shares actions the University took over the last fiscal year to advance goals …
- Posted Jan. 15, 2026
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Environmental Institute 2024-2025 Annual Report
- University of Virginia (VA)
The Environmental Institute funded over 50 faculty during the year and, since its inception, has engaged 170 faculty from 11 schools and 49 departments, centers, and institutes at the University …
- Posted Nov. 6, 2025
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Post-Landfill Action Network Impact Report (9/1/2024 - 8/31/2025)
- Post-Landfill Action Network (NH)
PLAN has supported student leadership by growing our Atlas Zero Waste and Students Taking on Oil & Petrochemicals Fellowship, supporting the first campus in the country to fully #BreakFreeFromPlastic in …
- Posted Nov. 6, 2025
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CSUF Makes Princeton Review’s Guide to Green Colleges
- California State University, Fullerton (CA)
Cal State Fullerton has been named among the nation’s environmentally sustainable colleges in the Princeton Review’s Green Colleges: 2025 Edition, and its green college list.
The list, released Oct. 15 …
- Posted Oct. 20, 2025
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Harvard Sustainability 2024-2025 Snapshot
- Harvard University (MA)
A 2024-2025 report captures progress against goals and showcases sustainability solutions implemented in partnership with faculty, students, staff and the community.
- Posted Oct. 20, 2025
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Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Reporting Extension (Certificate)
- Mount Royal University (AB)
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting is increasingly in the forefront as socially conscious investors, stakeholders and organizations include these factors in their analysis of business and organizations. As Alberta …
- Posted Oct. 9, 2025
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MPact
- University of Minnesota System Office (MN)
MPact reflects the university's commitment to research, teaching, and service, open access to opportunity, and forward-thinking innovation to advance the university’s land-grant mission and impact the world. It produces annual …
- Posted Oct. 8, 2025
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Sustainable Development Goals Report 2024
- University of the Sunshine Coast
Unless otherwise stated, this report covers the period from 1 January to 31 December 2024 for the University of the Sunshine Coast.
- Posted Oct. 2, 2025
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Griffith University 2024 Sustainability Report
- Griffith University (Queensland)
Griffith University’s 2024 Sustainability Report marks a significant milestone in the University’s journey toward achieving its ambitious sustainability targets, aligned with the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Joining …
- Posted Oct. 2, 2025
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Carbon Neutrality Plan
- University of Windsor (ON)
Contents 1. Project overview, objectives and methodology 2. Current state analysis 3. Setting targets and establishing the campus roadmap 4. Financial planning, impossible, future project spotlights 5. Accountability
- Posted Aug. 20, 2025
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Climate-Related Financial Disclosure 2024
- University of Sydney (NSW)
This voluntary climate disclosure for the year ended 31 December 2024 has been prepared in partial alignment with the Reporting framework for first year climate-related financial disclosures (TPG24-33), issued by …
- Posted Aug. 20, 2025
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Ranking of European Universities by DEA-Based Sustainability Indicator
- Mendelova univerzita v Brně
The paper introduces a novel approach to university rankings that considers a university's contribution to sustainable development. It addresses the usual controversies surrounding the construction of rankings using composite indicators. …
- Posted Aug. 13, 2025
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Are Brazilian universities greening? An analysis of their performances in an international sustainability ranking
- Universidade Federal de Uberlândia
The escalation of environmental issues demands a response towards sustainable development, and universities may contribute to a greener future by reducing their own environmental impacts. Brazil has a history of …
- Posted Aug. 13, 2025
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Emerging ESG reporting of higher education institutions in China
- Beijing Foreign Studies University
- Capital University of Economics and Business
This paper investigates the ESG reporting practices of Chinese higher education institutions (HEIs). Based on Global Reporting Initiative's common reporting standards and the education sector-specific indicators proposed by earlier studies, …
- Posted Aug. 13, 2025
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Development and validation of a sustainable education scale
- Sinop Üniversitesi
This study introduces the Sustainable Education Scale (SES), a novel instrument designed to elicit teachers' perspectives on sustainable education. Grounded in human rights education, sustainable development, social justice, and psychometrics, …
- Posted Aug. 13, 2025
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Sustainability reporting, universities and global reporting initiative applicability: a still open issue
- Università di Verona
Purpose: The porpose of this study is to critically consider the use of global reporting initiative (GRI) guidelines in universities' sustainability reports. In light of the recent literature and Habermas's …
- Posted Aug. 13, 2025
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An evaluation of a computational technique for measuring the embeddedness of sustainability in the curriculum aligned to AASHE-STARS and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
- Technological University Dublin (Dublin)
Introduction: SDG 4.7 mandates university contributions to the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through their education provisions. Hence, universities increasingly assess their curricular alignment to the SDGs. A …
- Posted Aug. 13, 2025
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Sustainability and impact reporting in US higher education anchor institutions
- California State University, San Bernardino (CA)
- California State University, Sacramento (CA)
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to assess how higher education anchor institutions (HEIs) voluntarily report their non-economic impacts. Its goals are to quantify the ease of public access …
- Posted Aug. 13, 2025
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Enhancing sustainable development goals or promoting universities? An analysis of the times higher education impact rankings
- Universidad Autonoma de Madrid (Madrid)
- Universitat Politècnica de València (Valencia)
- Gävle University College
Purpose: This study aims to analyse and evaluate the methodology followed by the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings (THE-IR), as well as the coverage obtained and the data offered by …
- Posted Aug. 13, 2025
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Towards context-independent indicators for an unbiased assessment of environmental sustainability in higher education: An application to Italian universities
- Universita degli Studi di Padova
- University of Trento (Trentino)
- Università degli Studi dell'Insubria
Higher education institutes (HEIs) are important drivers for the development and implementation of best practices for environmental sustainability. However, reliable indicators are needed to objectively evaluate the environmental performance of …
- Posted Aug. 13, 2025
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Do higher education institutions contribute to countries’ SDG progress: Evidence from university rankings
- University of Helsinki
- Sumy State University
- Ferenc Rakoczi II Transcarpathian Hungarian College of Higher Education
- Zhytomyr Polytechnic State University
The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have become a universal call to action over the past few years and a basis for assessing the progress of sustainable development of countries …
- Posted Aug. 13, 2025
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Exploring the nexus between university sustainability practices and academic performance: An empirical analysis of the QS sustainability ranking and four world university rankings
- Nanjing Agricultural University
Universities, as agents of change, are expected to contribute to society’s most pressing challenges, particularly the 21st century’s central issue of sustainability. Amid growing expectations from governments, society, and an …
- Posted Aug. 13, 2025
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University of Zurich Sustainability Report
- University of Zurich
Provides an overview and updates on sustainability at the university.
- Posted Aug. 6, 2025
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KAUST SDG Highlight Report 2024
- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (Makkah)
KAUST is proud to release the third edition of its SDG Highlight Report, reaffirming the University’s commitment to sustainable development through science, education, and real-world solutions. The report captures institutional …
- Posted June 3, 2025
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Starting STARS: A Workshop for Beginners
- Bentley University (MA)
- Haverford College (PA)
- GreenerU (MA)
This workshop will provide training in developing an AASHE STARS inventory specifically for students and early-career professionals tasked with completing this complex report. The workshop will begin with an overview …
- Posted Feb. 28, 2025
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Environmental Institute 2023-2024 Annual Report
- University of Virginia (VA)
The 2023-2024 academic year was a remarkable one for UVA's Environmental Institute. The EI funded 42 faculty during the year and, since its inception, has engaged 160 faculty from 11 …
- Posted Oct. 22, 2024
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UVA Sustainability Annual Report
- University of Virginia (VA)
This report covers 2023-2024.
- Posted Sept. 18, 2024
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Sustainable Heat: Options for Decarbonizing Cold-Region Higher Education Campus Heating Systems
- Bates College (ME)
- Boston University (MA)
- Connecticut College (CT)
- Denison University (OH)
- Pennsylvania State University (PA)
- The Ohio State University (OH)
- University of Iowa (IA)
- University of Maine (ME)
American higher education campuses in cold-weather areas have traditionally used oil- and coal-fired boilers to generate steam for heating. But many institutions, including some that have already shifted to natural …
- Posted June 17, 2024
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ANNUAL IMPACT REPORT CAMPUS SUSTAINABILITY AY 2022–2023
- City University of New York, Brooklyn College (NY)
Brooklyn College is committed to building a culture of sustainability across campus. We aim to reduce our environmental impact through engagement, education, and research initiatives. Our efforts continue guided by …
- Posted June 17, 2024
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Partnering for Progress 2023 Sustainability Report
- University of Melbourne (Victoria)
Partnering for Progress is the second report against the ambitious targets outlined in the Sustainability Plan 2030 (SP2030). This plan underpins the aspirations outlined in Advancing Melbourne, guiding sustainable delivery …
- Posted June 17, 2024
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KAUST SDG Highlight Report 2023
- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (Makkah)
KAUST proudly presents its latest SDG Highlight Report, offering a snapshot of the institution's targeted efforts and successes over 2023 in advancing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
- Posted May 6, 2024
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Earth day Celebration 2024 @ AUC Tahrir CultureFest
- American University in Cairo (Cairo)
Sunday, April 21, 2024 Reconnecting People: Better Together Reveal of the Third Edition of AUC's Sustainability Report, 2024: Learn about AUC's newest sustainability report, which showcases our University's sustainability efforts …
- Posted April 24, 2024
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Penn Sustainability FY23 Annual Report
- University of Pennsylvania (PA)
The Penn Sustainability Office has released the Climate and Sustainability Action Plan 3.0 FY23 Annual Report, based on data and metrics for fiscal year 2023 gathered from across many academic …
- Posted April 3, 2024
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Shooting for the STARS: An Introduction From Liftoff to Landing
- Iowa State University (IA)
- AASHE (MA)
This session will provide an introduction to STARS and how it can be used to advance sustainability at your institution. We’ll provide “mission training” with an overview of the framework, …
- Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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Reporting the Institution’s Impact on Climate Change & Sustainability Reporting
- American University in Cairo (Cairo)
In 2012, the American University in Cairo (AUC) was one of the first higher education institutions in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region to produce a Carbon Footprint …
- Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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From Ideas to Action: Using the STARS Reporting Process to Develop a Strategic Plan
- Brailsford & Dunlavey (DC)
Congratulations! You’ve completed a STARS Report! Now what?! The value of the STARS reporting process is more than earning a STARS Rating. Relationships built, data collected, and key insights highlighted …
- Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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Global Standards Sustainability Reporting for Higher Education
- University of Texas at Arlington (TX)
- ISOS Group
Higher education has a unique role to lead sustainability innovation across our campuses nationally and internationally. Reporting can help universities and organizations understand and manage their positive and negative impacts …
- Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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In Pursuit of Platinum: Trust and Change (on a Timeline)
- George Washington University (DC)
In June 2020, the GW Board of Trustees Task Force on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Responsibility published a report stating the university’s commitment to taking swift and decisive action …
- Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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Leveraging STARS to Advance your Sustainability Goals and strategies
- University of Massachusetts Amherst (MA)
- GreenerU (MA)
AASHE STARS inventorying, analysis, and submission is a lengthy and complex process—one that can be all-consuming for an institution. But one of the purposes of STARS is to provide a …
- Posted Feb. 21, 2024
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Sustainability at Stanford: 2022-23 Year in Review
- Stanford University (CA)
This publication is a year in review for Stanford University.
- Posted Dec. 7, 2023
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University of Virginia Sustainability: 2022-2023 Annual Report
- University of Virginia (VA)
This is the university's sustainability annual report spanning 2022-2023
- Posted Oct. 18, 2023
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A Cross-Cultural Genre Analysis of Leadership Statements in Italian and American University Sustainability Reports
- Beijing Foreign Studies University
Background: Sustainability is becoming an increasingly important issue in higher education (HE). Leadership statements in university sustainability reports (LSUSR) represent a unique genre for university leaders to communicate sustainability. This …
- Posted June 15, 2023
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Social sustainability reporting in European business schools
- La Salle Campus Barcelona - Universitat Ramon Llull
Purpose: This study aims to explore the social sustainability reporting (SR) of top European business schools to illustrate and discuss their practices and the associated challenges. Design/methodology/approach: For the top …
- Posted June 15, 2023
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Reporting University Performance through the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda: Lessons Learned from Italian Case Study
- University of Rome Tor Vergata
The shift of sustainability paradigms within the academic context has prompted universities to develop additional accountability tools to respond to the resulting demand for information. However, in terms of social …
- Posted June 15, 2023
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Methods for assessing sustainability performance at higher education institutions: a review
- Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya
- Simón Bolívar University
Sustainability has increasingly become key in universities, as the objectives of sustainable development are essential to establish policies, guidelines and indicators that guide institutions to be more sustainable. This recognition …
- Posted June 15, 2023
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Sustainability Rankings: What they are About and How to make them Meaningful
- RMIT University
Higher education institutions (HEIs) have long embraced a path towards sustainability and engaged in supporting sustainable development. The adoption of the sustainability development goals has forced HEIs to assess how …
- Posted June 15, 2023
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Using a Multi-Criteria Ranking Method to Assess Factors Influencing the Implementation of Sustainable Development at Higher Educational Institutions
- Wrocław University of Science and Technology
Over the last years, there has been a significant increase in interest in sustainable development in higher education institutions, and many have begun to implement sustainable development into their system. …
- Posted June 15, 2023
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Searching for Shared Meaning: Defining and Measuring Sustainability as Institutional Work and Organizational Change
- University of Saskatchewan (SK)
About me In my schooling, worklife, and even childhood interests, the natural sciences played a big role. Although I certainly derived inherent satisfaction from many aspects of natural science, I …
- Posted June 15, 2023
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Scoring Water Stewardship at Academic Institutions: A Water Resources Management Scoring Framework for Future Sustainability, Resilience and Innovation
- Oregon State University (OR)
In the face of the global climate crisis, paired with current and future risks over water resources, the importance of effective water resources management cannot be overstated. However, there is …
- Posted June 15, 2023
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