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multidisciplinary vision that the sustainable management of a university campus
demands. The option to use Laudato Si’ as a conceptual framework of the process
was very promising, as well as the different levels and methodologies of articulation
and action such as lectures, workshops, seminars, research projects coordinated by
teachers, students and scholarship student of the Institutional Program for Scientific
Initiation, were found to be tangible actions with a strong impact on the University
as a whole. The organization of the synthesis-document, which mirrors the results
of the process, was renewed and expanded, as the guidelines and goals branched out
into projects, responsibilities and indicators, as well as the number of topics raised
from seven to eleven, in order to incorporate the substantive dimension of humans
in the configuration of PUC-Rio’s new Social and Environmental Agenda.
In conclusion, the process presented in this article proved to be constructive and
evolutionary, capable of stimulating the sustainability of the University, which can be
used by other universities undertaking the commitment for transformation, aligning
the dynamics to local realities with regional and global scales.
References
Adams CA (2013) Sustainability reporting and performance management in universities: challenges
and benefits. Sustain Account Manage Policy J 4(3):384–392, Emerald Ltd. https://doi.org/10.
1108/SAMPJ-12-2012-0044
Aleixo AM, Leal S, Azeiteiro UM (2018) Conceptualization of sustainable higher education institutions, roles, barriers, and challenges for sustainability: an exploratory study in Portugal. J Clean
Prod 172:1664–1673
Alshuwaikhat HM, Abubakar I (2008) An integrated approach to achieving campus sustainability: assessment of the current campus environmental management practices. J Clean Prod
16:1777–1785, Elsevier Ltd. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2007.12.002
Anna-Diab F, Molinari C (2017) Interdisciplinarity: practical approach to advancing education for
sustainability and for the sustainable development goals. Int J Manage Educ 15:73–83, Elsevier
Ltd. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijme.2017.03.006
Avila LV, Leal Filho W, Brandli L, Macgregor CJ, Molthan-Hill P, Ozuyar PG, Moreira RM
(2017) Barriers to innovation and sustainability at universities around the world. J Clean Prod
164:1268–1278
Berzosa A, Bernaldo MO, Fernandez-Sanchez G (2017) Sustainability assessment tools for higher
education: an empirical comparative analysis. J Clean Prod 161:812–820, Elsevier Ltd. http://dx.
doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.05.194
Derahim N, Hashim HS, Ali N, Abdul SA, Aziz G (2012) UKM’s staff perspective on sustainability
and its contribution towards a sustainable university. Procedia—Soc Behav Sci 59:376–381,
Elsevier Ltd. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2012.09.289
Disterheft A, Caeiro S, Azeiteiro UM, Leal Filho W (2015) Sustainable universities—a study of
critical success factors for participatory approaches. J Clean Prod 106:11–21, Elsevier Ltd. http://
dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.01.030
Francisco P (2015) Carta Encíclica, Laudato Si’ do Santo Padre Francisco sobre o cuidado da
casa comum. Vatican. Rome, 187 p. Available at http://w2.vatican.va/content/dam/francesco/
pdf/encyclicals/documents/papa-francesco_20150524_enciclica-laudato-si_po.pdf. Accessed in
30 May 2017
Hák T, Janous ková S, Moldan B (2016) Sustainable development goals: a need for relevant indicators. Ecol Indic 60:565–573, Elsevier Ltd. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2015.08.003
745
multidisciplinary vision that the sustainable management of a university campus
demands. The option to use Laudato Si’ as a conceptual framework of the process
was very promising, as well as the different levels and methodologies of articulation
and action such as lectures, workshops, seminars, research projects coordinated by
teachers, students and scholarship student of the Institutional Program for Scientific
Initiation, were found to be tangible actions with a strong impact on the University
as a whole. The organization of the synthesis-document, which mirrors the results
of the process, was renewed and expanded, as the guidelines and goals branched out
into projects, responsibilities and indicators, as well as the number of topics raised
from seven to eleven, in order to incorporate the substantive dimension of humans
in the configuration of PUC-Rio’s new Social and Environmental Agenda.
In conclusion, the process presented in this article proved to be constructive and
evolutionary, capable of stimulating the sustainability of the University, which can be
used by other universities undertaking the commitment for transformation, aligning
the dynamics to local realities with regional and global scales.
References
Adams CA (2013) Sustainability reporting and performance management in universities: challenges
and benefits. Sustain Account Manage Policy J 4(3):384–392, Emerald Ltd. https://doi.org/10.
1108/SAMPJ-12-2012-0044
Aleixo AM, Leal S, Azeiteiro UM (2018) Conceptualization of sustainable higher education institutions, roles, barriers, and challenges for sustainability: an exploratory study in Portugal. J Clean
Prod 172:1664–1673
Alshuwaikhat HM, Abubakar I (2008) An integrated approach to achieving campus sustainability: assessment of the current campus environmental management practices. J Clean Prod
16:1777–1785, Elsevier Ltd. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2007.12.002
Anna-Diab F, Molinari C (2017) Interdisciplinarity: practical approach to advancing education for
sustainability and for the sustainable development goals. Int J Manage Educ 15:73–83, Elsevier
Ltd. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijme.2017.03.006
Avila LV, Leal Filho W, Brandli L, Macgregor CJ, Molthan-Hill P, Ozuyar PG, Moreira RM
(2017) Barriers to innovation and sustainability at universities around the world. J Clean Prod
164:1268–1278
Berzosa A, Bernaldo MO, Fernandez-Sanchez G (2017) Sustainability assessment tools for higher
education: an empirical comparative analysis. J Clean Prod 161:812–820, Elsevier Ltd. http://dx.
doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.05.194
Derahim N, Hashim HS, Ali N, Abdul SA, Aziz G (2012) UKM’s staff perspective on sustainability
and its contribution towards a sustainable university. Procedia—Soc Behav Sci 59:376–381,
Elsevier Ltd. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2012.09.289
Disterheft A, Caeiro S, Azeiteiro UM, Leal Filho W (2015) Sustainable universities—a study of
critical success factors for participatory approaches. J Clean Prod 106:11–21, Elsevier Ltd. http://
dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.01.030
Francisco P (2015) Carta Encíclica, Laudato Si’ do Santo Padre Francisco sobre o cuidado da
casa comum. Vatican. Rome, 187 p. Available at http://w2.vatican.va/content/dam/francesco/
pdf/encyclicals/documents/papa-francesco_20150524_enciclica-laudato-si_po.pdf. Accessed in
30 May 2017
Hák T, Janous ková S, Moldan B (2016) Sustainable development goals: a need for relevant indicators. Ecol Indic 60:565–573, Elsevier Ltd. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2015.08.003