“…Several studies have explored the vital impact of leadership, such as servant, inclusive and transformational leadership, in higher education (Abbas et al , 2022; Shabeer et al , 2023; Zulfqar et al , 2023), but these studies did not necessarily focus on green outcomes. Another stream of research in management literature, however, has established the key role of leaders in enhancing green initiatives and green behavior (Robertson and Barling, 2017; Lasrado and Zakaria, 2020; Priyankara et al , 2018; Robertson and Barling, 2013).…”