International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education: Volume 24 Issue 4

Training students in inter- and transdisciplinary sustainability education: nurturing cross-faculty staff commitment and continuous community collaboration

Geertje Tijsma, Annemarie Horn, Eduardo Urias, Marjolein B.M. Zweekhorst

To properly address complex sustainability issues, higher education institutes (HEIs), such as universities, need to implement innovative educational programmes that adhere to…

Implementing sustainability via organizational learning: case study of a French business school

Umesh Mukhi

This study aims to clarify how higher educational institutions (HEI now onwards) can engage in organizational learning process to implementing sustainability initiatives. Through…

Developing a method for incorporating sustainability into the strategic planning of higher education institutions

Francisco Elíseo Fernandes Sanches, Marco Antonio Alves de Souza Junior, Flavio Rubens Massaro Junior, Rafael Povedano, Luiz Eduardo Gaio

Higher education institutions (HEIs) must take on a leadership role in building a sustainable world, given their responsibility for preparing future professionals and leaders…

Informative initiatives as a useful tool to raise awareness of food waste. An application to higher education

Elena Fraj-Andrés, Carolina Herrando, Laura Lucia-Palacios, Raúl Pérez-López

Because food waste is a serious problem today, society is currently aiming for more responsible consumption to minimize it, as defined in the 12th goal of the United Nations…

Green absorptive capacity, green dynamic capabilities and green service innovation: a study in Brazilian universities

Gisele Mazon, Thiago Coelho Soares, Robert Samuel Birch, Jonas Schneider, José Baltazar Salgueirinho Osório de Andrade Andrade Guerra

This study aims to discuss the influences of green innovation processes on sustainable development and proposes a research model linking green absorptive capacity, green dynamic…

Physical education teacher educators’ subjective theories about sustainability and education for sustainable development

Julia Lohmann, Antje Goller

Physical education (PE) and PE teacher education have great potential to target goals that are important from an education for sustainable development (ESD) perspective. However…

Drivers and barriers in developing sustainability leadership – a case of natural scientists at Ugandan universities

Julius Lukwago, Ana Maria De Azevedo Martins, Orthodox Tefera

Although natural science disciplines significantly contribute to sustainable development goals (SDGs), little research attends to how higher education institutions (HEIs…

Bottled vs tap water perceptions, choices and recommendations in a US Midwest university community

Kehinde Olagunju, Maya R. Sante, Georgia Bracey, Ben K. Greenfield

This study aims to determine preference and concerns regarding tap vs bottled water and recommendations to increase tap water use in a US Midwest university. The authors propose…

Brazilian federal universities and their sustainable practices based on sustainable logistics management plan

Rosamaria Cox Moura-Leite, José Carlos de Jesus Lopes, Carolina Yamazaki

This study aims to analyze the situation of Federal Universities (FUs) regarding compliance with the Sustainable Logistics Management Plan (PLS) Normative Instruction (NI…

Bottom-up approach: the participation of Fridays For Future in the climate emergency declaration in the University of Salamanca

Paula Mariel Reyes-Carrasco, Enzo Ferrari, Camilo Ruíz Méndez, Angela Barrón Ruíz

This study aims to describe the process leading the climate emergency declaration (CED) at the University of Salamanca. In contrast to similar initiatives, this was achieved with…