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the Education and Languages area, one from Human and Social Sciences, one from
Applied Social Sciences and Technology and two from Life and Earth Sciences).
This group discussed the bases for building a sustainable campus from two sources:
the recent literature on sustainability in higher education and the Brazilian government’s guidelines for the implementation of sustainability in public administration
(Brazil 2016). The group also outlined a set of indicators for monitoring the sustainability on campus and presented the main ideas to the academic community at the
Campus General Assembly, as a part of the campus anniversary activities. On that
occasion, the principles of sustainability and the set of indicators for monitoring it
were validated, in addition to incorporating other suggestions.
The group started to work with 13 indicators, specifying the tools of measurement
and analysis of each (Table 1), and initiating the data collection for the first campus
sustainability report
4 . These indicators relate directly or indirectly to 13 of the 17
SDGs. It is worth noting, however, that the other four SDGs that are not related to the
sustainability plan, are indirectly covered by the socio-economic profile of students
enrolled on campus. More than half of the students have low income and receive
financial support from the university.
In the legal context, the chosen indicators are aligned with Normative Instruction
IN. 10 of 2012 of the Ministry of Planning, Budget and Management (MOP) (Brasil
2012b), which sets the rules for preparation of the Sustainable Logistics Plan (PLS).
According to IN 10/2012, the PLS must contain, among other items, the practices
of sustainability and rational use of materials and services as well as dissemination,
awareness and training activities. In addition, according to the document, sustainability practices and the rational use of materials and services should cover the
following topics: I—consumable material including printing paper, disposable cups
and print cartridges; II—electrical energy; III—water and sewage; IV—selective
collection; V—quality of life in the work environment; VI—sustainable purchases
and contracts, comprising buildings, equipment, surveillance, cleaning, telephony,
data processing, administrative support and building maintenance services; and VII—
displacements, considering all means of transport, with a focus on reducing costs
and emissions of polluting substances. The chosen indicators for monitoring sustainability at FUP, not only meet IN 10/2012, but go beyond this by including items 9,
10, 11 and 12 in Table 1, thus highlighting the need to adapt the instrument to the
reality and vocation of a higher education institution with its peculiarities.
Reinforcing the presented legal instrument, there is also the voluntary adhesion
program of the Environmental Agenda of Public Administration (A3P), created in
1999 by the Ministry of the Environment (MMA). A3P is an example of an environmental public management action by the Brazilian government, with the following
thematic axes: rational use of resources, adequate waste management, quality of
life at work, awareness and training of workers. Again, there is an alignment of
sustainability indicators selected for the FUP with this program.
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M. Bizerril et al.
the Education and Languages area, one from Human and Social Sciences, one from
Applied Social Sciences and Technology and two from Life and Earth Sciences).
This group discussed the bases for building a sustainable campus from two sources:
the recent literature on sustainability in higher education and the Brazilian government’s guidelines for the implementation of sustainability in public administration
(Brazil 2016). The group also outlined a set of indicators for monitoring the sustainability on campus and presented the main ideas to the academic community at the
Campus General Assembly, as a part of the campus anniversary activities. On that
occasion, the principles of sustainability and the set of indicators for monitoring it
were validated, in addition to incorporating other suggestions.
The group started to work with 13 indicators, specifying the tools of measurement
and analysis of each (Table 1), and initiating the data collection for the first campus
sustainability report
4 . These indicators relate directly or indirectly to 13 of the 17
SDGs. It is worth noting, however, that the other four SDGs that are not related to the
sustainability plan, are indirectly covered by the socio-economic profile of students
enrolled on campus. More than half of the students have low income and receive
financial support from the university.
In the legal context, the chosen indicators are aligned with Normative Instruction
IN. 10 of 2012 of the Ministry of Planning, Budget and Management (MOP) (Brasil
2012b), which sets the rules for preparation of the Sustainable Logistics Plan (PLS).
According to IN 10/2012, the PLS must contain, among other items, the practices
of sustainability and rational use of materials and services as well as dissemination,
awareness and training activities. In addition, according to the document, sustainability practices and the rational use of materials and services should cover the
following topics: I—consumable material including printing paper, disposable cups
and print cartridges; II—electrical energy; III—water and sewage; IV—selective
collection; V—quality of life in the work environment; VI—sustainable purchases
and contracts, comprising buildings, equipment, surveillance, cleaning, telephony,
data processing, administrative support and building maintenance services; and VII—
displacements, considering all means of transport, with a focus on reducing costs
and emissions of polluting substances. The chosen indicators for monitoring sustainability at FUP, not only meet IN 10/2012, but go beyond this by including items 9,
10, 11 and 12 in Table 1, thus highlighting the need to adapt the instrument to the
reality and vocation of a higher education institution with its peculiarities.
Reinforcing the presented legal instrument, there is also the voluntary adhesion
program of the Environmental Agenda of Public Administration (A3P), created in
1999 by the Ministry of the Environment (MMA). A3P is an example of an environmental public management action by the Brazilian government, with the following
thematic axes: rational use of resources, adequate waste management, quality of
life at work, awareness and training of workers. Again, there is an alignment of
sustainability indicators selected for the FUP with this program.
4 http://fup.unb.br/wpcontent/uploads/2020/11/Relat%C3%B3rios-de-Sustentabilidade-da-FUP.