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.
At a Glance
Total Resources
Organizations
Countries
U.S. States & Territories
Canadian Provinces
Bars in graphs can be clicked to view resources that align with a particular category. Because a resource may be listed under multiple topics and disciplines, graph data may include higher total counts than what is indicated in total resources above.
New Resources
The art of arts-based interventions in transdisciplinary sustainability research
- Wageningen University
- Universität für Bodenkultur Wien (BOKU University)
- Universität für angewandte Kunst Wien
Transdisciplinary, co-creative research deals with complex real-world problems, with complexity being a common denominator of sustainability issues. It is often understood as an interplay of two dimensions, collaboration and creativity, …
- Posted Aug. 13, 2025
- Publications
- View more
Mapping universities-communities partnerships in the delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS
- Nelson Mandela University (Eastern Cape)
- University of Campinas
- University of Passo Fundo
- Manchester Metropolitan University
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 …
- Posted Aug. 13, 2025
- Publications
- View more
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. …
- Posted Aug. 13, 2025
- Publications
- View more
Transdisciplinary learning as a key leverage for sustainability transformations
- Leuphana University of Lüneburg
- Stockholm University
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Learning and transdisciplinary research are widely acknowledged as key components for achieving sustainability; however, the links between these concepts remain vague in the sustainability literature. Recently, emphasis has been given …
- Posted Aug. 13, 2025
- Publications
- View more
Pathways to decarbonization, circular construction, and sustainability in the built environment
- Florida International University (FL)
Purpose: The built environment is responsible for approximately 40% of the world’s energy consumption, 30% of raw material use, 25% of solid waste, 25% of water use, 12% of land …
- Posted Aug. 13, 2025
- Publications
- View more
Student Engagement and Environmental Awareness: Gen Z and Ecocomposition
- Northern Arizona University (AZ)
This article collaboration addresses the importance of contextualizing current climate change discussions in twenty-first-century ecocomposition classrooms. It specifically focuses on the practical significance of what students’ writing and research can …
- Posted Aug. 13, 2025
- Publications
- View more
Characterization of food waste in Grizzly Dining Hall at Georgia Gwinnett College: A critical step toward sustainable food waste management
- Georgia Gwinnett College (GA)
- Salt Lake City School District (UT)
This project investigated the generation and characterization of post-service food waste at Georgia Gwinnett College dining hall from Spring 2022 to Spring 2023. In Spring 2022, for three weeks, twice …
- Posted Aug. 13, 2025
- Publications
- View more
Learning for Sustainability Action Model: Lessons Learnt from Community Living Labs
- Siam University
Initiating a practical model for embedding transformative learning in education that will promote sustainable development is a challenge for higher education. Siam University decided to assign a task force with …
- Posted Aug. 13, 2025
- Publications
- View more
$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 …
- Posted Aug. 13, 2025
- Publications
- View more
Building more epistemically inclusive and environmentally equitable universities
- University of California, Santa Cruz (CA)
Higher educational institutions tend to draw from mainstream approaches to environmentalism that reinforce race, class, and gender hierarchies around who constitutes “an environmentalist” and what activities constitute “environmentalism.” As a …
- Posted Aug. 13, 2025
- Publications
- View more
Building transformative city-university sustainability partnerships: the Audacious Partnerships Process
- Arizona State University (AZ)
- Portland State University (OR)
- Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (DF)
- Dublin City University
- King's College London
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 …
- Posted Aug. 13, 2025
- Publications
- View more
The Sustainability Literacy of Students: A Comparative Study between Turkey and the UK
- Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University
In recent years, the sustainability literacy has become crucial for building more sustainable future. In this regard, a shift toward sustainability requires literate society on sustainability issues at global scale. …
- Posted Aug. 13, 2025
- Publications
- View more
Exploring conceptions of sustainability education in initial teacher education: Perspectives from Australia, Canada and Scotland
- University of Toronto (ON)
- University of Edinburgh
- James Cook University (Queensland)
This paper draws on interview data to explore Australian, Canadian and Scottish teacher educators’ conceptions of sustainability education (SE) within initial teacher education (ITE). Findings were generated across three themes: …
- Posted Aug. 13, 2025
- Publications
- View more
The formation of a field: sustainability science and its leading journals
- University of Borås
This study investigates the scholarly field of sustainability science between 2001 and 2021 from the perspective of 18 frequently cited journals. For this purpose, the article employs the concept of …
- Posted Aug. 13, 2025
- Publications
- View more
Assessing University Students’ Beliefs and Attitudes towards Sustainability and Sustainable Development: A Systematic Review
- Universita degli Studi di Padova
(1) Background: contents and strategies related to sustainability and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are being introduced in academic curricula, and the organization of the university environment is evolving to adopt …
- Posted Aug. 13, 2025
- Publications
- View more
Driving Revenue Growth through Sustainable Products and Services: Implications for Chief Marketing Officers
- The Conference Board
The business benefits of sustainability initiatives go well beyond strengthening corporate image. Chief marketing officers can leverage such initiatives to respond to the voice of the customer, address global societal …
- Posted Aug. 13, 2025
- Publications
- View more
Wanting to be part of change but feeling overworked and disempowered: Researchers’ perceptions of climate action in UK universities
- Cardiff University
- University of Bath
Interest in the relationship between the activities of universities and action on climate change is growing, but until recently there has been little focus on the critical role of researchers, …
- Posted Aug. 13, 2025
- Publications
- View more
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
- Publications
- View more
Universities Need a Social License to Operate and Grow: Reflecting on the University-Community Engagement of two Transnational Universities
- Ocean University of China (Shandong)
- 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 …
- Posted Aug. 13, 2025
- Publications
- View more
Sustainability 2.0
- Deloitte Consulting LLP (TX)
The article explores how sustainability is evolving from a peripheral initiative to a core business strategy, much like the early development of the internet. Initially focused on basic environmental practices, …
- Posted Aug. 13, 2025
- Publications
- View more
A framework for climate change curriculum redevelopment within built environment professional degrees
- Western Sydney University (NSW)
- University of Melbourne (Victoria)
Cities are important sites for greenhouse gas emission reductions and adaptation to climate change. Yet, the design, development and planning of many cities does not yet reflect this. Research reveals …
- Posted Aug. 13, 2025
- Publications
- View more
Sustainability evolved for experts but students fell behind: teaching interrelated social, economic and environmental goals
- University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (IL)
Purpose: While sustainability experts point to interrelated social, economic and environmental goals, students may think about sustainability primarily as natural resources. To prepare students to tackle global challenges to well-being, …
- Posted Aug. 13, 2025
- Publications
- View more
Sustainability Careers
- Arizona State University (AZ)
- University of California, Santa Cruz (CA)
- City of Los Angeles (CA)
Addressing climate change and achieving sustainable development are the grand challenges for this century. This review assesses how sustainability and green jobs are changing in response to these formidable challenges, …
- Posted Aug. 13, 2025
- Publications
- View more
Green campus and student proactivity initiatives: the importance of a participatory approach
- Polytechnic Institute of Leiria
- Instituto Universitário de Lisboa
Purpose: This study aims to examine the mediating role of students’ knowledge of sustainable development (SD) in the relationship between green campus initiatives by higher education institutions (HEIs) and student …
- Posted Aug. 13, 2025
- Publications
- View more
Evaluation of UN SDG-related formal learning activities in a university common core curriculum
- The University of Hong Kong
Purpose: Higher education plays an essential role in achieving the United Nations sustainable development goals (SDGs). However, there are only scattered studies on monitoring how universities promote SDGs through their …
- Posted Aug. 13, 2025
- Publications
- View more
Online, Experiential Sustainability Education Can Improve Students’ Self-Reported Environmental Attitudes, Behaviours and Wellbeing
- University of Tasmania (TAS)
Educating for sustainability is a critical step in moving towards a more sustainable future for humanity. As higher education moves into the online space, education for sustainability can reach larger …
- Posted Aug. 13, 2025
- Publications
- View more
Winning in the Marketplace and the Workplace: Activating the Workplace by Engaging Employees in Sustainability
- National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF) (DC)
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 …
- Posted Aug. 13, 2025
- Publications
- View more
Status of Sustainability Management Education in African MBA Programmes: A Web-based Research Approach
- Vaal University of Technology
- Midlands State University
Emerging evidence suggests that business schools in Africa are lagging behind in promoting sustainability education. Grand challenges that point to a limited focus on transformative sustainability education such as environmental …
- Posted Aug. 13, 2025
- Publications
- View more
Why Sustainability Is Now the Key Driver of Innovation
- Harvard Business Review (MA)
When companies pursue sustainability, it’s usually to demonstrate that they are socially responsible. They expect that the endeavor will add to their costs, deliver no immediate financial benefits, and quite …
- Posted Aug. 13, 2025
- Publications
- View more
The influence of sustainability education on students’ entrepreneurial intentions
- American University of Sharjah
- Bucharest University of Economic studies
- Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja
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 …
- Posted Aug. 13, 2025
- Publications
- View more
Effective sustainability education is political education
- University of Zurich
The anthropogenic nitrogen oxide and sulphur dioxide emissions are greater than natural sources, the atmospheric concentration of CO2 and CH4 has not been as high as it is today for …
- Posted Aug. 13, 2025
- Publications
- View more
A pedagogy for the end of the world: teaching environmental health and justice in a sacrifice zone
- University of California, Santa Cruz (CA)
This article describes pedagogical changes that I have made to my Environmental Justice class at the University of the Pacific in response to increasingly crisis conditions with regard to both …
- Posted Aug. 13, 2025
- Publications
- View more
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 …
- Posted Aug. 13, 2025
- Publications
- View more
Earth Day 2023: How Does Sustainability Impact Marketing in Higher Ed?
- Carnegie (MA)
Fifty-three years ago this week, an estimated 20 million people across the United States participated in the very first Earth Day event (an estimated 10% of the population), making it …
- Posted Aug. 13, 2025
- Publications
- View more
Sustainability and Environmental Communities of Practice’s Impact on News Content Diversity
- Michigan State University (MI)
Communities of practice (CoP) are distinct community groups that share a common interest in which they interact with one another to address problems and reach goals. In the present study, …
- Posted Aug. 13, 2025
- Publications
- View more
Electricity saving behavior in student dorms: What message framing works?
- Prince of Songkla University (Songkhla)
Electricity consumption contributes largely to climate change. Inefficiently overused amounts of electricity can be reduced through low-cost feedback and nudges. We chose to frame different messages to alter the electricity …
- Posted Aug. 13, 2025
- Publications
- View more
When Searching for Cost-Saving Measures, Colleges Go Green
- Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT)
Community colleges are cutting energy costs and promoting sustainability through efficiency upgrades, supported by state funding, utility rebates, and behavioral changes. These efforts have led to millions in savings, reduced …
- Posted Aug. 13, 2025
- Publications
- View more
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
- Publications
- View more
Case Study: Arizona State University – Managing the Vehicle Fleet More Efficiently
- Smart Energy Decisions (NY)
Arizona State University (ASU), an institution serving more than 80,000 across four campuses has successfully completed the first phase of its effort to increase the efficiency of its transportation assets …
- Posted Aug. 13, 2025
- Publications
- View more
Tree mapping and carbon inventory on a university campus in South Korea: Case study and global review
- Korea University
- Kyungmin University
- Sangji University
Campus trees have significant potential for sequestering carbon in urban environments and improving civic life quality; however, few inventories of university campus trees have been constructed worldwide (excluding North America). …
- Posted Aug. 13, 2025
- Publications
- View more
Measuring and monitoring the transition to the circular economy of universities: CExUNV
- Universitat Jaume I (Castelló)
The circular economy (CE) has been identified as a critical strategy to contribute to sustainable development and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda, being one …
- Posted Aug. 13, 2025
- Publications
- View more
Education in collaboration with cities: the intentions of transdisciplinary courses
- Technische Universiteit Delft
- Wageningen University
Purpose: In collaboration with their home cities, universities increasingly develop courses in which students investigate urban sustainability challenges. This paper aims to understand how far-reaching the collaboration with urban stakeholders …
- Posted Aug. 13, 2025
- Publications
- View more
Sustainability and challenge-based learning in higher education
- Universidad del Pais Vasco / Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea (Bizkaia)
The article presents a guide for integrating sustainability into university degrees using Challenge-Based Learning (CBL). In order to achieve this, the article starts with a literature review on education for …
- Posted Aug. 13, 2025
- Publications
- View more
Climate Risks and Resilience at Dickinson College: Infrastructure and Continuity Planning
- Dickinson College (PA)
Dickinson College is faced with growing risks from climate change that could significantly impact its campus infrastructure, operations, and ability to fulfill its educational mission without disruption. As climate change …
- Posted Aug. 13, 2025
- Publications
- View more
Green Building Occupant Satisfaction: Evidence from the Australian Higher Education Sector
- UNSW Sydney (NSW)
- Griffith University (Queensland)
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- Shenzhen University
Universities spend billions of dollars on green buildings as a sustainability commitment. This research investigates occupant satisfaction with indoor environmental quality (IEQ), building design (BD), and facilities management (FM) in …
- Posted Aug. 13, 2025
- Publications
- View more
Walking the talk: organising for social impact through performance management in European business schools
- University of St. Gallen
- Vienna University of Economics and Business
Universities, and business schools specifically, are experiencing a transformation of their societal mission. Similar to the STEM fields, business schools are nested in global competitive environments facing multiple competing pressures, …
- Posted Aug. 13, 2025
- Publications
- View more
Agents of (un)sustainability: democratising universities for the planetary crisis
- Queen's University Belfast
As producers and gatekeepers of knowledge, and as providers of education and training, our universities play a key role in the reproduction of unsustainability. This article finds that they are, …
- Posted Aug. 13, 2025
- Publications
- View more
Purchases dominate the carbon footprint of research laboratories
- University of Toulouse
- Université Paris-Saclay
- Université de Rennes
- Sorbonne Université
Despite increasing interest for the carbon footprint of higher education institutions, little is known about the carbon footprint associated to research activities. Air travel and attendance to conferences concentrate recent …
- Posted Aug. 13, 2025
- Publications
- View more
Embedding a sustainability mindset in responsible management education
- Oxford Brookes University
Purpose: Organisational responses to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals depend on the competency and mindset of business leaders to lead responsibly. This study is informed and underpinned by the …
- Posted Aug. 13, 2025
- Publications
- View more
Institutions underestimate importance of sustainability for prospective students – new research reveals
- Shakespeare Martineau
Higher and further education institutions risk underestimating the importance sustainability holds for applicants when choosing a college or university, new research from law firm Shakespeare Martineau has shown.
- Posted Aug. 13, 2025
- Publications
- View more