Leveraging assets: a case study of the sustainability initiative at the University of Minnesota, Morris

A review of commitment and implementation of sustainable development in higher education: results from a worldwide survey

“…Outreach and collaboration, involving collaboration with other higher education institutions and non-academic stakeholders 2 The survey was validated with the help of a number of experts prior to its application. (Bremer and L opez-Franco, 2006) Case study ✓ (Cantalapiedra et al, 2006) Case study ✓ ✓ (Ceulemans and De Prins, 2010) Case study ✓ (Chalker- Scott and Collman, 2006) Case study ✓ (Chalker-Scott and Tinnemore, 2009) Case study ✓ ✓ (Crofton, 2000) Case study ✓ (Harpe and Thomas, 2009) Survey ✓ (Desha and Hargroves, 2010) Survey Ferrer-Balas et al, 2004) Case study Ferrer-Balas et al, 2009) Case study ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ (Ferreira et al, 2006) Case study ✓ ✓ (Fisk and Ahearn, 2006) Case study ✓ (Gao et al, 2006) Case study ✓ (Geng et al, 2013) Case study ✓ ✓ ✓ (Goodnough et al, 2009) Case study ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ (Gudz, 2004) Case study ✓ ✓ (Herat, 2000) Case study ✓ (Hesselbarth and Schaltegger, 2014) Case study ✓ (Holmberg et al, 2008) Multiple case studies ✓ (Huisingh and Mebratu, 2000) Case study ✓ (Jabbour et al, 2013) Multiple case studies ✓ ✓ ✓ (Jain et al, 2013) Case study ✓ (Jones et al, 2008) Case study ✓ ( Ju arez-N ajera et al, 2006) Case study ✓ ✓ (Kamp, 2006) Case study ✓ ✓ (Klein-Banai and Theis, 2013) Survey ✓ (Koester et al, 2006) Case study ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ (Larsen et al, 2013) Case study ✓ ✓ (Lehmann et al, 2009) Case study ✓ (Lidgren et al, 2006) Case study ✓ Literature review Lozano, 2010) Case study ✓ ✓ (Lozano-García et al, 2008) Case study ✓ (Lozano, 2006a) Framework proposal ✓ Case study ✓ (Lozano and Young, 2013) Case study ✓ ✓ Case study ✓ (Marinho et al, 2014) Case ...…”

Sustainable development policies as indicators and pre-conditions for sustainability efforts at universities

“…The market power of the demands and needs of a campus itself leverages important initiatives in the energy and food markets. Furthermore, the relationships already in place with local politicians, local farmers and others in the community become strong factors in the establishment of a university SD policy (Goodnough et al , 2009). As an additional consideration when developing campus-wide green curricula, there is a need for cooperation among different disciplines/departments to develop specific management and governance systems that counter the inertia and resistance of individual disciplines.…”

“…The absence of information on environmental issues is also a tremendous obstacle during environmental policy applications (Evangelinos et al , 2009). Finally, the relationships between university and the local politicians, the farmers and others in the community become potent factors in the establishment of a university SD policy (Goodnough et al , 2009) as there is a necessity for productive cooperation among different disciplines/departments to explicate specific management and governance systems.…”

Uncertainty-based quantitative assessment of sustainability for higher education institutions

“…The sustainability indicators identified and included in D-SiM are based on a comprehensive study of institutions that have employed sustainability initiatives. Some include UBC (2007a,b), Rodriguez et al (2002), Lozano (2006b), Cole (2003), Shriberg (2002), Viebahn (2002), Clarke andKouri (2009), Lukman et al (2010), Goognough et al (2009), andEvangelinos et al (2009). The indicators were validated by comparing them with Global Reporting Indicators (GRI 2006) for universities and its modification provided by Lozano (2006b).…”