Choosing an appropriate university or college environmental management system

Clarke, Amelia; Kouri, Rosa

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2009.02.019

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“…In contrast, prior studies focus on strong normative pressures for the focal universities (Clarke and Kouri 2009;Disterheft et al, 2012). For example, the latter found social and environmental awareness/ responsibilities to be the most important driver to implement EMS in European universities.…”

Section: New Findings Related To Institutional Pressuresmentioning

confidence: 93%

Institutional complexity and sustainable supply chain management practices

Sayed

Hendry

Bell

2017

SCM

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Structured AbstractPurpose: To empirically investigate the impact of: institutional pressures; institutional logics; and institutional complexity; on Sustainable Supply Chain Management (SSCM) practices across mixed public and private sector supply chains.Design/methodology/approach: Multi-case study data was collected from three tiers of food and catering supply chains: the customer/consumer tier; focal public sector UK Universities; and private sector suppliers / contractors. Findings:The findings indicate that: normative and mimetic pressures are more prevalent in focal Universities, compared to suppliers; there is typically no single dominant logic across these supply chains; and the multiplicity of institutional logics (e.g., sustainability logic versus financial logic) increases institutional complexity. Therefore, in the atypical case of homogeneity in terms of institutional pressures and logics, e.g. with a dominant sustainability logic throughout the supply chain, radical change in SSCM practices is facilitated. In contrast, in the more typical case when there is heterogeneity, with competing logics at different supply chain tiers, this limits SSCM to more incremental changes in practices. Research limitations/implications:This study is limited to three tiers of the food and catering supply chains of UK Universities. Practical implications:To aid in the successful implementation of SSCM, this study suggests a need for managers to develop an initial understanding of the prevailing institutional logics and pressures at different tiers of the supply chain. Social implications:A number of the SSCM practices studied address social sustainability. Originality/value:No previous studies have empirically investigated the impact of institutional complexity in the context of SSCM practices across supply chains, involving both mixed public and private sector organisations.

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Section: New Findings Related To Institutional Pressuresmentioning

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Institutional complexity and sustainable supply chain management practices

Sayed

Hendry

Bell

2017

SCM

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“…Some authors (Clarke and Kouri, 2009) doubt the functionality of EMAS in universities as it was not specifically designed for higher education institutions and these authors therefore see other tools, like the AISHE tool (Roorda and Onderwijs, 2001), the Osnabruck Environmental Model for Universities (Viebahn, 2002) Savely et al (2007); this study concludes that 30% of colleges and universities have implemented some kind of EMS elements, many of them related to EMAS requirements.…”

Section: With Respect To Sustainability the Implementation Of Enviromentioning

confidence: 84%

“…Although due to this fact some studies request an specific EMS for universities (Clarke and Kouri, 2009), the experience at UPV shows that EMAS is also adequate for an university campus. This fact is only possible if barriers in the implementation are identified and specific strategies are adopted.…”

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The strengths of EMAS as an environmental management system for European university campuses

Torregrosa-López¹,

Lo-Iacono-Ferreira²,

Martí-Barranco³

et al. 2016

IJESD

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“…It is thus customary for universities to disclose their efforts through sustainability reports (Barnes and Jerman, 2002;Clark andDickson, 2003a and2003b;Clark, 2007;Clarke and Kouri, 2009;Crespy and Miller, 2011;Bero et al, 2012;Madorrán-García, 2012;AlonsoAlmeida et al, 2015;Ceulemans, Molderez and Van Liedekerke, 2015), in turn basing their commitment on their openness and issuance of GRI or similar reports (Adams and Petrella, 2010;González et al, 2016). We must stress that GRIs (Global Reporting Initiatives) are non-governmental organizations based on networks aimed at the promotion of sustainability and ESG (Environment, Social and Corporate Governance) reports (GRI, 2011).…”

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University Social Responsibility and the ISO 26000:2010 standard. Case study of the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (Spain)

Avilés-Palacios¹,

Moyano-Santiago²,

Santos-de-León³

2017

Eur. Account. Manag. Rev.

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Social Responsibility Universities are universities that acknowledge endeavors inUniversity Social Responsibility as part of a strategic plan. This study shows how one of the Schools of the University Politécnica of Madrid in Spain has implemented and validated ISO 26000 as a way to extend its commitments to university social responsibility. It is the first Spanish university institution to implement ISO 26000:2010 on social responsibility with the aim of being externally audited, and it is also the only institution to do this internationally. This School is now supported with evidence that can be verified by interest groups and by academic institutions that apply social responsibility as a strategy through governance and performance. In turn, the School has taken further strides toward the University's commitments to society. This case study could help other universities towards the University Social Responsibility.

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Choosing an appropriate university or college environmental management system

Cited by 115 publications

References 33 publications

Institutional complexity and sustainable supply chain management practices

Institutional complexity and sustainable supply chain management practices

The strengths of EMAS as an environmental management system for European university campuses

University Social Responsibility and the ISO 26000:2010 standard. Case study of the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (Spain)

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