Adequacy of existing circular economy assessment tools for higher education institutions

Valls-Val, Karen; Ibáñez-Forés, Valeria; Lo-Iacono-Ferreira, Vanesa G.; Capuz-Rizo, Salvador F.; Bovea, Marı́a D.

doi:10.1016/j.spc.2023.05.011

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“…Using the provincial data of China, Huang et al [21] found that higher education has a positive contribution to high-quality economic development, and its impact path includes human capital accumulation, technological innovation and the complementary effect of industrial structure. Valls-Val et al [22] pointed out that a special circular economy (CE) tool should be developed for higher education institutions. Mendoza et al [23] proposed a methodology framework for applying the idea of circular economy to sustainable campus management to help universities develop circular economy strategies.…”

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“…In addition, some studies believe that higher education can play a certain role in the dissemination of green development ideas, circular economy ideas and sustainable development awareness [22][23][24][25][26][27]. Green education in higher education may lead the public to pay more attention to the field of ecology and environmental protection, improve environmental attention and thus promote green eco-efficiency.…”

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Effects of Higher Education on Green Eco-Efficiency and Its Optimization Path: Case Study of China

Xu,

Zhai

et al. 2023

Sustainability

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Based on the annual panel data of 30 provinces in China, this paper evaluates the green eco-efficiency of each province via factor decomposition and analyzes the impact of higher education on green eco-efficiency using the two-way fixed effect model, considering economic development, urban scale, industrial structure, foreign investment and government regulation as control factors. The results show that the penetration of higher education has a significant positive impact on green eco-efficiency. Heterogeneity analysis suggests that the positive impact of undergraduate and postgraduate education is significant, and this impact increases with the increasing levels of education; however, the influence of junior college education is not significant. Higher education in eastern China significantly affects green eco-efficiency in a positive manner, while the relationship between the two is not significant in the central and western regions. The test of mediating effects further shows that technological innovation has a partial mediating effect, while environmental attention does not show a mediating effect in the influencing path of higher education on green eco-efficiency. Accordingly, this paper proposes certain implications regarding green-related courses, transformation from consciousness to practice, and incorporation of green education in higher education systems.

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Effects of Higher Education on Green Eco-Efficiency and Its Optimization Path: Case Study of China

Xu,

Zhai

et al. 2023

Sustainability

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“…Circular economy plays an important role in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) (Khan et al, 2022;Valls-Val et al, 2023). In an effort to create a sustainable and quality future, SDG 12 (Responsible Production and Consumption) and SDG 13 (Action Against Climate Change) are very appropriate (Pires et al, 2022).…”

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Students Attitude and Behavior towards Circular Economy to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals

Abdul Rahman,

Ab Hamid,

Kamaruzaman

et al. 2023

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The latest strategy to replace the linear economy is thought to be the circular economy. Circular economy understanding and sustainable practices are still at par in the setting of higher education institutions. Recent studies demonstrate that university students still lack a broad understanding of the circular economy. This study was conducted to gauge undergraduate students' attitudes about and behavior toward the circular economy idea. In this study, 35 undergraduate students at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia were surveyed using a questionnaire as part of a quantitative technique. The questionnaire items' moderate reliability is indicated by their Cronbach's alpha rating of 0.69. Using SPSS software version 20, the data was examined and published in a descriptive manner. According to the study's findings, there are seven items in the circular economy domain and eight items in the area of circular economy attitudes. While the mean score for the conduct domain is 3.89, demonstrating a high degree of behavior towards the circular economy, the mean score for the attitude domain is 3.50, indicating a moderate level. This study found that undergraduate students recognize the value of the circular economy and have taken constructive steps to implement it. Despite their high level of behavior and intermediate level of attitude, there may be a chance to raise their awareness and grasp of concerns related to the circular economy. This creates possibilities for more study and instruction in this area. The circular economy helps to achieve the objective of sustainable development by optimizing the utilization of natural resources and minimizing adverse effects on the environment.

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Measuring and monitoring the transition to the circular economy of universities: CExUNV

Valls-Val,

Ibáñez-Forés,

Bovea

2024

Journal of Environmental Management

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Adequacy of existing circular economy assessment tools for higher education institutions

Cited by 4 publications

References 32 publications

Effects of Higher Education on Green Eco-Efficiency and Its Optimization Path: Case Study of China

Effects of Higher Education on Green Eco-Efficiency and Its Optimization Path: Case Study of China

Students Attitude and Behavior towards Circular Economy to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals

Measuring and monitoring the transition to the circular economy of universities: CExUNV

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