“…The universities of California, Illinois and the University of Minnesota are pioneers in the subject (Ashbrook & Reinhardt, 1985). However, as of 2010, it has been estimated that more than 140 higher education institutions practice environmental policies (Demaman, Funk, Hepp, Adário, & Pergher, 2004;Sassiotto, 2005;Tavares & Bendassolli, 2005, Araújo & Viana, 2012. About ten of these institutions are International Organization for Standardization, ISO 14001, certified (ISO, 2004), being a worldwide example the University of the United Nations located in Tokyo, Japan (Delgado, 2005).…”