Sustainability Assessment of Higher Education Institutions: A Systematic Literature Review

Singh, Alok Bihari; Meena, Hemant Kumar; Khandelwal, Chandni; Dangayach, G.S.

doi:10.3390/ecp2023-14728

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“…However, the delineation and interpretation of this concept are often different across disciplines (Salas-Zapata et al, 2017), which hinders effective communication, causes inconsistencies in research and practice, and impedes measurable actions to achieve sustainability (Waseem & Kota, 2017;Yamada et al, 2022). With the increasing popularity of text-based assessments (Amini et al, 2018;Olsen & Fenhann, 2008;Singh et al, 2023), these issues have become more prominent, as the criteria vary for evaluating sustainability commitments and contributions.…”

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seesus: a social, environmental, and economic sustainability classifier for Python

Cai,

Li,

Colbry

et al. 2024

JOSS

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seesus is an open-source Python package that evaluates whether a textual expression aligns with the concept of sustainability as defined by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It labels a statement with the 17 SDGs as well as 169 specific targets and categorizes the statement into social, environmental, or economic sustainability. Compared to existing SDG classification software in Python, seesus is the only one that is tuned to a finer scale -the SDG target level -and offers transparency and controllability, allowing users to examine and customize the syntax of text classification according to their needs.

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seesus: a social, environmental, and economic sustainability classifier for Python

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Li,

Colbry

et al. 2024

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“…The evolution of Sustainable practices or green innovations has been evident in the hospitality industry for decades, but it got considerable attention in the 1990s, the last decade recorded much more substantial growth in terms of significance and importance. The global competition and challenges forced the hospitality industry to adopt and implement sustainable practices 2) .…”

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Achieving Sustainable Development in the Hospitality Industry: An Evidence-Based Empirical Study

Alok Bihari Singh,

Khandelwal,

Sarkar

et al. 2023

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2015 saw all UN members embrace the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It aims to create a global collaboration to achieve peace and prosperity for the planet and people. 17 SDGs aspire to improve the world by 2030 without excluding anybody. This study will evaluate how hotels fulfill SDGs sustainably, especially SDG6. The data from 57 star-category hotels were collected from Rajasthan, India, and analyzed. Results indicate that water conservation, sanitation, and hygiene for everyone contributed significantly to sustainable development. According to findings, different-star category hotels contribute differently to SDG6 by implementing sustainable practices to satisfy environmental SDGs.

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The Challenges of Sustainability Assessment Tools in (Tourism) Higher Education

Dimou,

Xenaki

2024

Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics

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Sustainability and higher education are closely linked, with universities playing a crucial role in promoting sustainability. Furthermore, the significance of incorporating sustainability in (tourism) higher education is beyond doubt. However, incorporating sustainability poses challenges such as unclear definitions and resistance to change. To overcome this, proactive measures and attention to governance are necessary. Towards this direction, Higher Education Institutions can create sustainability reports to showcase progress and identify areas for improvement. Despite efforts to develop standards and methods for assessing sustainability practices, there is still a gap in identifying specific criteria for a truly sustainable university. This article discusses the challenges associated with sustainability integration in HEIs and concludes that the wide variety of available Sustainability Assessment Tools (SATs) could potentially complicate rather than foster the process of integration. The challenges emerging are being discussed, in order to advance the applicability and effectiveness of SATs.

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Sustainability Assessment of Higher Education Institutions: A Systematic Literature Review

Abstract: This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by/ 4.0/).

Cited by 12 publications

References 46 publications

seesus: a social, environmental, and economic sustainability classifier for Python

seesus: a social, environmental, and economic sustainability classifier for Python

Achieving Sustainable Development in the Hospitality Industry: An Evidence-Based Empirical Study

The Challenges of Sustainability Assessment Tools in (Tourism) Higher Education

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