Publications
Introduction
AASHE’s publications library is the leading repository of reports, journal articles, books, and student research on sustainability in higher education. Certain publication types are entered in the annual AASHE Awards Program.
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Preparing and Adapting Our Campuses for the Effects of Climate Change
- Merrimack College (MA)
Colleges across the United States have become greener, and efforts are underway to enhance their sustainability practices and reduce their carbon footprint. This article is not about the greening of …
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The State of Campus Resilience in the Face of a Changing Climate
- Amgen
- Society for College and University Planning (MI)
The impact of climate-related events poses a major threat to campuses nationwide, a trend expected to only worsen as the climate continues to change. However, a recent study by Haley …
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Integrating Resilience Planning into University Campus Planning
- Society for College and University Planning (MI)
Within the higher education community, there is increasing awareness of the need to plan for more frequent occurrences of natural hazards and the effects of climate change. Many institutions are …
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Adapting universities and colleges to a changing climate
- Environmental Association for Universities & Colleges (EAUC)
The guide provides a range of support, from an initial self-assessment on climate readiness and an example Elevator Pitch to use to communicate the need for investment in adaptation, to …
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Don't Think Your Campus Needs to Prepare for Climate Change?: Here's Why You're Wrong
- Merrimack College (MA)
It isn’t hard to find evidence that colleges across the country are concerned about global climate change and the role they play in contributing to it. Solar panels, LEED-certified buildings, …
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Savings from solar energy exceeds University’s expectations
- Pennsylvania State University (PA)
Penn State’s solar energy purchasing agreement with Lightsource bp has significantly outperformed expectations, saving the university an estimated $2.5 million in energy costs, over four times the original two-year projection. …
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$3 Million Gift Boosts Sustainability at CNU
- Christopher Newport University (VA)
The Redekop Family Endowment has donated $3 million to fund projects advancing sustainability at Christopher Newport University. The gift of $1 million for each of three years will support programs …
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Stewart and Lynda Resnick Pledge $750 Million to Caltech to Support Environmental Sustainability Research
- California Institute of Technology (CA)
The owners of The Wonderful Company, have announced an unprecedented $750 million pledge to Caltech to support cutting-edge research into the most pressing challenges in environmental sustainability. The commitment, part …
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Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability, university’s first new school in 70 years, will accelerate solutions to global climate crisis
- Stanford University (CA)
Stanford’s first new school in 70 years will launch this fall as the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability, recognizing a $1.1 billion gift from John and Ann Doerr, the largest …
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Commercialising university inventions for sustainability—a case study of (non-)intermediating ‘cleantech’ at Aalto University
- University of Helsinki
- University of Sussex
- Utrecht University
The challenge to transform towards more sustainable societies requires action on multiple levels, including commercialisation of inventions created in universities. We examine intermediation in the pre-commercialisation phase of cleantech inventions …
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Commercialising science-based sustainable innovations: extending the role of university-industry collaboration
- University of Oulu
Technological innovation for sustainability is often complex and entails high costs and uncertainties for companies. Therefore, collaboration with external partners, such as universities, is crucial. However, commercialising innovations originating from …
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Commercializing University Energy Innovation – A Case Study of OptiGen
- Duke University (NC)
Universities are key sources of technological innovation, yet many promising discoveries never reach commercialization. This project examines the early-stage commercialization process through the case study of OptiGen, a power generation …
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The Sustainable Times: The positive impacts of UT's Green Fee
- University of Tennessee System Office (TN)
The Green Fee at the University of Tennessee, introduced in 2005, charges students $10 per semester (in-state) or $35 (out-of-state) to fund sustainability projects. This fee generates around $870,000 annually …
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The value of sustainability in students’ university choice
- University World News
The QS Sustainability Rankings 2023 set out to measure a university’s ability to tackle the world’s greatest environmental, social and governance challenges. Likewise, the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings, which …
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College Pulse Sustainable Campuses Survey 2023
- College Pulse
This survey was designed and conducted by College Pulse. Interviews were conducted in English among a sample of 2164 undergraduate students who are currently enrolled in the U.S. The sample …
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Earth Day 2023: How Does Sustainability Impact Marketing in Higher Ed?
- Carnegie (MA)
This article reports on a survey of 700+ students in grades nine through 12. When asked, “How important is it to you that the college or university you attend is …
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The climate for change: How university sustainability is impacting student decision-making
- QS Quacquarelli Symonds
What matters to students continues to evolve as the world around them changes. Through QS data and analytics – including the International Student Survey which collates the perspectives and motivations …
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Student Perspectives on Sustainability at Iowa State University
- Iowa State University (IA)
This research report employed focus groups and a student body survey to understand Iowa State University (ISU) students' perspectives on how well the curriculum and extracurricular activities are preparing them …
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Institutions underestimate importance of sustainability for prospective students – new research reveals
- Shakespeare Martineau
This article describes a survey of 1,000 16 to 19-year-olds planning on applying for college conducted by the law firm Shakespeare Martineau. The survey found that around three quarters of …
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48% of students prefer a sustainable university to one in the top 100
- QS Quacquarelli Symonds
For many students, a sustainable university matters more than a high ranking When asked which type of university they would prefer to enrol in, more than two-thirds of students say …
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How Corporate Social Responsibility Affects the Well-Being of Students Through Organizational Pride and Employability
- University of Coimbra
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) covers a wide range of activities. Higher education institutions (HEIs) also engage in CSR actions, thus playing a significant role in society, seeking to promote education …
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How universities' social responsibility activities influence students’ perceptions of reputation
- Technische Universität Dresden
Based on signaling theory, this study investigates how universities' social responsibility activities influence students' perceptions of their reputation. Using a structural equation modeling approach, we explore the determinants of reputation …
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Factors influencing student retention university students: an analysis of institutional reputation, social responsibility and loyalty
- Universidad Peruana Unión
Introduction: This study investigates the impact of institutional reputation (IR), social responsibility (SR) and student loyalty (LY) on student retention (RT) in university students. Methods: Using a quantitative, non-experimental, cross-sectional …
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Green-Smart University Campuses: The Mediating Role of Student Engagement in Enhancing Corporate Image
- The University of Jordan
This study investigates the motivating factors influencing university students’ participation in the Green-Smart Campus initiative. The model examines variables from the student’s perspective, with a green-smart campus as the exogenous …
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Students’ satisfaction and empowerment of a sustainable university campus
- University of Beira Interior
Universities are crucial in empowering a sustainable campus through the adoption of sustainable development practices (SDP), which are expressed in terms of economic, organizational, environmental, and social dimensions. Previous findings …
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Balancing sustainability and profitability
- IBM
Today’s executives walk a tightrope, balancing the long-term imperative to protect the planet with the short-term need to preserve the bottom line. In a landscape defined by chaos and disruption, …
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Environmental Record a Factor for Most U.S. Job Seekers
- Gallup
About seven in 10 U.S. workers say that a company's environmental record matters to some degree in whether or not they would take a job with that company. This includes …
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University Social Responsibility and Teachers’ Satisfaction: The Mediating Role of Reputation and Image
- Hanoi National University of Education
- Universitas Padjadjaran
- University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City
- University of Kent
Understanding teachers' expectations of university social responsibility (USR) is imperative for formulating effective human resources strategies within higher education institutions (HEIs). This study delves into teacher perceptions of USR within …
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Analyzing the Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility on Employee Satisfaction Using a Hybrid SEM-ANN Approach
- University of Belgrade
In the conditions of modern market dynamics, corporate social responsibility (CSR) is increasingly evolving from a formal ethical principle into a powerful strategic instrument, key to achieving sustainable growth and …
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Impact of corporate social responsibility on employee loyalty: Mediating role of person-organization fit and employee trust
- Qingdao University of Technology
The study explores the impact of employee perceptions of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in improving employee loyalty by examining the direct and indirect role of person-organization fit and employee trust. …
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Winning in the Marketplace and the Workplace: Activating the Workplace by Engaging Employees in Sustainability
- National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF)
Engaged employees lead to better business outcomes. As companies look for ways to boost employee engagement, they are focusing on job purposing—the concept of linking an organization’s purpose and an …
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The Intersection of ESG and HR
- Society for Human Resource Management
The March EN:Insights Forum looked at the effects of environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives on corporate goals, performance and HR effectiveness. The session explored the impact of these goals …
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Engaged employees are asking their leaders to take climate action
- Deloitte Consulting LLP (TX)
Employees with strong environmental awareness can play a pivotal role in accelerating corporate sustainability plans, yet Deloitte survey data shows that leaders could be doing more to engage their full …
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Town, Gown and Place-Based Sustainability: Collaborating in the Shared Space
- Albany Law School (NY)
The locational and spatial circumstances of town and gown present opportunities to advance sustainability. This essay examines these areas of opportunity by proposing collaborative frameworks between town and gown. In …
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Building Sustainable Communities Through Engaged Learning: A University-Community Partnership for Sustained Change in a Central Pennsylvania Coal Town
- Bucknell University (PA)
University-community partnerships have become more collaborative, decentered, and mutually beneficial in step with changing conceptualizations of knowledge production. However, the implementation of partnerships and projects remains challenging. Models for collaboration …
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The Leaders of Today with the Minds of Tomorrow
- Fairleigh Dickinson University (NJ)
In a college town, there is an important relationship between the residents of the “town” and the students and faculty at the school who each wear a “gown.” This is …
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Harnessing Collaborative Partnerships Toward Sustainability: A Community-Based Learning Initiative
- University of Louisville (KY)
Sustainable planning is a vital tool for municipalities seeking to promote equitable economic and environmental development within their communities. Successful implementation of sustainability initiatives involves many factors, ranging from engaging …
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University partnerships for co-designing and co-producing urban sustainability
- Australian National University
- Lund University
- University College London
- University of Manchester
- University of Tokyo
Universities are playing an increasingly central role in advancing sustainability at the local, regional and national scale through cross-sector collaborations. Accompanying the launch of Future Earth, interest is mounting in …
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Mapping universities-communities partnerships in the delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals
- Manchester Metropolitan University
- Nelson Mandela University
- State University of Campinas
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS
- University of Passo Fundo
The establishment of partnerships between universities and communities can significantly support the implementation of initiatives related to sustainability as a whole and help to realize some of the United Nations …
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Community-University Partnerships for Local Impact: Advancing Sustainability Through Place-Based Education
- Simon Fraser University (BC)
- University of Saskatchewan (SK)
Due to growing demands for experiential learning opportunities and the desire to better prepare students for “real-world” decision-making, community-university partnerships have become novel and experimental spaces within postsecondary institutions. This …
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Building transformative city-university sustainability partnerships: the Audacious Partnerships Process
- Arizona State University (AZ)
- Dublin City University
- King's College London
- Portland State University (OR)
- Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
City governments and urban universities are well-positioned to play critical roles in advancing urban sustainability transformations. However, in partnering, cities and universities often focus efforts on discrete sustainability-related projects, neglecting …
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Building Powerful Partnerships: Lessons from Portland's Climate Action Collaborative
- Portland State University (OR)
There is growing interest in partnerships between universities and communities and how such collaborations can help address the wicked challenges facing the world today. This article traces the development of …
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Real-Time Evaluation of City–University Partnerships for Sustainability and Resilience
- Arizona State University (AZ)
- Northwest Indian College (WA)
- Portland State University (OR)
Cities face many challenges in their efforts to create more sustainable and resilient urban environments for their residents. Among these challenges is the structure of city administrations themselves. Partnerships between …
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Transnational universities, host communities and local residents: social impacts, university social responsibility and campus sustainability
- University of Groningen
Purpose:This paper aims to discuss how transnational universities create negative and positive social impacts on their host communities and what this means for campus sustainability and the expectation that universities …
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The positive impact of university sustainability on academic prestige
- Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI)
Increasingly driven by environmental and social consciousness, students are aligning their values for a greener, fairer future with their educational decision-making. Data collated for the QS World University Rankings 2025 …
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Universities Need a Social License to Operate and Grow: Reflecting on the University-Community Engagement of two Transnational Universities
- Ocean University of China
- University of Groningen
Transnational higher education is big business. However, it is unclear what transnational universities must do to behave in a responsible way or to gain a social licence to operate. Examining …
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Does sustainability reporting promote university ranking? Australian and New Zealand evidence
- Murdoch University
- University of Western Australia
Purpose: This study aims to investigate the relationship between university rankings and sustainability reporting among Australia and New Zealand universities. Even though sustainability reporting is an established area of investigation, …
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Exploring the research trends in climate change and sustainable development: A bibliometric study
- University of Delhi
Climate change and sustainable development are interconnected and pressing global challenges requiring urgent attention. Researching the trends in climate change and sustainable development through a bibliometric study is essential for …
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Bibliometric Analysis of Research Hotspots and Frontiers in Progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals
- Guizhou University
- Nankai University
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), established in 2015, are binding targets for monitoring the sustainable status of all countries in the world. Developing localized SDGs indicator systems, assessing …
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Sustainability in Numbers by Data Analytics
- National University of Singapore
- Springer
- Universiti Malaysia Pahang
For a successful delivery of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs) and to track the progress of UNSDGs as well as identify the gaps and the areas requiring more …
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