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M. F. Cavalcanti-Bandos and A. Paucar-Caceres
4.3 VERSAS Project
The VERSAS Project began to be institutionally discussed after the return of the
administrative dean from a post-doctoral at MMU, in England, where she developed
research focused on a public policy of the state of Sao Paulo—The Municipality
Green Blue Programme that should be followed by the municipality.
So, when collecting practical information about the project at the City Hall, she
came across the necessary guidelines to be followed by the municipality and the
important and necessary help from the university. It is important to mention that we
are describing a municipal university, so its role is more relevant in supporting public
awareness of environmental sustainability in the city.
Because she was working on the subject during her stay in England, she observed
researched material and tried to understand some of the actions of the UK University
that could be implemented in the Brazilian University. Thus, on her return, she met
with a group of employees responsible for many areas in the institution asking for
their support in these actions, which at this time the municipality officials were also
involved in.
Initially, it was provisionally named, “Uni-FACEF Sustainability Project”, and
she asked for support from the University Marketing Department in the search for a
name that better defines all actions. They suggested VERSAS—“Ecological Vision
with Social Responsibility in the Sustainable Environment”, in Portuguese—‘Visão
Ecológica com Responsabilidade Social em Ambiente Sustentável’. The Marketing
suggested this name based on https://www.dicionarioinformal.com.br/versas/. They
developed the project logo and all visual communication of the project.
The group of employees who are part of the Internal Accident Prevention Commission (CIPA) was integrated into the project, and they are led by the institution’s labour
engineer and helped a lot with some of the actions.
The VERSAS Project initially, was conceived to tackle problems on four areas: (1)
Disposal and proper collection of solid waste; (2) Relevance of the University content
programs in relation to the municipal and institutional environmental real needs; (3)
Dissemination of sustainable actions to the internal and external community; and (4)
Working towards Sustainable procurement.
5 Results: The First Stage of VERSAS Project
This is a work-in-progress project, where we have the initial findings. So far, the
project has been well received amongst the university community and external stakeholders. Next, we will describe what is being planned and worked on within the four
initial areas, as well as the experiences and lessons learned from the UK universities,
that is MMU which to some extent has inspired the VERSAS Project.
M. F. Cavalcanti-Bandos and A. Paucar-Caceres
4.3 VERSAS Project
The VERSAS Project began to be institutionally discussed after the return of the
administrative dean from a post-doctoral at MMU, in England, where she developed
research focused on a public policy of the state of Sao Paulo—The Municipality
Green Blue Programme that should be followed by the municipality.
So, when collecting practical information about the project at the City Hall, she
came across the necessary guidelines to be followed by the municipality and the
important and necessary help from the university. It is important to mention that we
are describing a municipal university, so its role is more relevant in supporting public
awareness of environmental sustainability in the city.
Because she was working on the subject during her stay in England, she observed
researched material and tried to understand some of the actions of the UK University
that could be implemented in the Brazilian University. Thus, on her return, she met
with a group of employees responsible for many areas in the institution asking for
their support in these actions, which at this time the municipality officials were also
involved in.
Initially, it was provisionally named, “Uni-FACEF Sustainability Project”, and
she asked for support from the University Marketing Department in the search for a
name that better defines all actions. They suggested VERSAS—“Ecological Vision
with Social Responsibility in the Sustainable Environment”, in Portuguese—‘Visão
Ecológica com Responsabilidade Social em Ambiente Sustentável’. The Marketing
suggested this name based on https://www.dicionarioinformal.com.br/versas/. They
developed the project logo and all visual communication of the project.
The group of employees who are part of the Internal Accident Prevention Commission (CIPA) was integrated into the project, and they are led by the institution’s labour
engineer and helped a lot with some of the actions.
The VERSAS Project initially, was conceived to tackle problems on four areas: (1)
Disposal and proper collection of solid waste; (2) Relevance of the University content
programs in relation to the municipal and institutional environmental real needs; (3)
Dissemination of sustainable actions to the internal and external community; and (4)
Working towards Sustainable procurement.
5 Results: The First Stage of VERSAS Project
This is a work-in-progress project, where we have the initial findings. So far, the
project has been well received amongst the university community and external stakeholders. Next, we will describe what is being planned and worked on within the four
initial areas, as well as the experiences and lessons learned from the UK universities,
that is MMU which to some extent has inspired the VERSAS Project.