Sustainability insights from the mission statements of leading Brazilian Universities

Deus, Rafael Mattos; Battistelle, Rosane Aparecida Gomes; Silva, Gustavo Henrique Ribeiro da

doi:10.1108/ijem-05-2014-0065

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“…Similarly, lack of internal governance, administrative practices and policies were reported in Malaysia as well as in Saudi's HEIs (Alshuwaikhat et al, 2016;Goni et al, 2017). In contrast, Deus et al (2016) reported a lack of sustainability-focused vision and mission in the top HEIs of Brazil. Moreover, Lozano et al (2015) reported HEIs' commitment to sustainability as a factor in low sustainability practices.…”

Section: Integrating Sustainability Into Operations Of Higher Education Institutionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…All-encompassing, the sustainability in Saudi HEIs are reported yet to be at the initial stage (Alshuwaikhat et al, 2016). Through analytical analysis, Deus et al (2016) identified a lack of strategic alignment in HEI's of Brazil toward sustainability as they did not show sustainable indicators on the mission statements. Although there has been progress on the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (UNDESD) initiative, yet sustainability reporting in HEIs is inconclusive (Ceulemans et al, 2015;Yanez et al, 2019).…”

Section: Education For Sustainable Development Reporting From Various Parts Of the Worldmentioning

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Sustainability in higher education: what is happening in Pakistan?

Habib¹,

Khalil²,

Khan³

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Purpose Sustainability in higher education has gained the attention of researchers and academia; however, there is still a need to explore and assess it from different perspectives that are unexplored. This study aims to evaluate and report sustainability and sustainable development in the higher education sector of Pakistan. Design/methodology/approach There are 195 recognized and registered degree awarding institutes in Pakistan. A survey-based study was designed using self-administered questionnaires distributed among the deans of 145 Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) using a simple random sampling technique. Responses were recorded using five-point Likert scale. In this study, 74 HEIs participated while 69 responses were complete in all respects and used for data analysis. Responses were recorded and analyzed using descriptive statistics. Findings The results show little evidence of sustainability in all areas of HEIs (including; curriculum, research, faculty, stakeholder’s engagement and governance). Sustainability of campus (operations) was evident and, to a certain extent, apparent in outreach activities. The core objective of HEIs is teaching and research, however, HEIs in Pakistan have yet to accommodate sustainability in these core areas. Sustainability in HEIs of Pakistan is in the preliminary and the introductory stage. For the attainment of sustainability in HEIs, comprehensive planning and internal governance are required. Research limitations/implications This study was based on a survey to report the overall situation of sustainability in Pakistan’s HEIs. Therefore, it has the limitation of being a descriptive study. Nevertheless, this study contributed to the body of knowledge by reporting sustainability practices from the Pakistani context. This study helped identify critical aspects of sustainability that require the attention of both regulatory authority and top management. Originality/value This is a comprehensive study based on extensive research survey techniques to present and report sustainability in higher education in Pakistan. The data collected represents the major HEIs in Pakistan and has contributed to the body of knowledge by presenting the contemporary and contextual situation of sustainability in HEIs of Pakistan.

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Section: Integrating Sustainability Into Operations Of Higher Education Institutionsmentioning

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Section: Education For Sustainable Development Reporting From Various Parts Of the Worldmentioning

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Sustainability in higher education: what is happening in Pakistan?

Habib¹,

Khalil²,

Khan³

et al. 2021

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“…More discouragingly, Lopez and Martin (2018) discovered that a mere 19% of a sample of 347 universities from the Sustainability Endowment Institute’s Green Card in Canada and the USA mention sustainability in their website mission statements. In other countries, such as Australia (Lee et al , 2013) or Brazil (Deus et al , 2016), the situation is quite similar.…”

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Measuring environmental website communications in Latin American universities: multimodal and ecolinguistic benchmarking

Fernández-Vázquez¹

2021

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Purpose This paper aims to explore the current state of website environmental communications in Latin American universities through a benchmarking operational tool. The study considers how these universities communicate their environmental policies as an act of corporate social responsibility and to improve their public image. Design/methodology/approach A sample of 80 top-ranked Latin American universities was considered. Environmental websites were evaluated in terms of information quality, multimodal design and stakeholder engagement. The research method follows the theoretical foundations of critical discourse analysis, multimodal studies and ecolinguistics. Findings A total of 59% of the universities have opened environmental websites. However, many of them have poor content and interactivity. Latin American universities obtain low scores in several objective criteria which measure the efficiency of website environmental communications. Practical implications The findings can help university administrators to improve the quality and effectiveness of online environmental communications. Some practical recommendations are given and examples of good practice can be emulated. Originality/value To the best of the author’s knowledge, this is the first study that analyses the situation of website environmental communications in a large sample of Latin American universities. The development of an operational benchmarking tool invites further comparative studies, which may contribute to a wider picture of environmental communications.

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“…Hoover and Harder (), note, “There is widespread recognition that higher education institutions have an important role to play in the transition toward a more sustainable global society” (p. 175). According to Deus, Battistelle, and Silva () in their research on mission statements in Brazilian universities, the authors recommend that “Higher education managers should review the universities mission statements in terms of a sustainability overview and improve the statements” (p. 403).…”

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University Mission Statements and Sustainability Performance

Lopez

Martin

2018

Business and Society Review

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This paper examines the relationship between university mission statements and sustainability practices by institutions of higher education. We examine mission statement constructs and the degree to which higher educational institutions meet specific sustainability criteria in line with the College Sustainability Report Card. Our sample consists of 347 universities from the Sustainable Endowment Institute's (2011) Green Report Card. Previous research suggests that mission statements are essential for superior organizational performance outcomes. We examine the relationship between university mission statement content and sustainability practices. Findings indicate that the greater the number of specific terms used in the university mission statements, the higher the statistical likelihood that those universities had higher sustainability ratings. Findings also indicate that private institutions and nonreligious-affiliated institutions are more likely to include sustainability Yvette P. Lopez is an Associate Professor in the Driehaus College of Business at DePaul University, where she teaches courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels in management, organizational behavior, and leadership. Her research interests are in the areas of workplace violence, workplace deviance, workplace bullying, business ethics, psychological contracts, and leadership.Business and Society Review 123:2 341-368 bs_bs_banner constructs in their mission statements than colleges and universities with religious affiliation and public institutions. Several propositions to guide future research are discussed.

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Sustainability insights from the mission statements of leading Brazilian Universities

Cited by 29 publications

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Sustainability in higher education: what is happening in Pakistan?

Sustainability in higher education: what is happening in Pakistan?

Measuring environmental website communications in Latin American universities: multimodal and ecolinguistic benchmarking

University Mission Statements and Sustainability Performance

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