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G. Nicolino and S. R. S. Barros
Table 2 List of universities’ sustainable practices for Graphical Assessment of Universities’ Sustainability Image (GAUSI)
Item
SD D N A SA
1
Regular sustainability audits on campus
A&R ( )
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
2
Sustainability audits of the surrounding community
A&R ( )
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
3
Creating a written statement of the university’s
commitment to sustainability
A&R ( )
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
4
Creating written statements of each department’s
commitment to sustainability
A&R ( )
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
5
Incorporate social/environmental responsibility
concepts into all relevant disciplines
E&R ( )
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
6
Policies for hiring and promoting faculty based on
their knowledge of and work in sustainability
E&R ( )
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
7
Supporting students who seek environmentally and
socially responsible careers
E&R ( )
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
8
Requiring potential social/environmental impact
analyses of research conducted on campus
E&R ( )
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
9
Arranging opportunities to study campus and local
sustainability issues
E&R ( )
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
10 Incentivizing participation in
socially/environmentally friendly activities
E&R ( )
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
11 Aiming for self-sufficient campus operations
COp ( )
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
12 Reduction of university’s ecological footprint
COp ( )
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
13 Optimized and sustainable campus land-use
COp ( )
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
14 Intelligent and sustainable campus building planning COp ( )
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
15 Usage of renewable and safe energy sources, like
solar panels
COp ( )
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
16 Reutilization of campus waste
COp ( )
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
17 Environmentally and socially responsible purchasing
practices
COp ( )
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
18 Consulting students/faculty/employees’ opinions on
campus sustainability issues
COp ( )
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
19 Easy transportation to, from and between campuses
COp ( )
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
20 Organizing social and environmental community
outreach programs
COr
( )
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
21 Encouraging participation in social/environmental
volunteer activities around the community
COr
( )
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
22 Creating/sponsoring green community centers to
benefit the local environment
COr
( )
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
23 Partnerships with government, non-governmental
organizations, and industry working toward
sustainability
COr
( )
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
Source Nicolino and Barros (2016), p. 203
G. Nicolino and S. R. S. Barros
Table 2 List of universities’ sustainable practices for Graphical Assessment of Universities’ Sustainability Image (GAUSI)
Item
SD D N A SA
1
Regular sustainability audits on campus
A&R ( )
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
2
Sustainability audits of the surrounding community
A&R ( )
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
3
Creating a written statement of the university’s
commitment to sustainability
A&R ( )
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
4
Creating written statements of each department’s
commitment to sustainability
A&R ( )
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
5
Incorporate social/environmental responsibility
concepts into all relevant disciplines
E&R ( )
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
6
Policies for hiring and promoting faculty based on
their knowledge of and work in sustainability
E&R ( )
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
7
Supporting students who seek environmentally and
socially responsible careers
E&R ( )
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
8
Requiring potential social/environmental impact
analyses of research conducted on campus
E&R ( )
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
9
Arranging opportunities to study campus and local
sustainability issues
E&R ( )
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
10 Incentivizing participation in
socially/environmentally friendly activities
E&R ( )
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
11 Aiming for self-sufficient campus operations
COp ( )
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
12 Reduction of university’s ecological footprint
COp ( )
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
13 Optimized and sustainable campus land-use
COp ( )
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
14 Intelligent and sustainable campus building planning COp ( )
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
15 Usage of renewable and safe energy sources, like
solar panels
COp ( )
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
16 Reutilization of campus waste
COp ( )
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
17 Environmentally and socially responsible purchasing
practices
COp ( )
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
18 Consulting students/faculty/employees’ opinions on
campus sustainability issues
COp ( )
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
19 Easy transportation to, from and between campuses
COp ( )
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
20 Organizing social and environmental community
outreach programs
COr
( )
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
21 Encouraging participation in social/environmental
volunteer activities around the community
COr
( )
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
22 Creating/sponsoring green community centers to
benefit the local environment
COr
( )
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
23 Partnerships with government, non-governmental
organizations, and industry working toward
sustainability
COr
( )
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
Source Nicolino and Barros (2016), p. 203