The Environmental Sustainability of Brazilian Universities: Barriers and Pre-conditions

Brandli, Luciana Londero; Filho, Walter Leal; Frandoloso, Marcos Antônio Leite; Korf, Eduardo Pavan; Daris, Denise

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“…Resistance to changes in behavior. Barbieri et al, (2010); Brandli et al, (2015) The list of barriers obtained in this study is aligned with much research that has been discussed for some time, although some of them are only focused on the implementation of Sustainable Development at universities (Glavič and Lukman, 2007;Waas et al, 2012;Brandli et al, 2015, Leal Filho, Shiel e Paço, 2015 or on innovation at universities (Cameron, 1996;Clugston, 1999;Crossan and Apaydin, 2010;Dahle and Neumayer, 2001;Hart and Milstein, 2003;Paech, 2007;Hockerts and Morsing, 2008;Nidumolu et al, 2009;Barbieri and Silva, 2011;Hockerts and Morsing, 2008;Cars and West, 2015;European Commission, 2016;Ferreira and Dionísio, 2016 ), and do not have an integrated vision about innovation and SD. The evaluation of the importance of the barriers identified in Table 1 points out the fifteen most significant barriers according to the results of the Likert scale (for each scale there was a weight correspondent, for example, the scale 5 expressed a greater degree of relevance in comparison to weight 1).…”

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Barriers to innovation and sustainability at universities around the world

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This paper explores the link between innovation and sustainability in the context of higher education, with the purpose of investigating the fundamental barriers for innovation and sustainable development in universities around the world. The method used involves both a quantitative and a qualitative approach, gathering the views of 301 experts from 172 universities across all continents. The results show that there are similar barriers across different geographical regions that require greater support from university administrations and management. In particular, the willingness of leaders, policy makers and decision-makers to envisage a sustainable future inside universities is often missing. Yet, without the support of senior management within a university, bottom-up sustainable initiatives seem destined to fail in the longer term due to a lack of investment and administrative support. This study also identifies that in order to yield the anticipated benefits, barriers need to be tackled in an integrated way, and that closer cooperation between sustainability researchers, university administrations and students is needed.

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“…Nidumolu, Prahalad, and Rangaswami (2009); Tauchen and Brandli (2006) Lack of applicability and continuity of innovation and sustainability actions. Brandli et al, (2015);Van Ginkel (1996) 4…”

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“…Yet as noted by Brandli et al (2015), there are barriers to overcome concerning the process of incorporating sustainability, cultural change and the current context of the country in terms of SD. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 Turning to results, two universities have formal SD policies (UFRGS and UNISINOS), and one is discussing policy (USP).…”

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

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Purpose -There is a widely held belief that Sustainable Development (SD) policies are essential for universities to successfully engage in matters related to sustainability, and are an indicator of the extent to which they are active in this field. This paper examines the evidence which currently exists to support this assumption. It surveys a sample of universities in Brazil, Germany, Greece, Portugal, South Africa, United Kingdom (UK) and United States of America (USA) to ascertain the extent to which universities that are active in the field of sustainable development have formal policies on sustainable development, and whether such policies are a pre-condition for successful sustainability efforts. Design/methodology/approach -The study involved 35 universities in these seven countries (five universities respectively). A mixed-methods approach has been used, ranging from document analysis, website analysis, questionnaires and interviewing. Findings -Although only 60% of the sampled universities had a policy that specifically addressed SD, this cannot be regarded as an indicator that the remaining 40% are not engaged with substantial actions that address SD. Indeed, all of the universities in the sample, regardless of the existence of a SD formal policy, demonstrated engagement with environmental sustainability policies or procedures in some form or another. This research has been limited by the availability and ability to procure information from the sampled universities. Despite this, it is one of the largest research efforts of this kind ever performed. Originality/value -Our findings provide some valuable insights about the connections between SD policies on the one hand, and the practice of SD in higher education institutions on the other.

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“…For Brandli, Leal Filho, Frandoloso, Korf, and Daris (), levels of implementation of sustainability in HEIs can be found in approximately three different stages of evolution ( Exhibit ).…”

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“…In the view of Brandli et al. (), there are several ways for universities to promote sustainable development: planning, management, development, teaching, research, operations, extension, purchasing, transportation, and construction activities, and the like. Thus, several environmental management practices were identified, based on the implementation standards for the environmental management systems of ISO 14001 and on surveys carried out by Careto and Vendeirinho (), Tauchen and Brandli (), and Engelman, Guisso, and Fracasso (), as can be seen in Exhibit .…”

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Barriers, potentialities, and actions for implementation of sustainable energy procedures in Brazilian federal universities

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Many universities around the world have served as active centers for research on climate change.However, there are several barriers to their activities, stemming from the nature of research, resources, and the structure of institutions. This document provides an overview of barriers, potential factors, and activities to develop and implement sustainable energy processes in public higher education institutions (HEIs) in Brazil. The research was conducted from March to April of 2018 with representatives of HEIs (rectors or prorectors of research). A total of 63 invitations to respond to the Survey-monkey survey were emailed, and responses were received from 32 universities. The research concludes by proposing measures that can be taken to make the issue of climate change more present and effective in university research and teaching activities. This includes changes in research, information dissemination, and teaching approaches to better support actions to address climate change. In Brazil, there are many potentialities in terms of natural resources, but actions for implementation are still incipient. Further efforts and investment in research and development will be required. K E Y W O R D Ssustainability, sustainable energy, universities

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The Environmental Sustainability of Brazilian Universities: Barriers and Pre-conditions

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Barriers to innovation and sustainability at universities around the world

Barriers to innovation and sustainability at universities around the world

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

Barriers, potentialities, and actions for implementation of sustainable energy procedures in Brazilian federal universities

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