Semi-Systematic Literature Review on Sustainability and Sustainable Development in Higher Education Institutions
Abstract
:1. Introduction
- What relevant literature can be found when investigating sustainability and SD in HEIs and where is this literature published?
- What themes are addressed in the literature on sustainability and SD in HEIs?
- What research gaps are identified in the literature on sustainability and SD in HEIs?
2. Materials and Methods
- What question(s) was (were) addressed in the article?
- What method(s) was (were) used to answer the question(s)?
- What research gaps were identified in the article?
3. Results
3.1. Institutional Framework
3.1.1. Organizational Change
3.1.2. Stakeholders’ Perceptions of and Influence on Sustainability and SD
3.1.3. Drivers and Barriers to Sustainable Procurement (SP) Practices
3.1.4. Approaches, Models, and/or Frameworks to Support Sustainability and SD
3.1.5. Sustainability and SD Policies
3.1.6. SD Declarations, Charters, Initiatives, and Partners
3.1.7. SD and/or Sustainability Implementation and Integration
3.1.8. Effects of SD Practices
3.1.9. Initiatives and Associations for Responsibility and SD
3.1.10. Maturation of Sustainability
3.1.11. SD Promotion and Communication
3.2. Campus Operations
3.2.1. Environmental Management
3.2.2. Energy Efficiency and Energy Use
3.2.3. Implementation of Circular Economy (CE)
3.2.4. Sustainable Consumption
3.2.5. Campus Sustainability
3.2.6. Waste Management
3.2.7. Carbon Neutrality
3.3. Education
3.3.1. Sustainability and/or SD Courses and Programs, Curriculum Innovation, Curriculum Review
3.3.2. Frameworks and Criteria for Innovation in Education
3.3.3. Experiences and Communities in Education
3.4. Research
3.4.1. Special Journal Issues
3.4.2. Function of Research in the Context of Sustainability and SD
3.4.3. Fostering Sustainability in Academic Research
3.4.4. Research on Stakeholder’s Perceptions of and Impacts on Sustainability and/or SD
3.4.5. Research on Evaluation of Sustainability and SD in Education
3.4.6. Research on Sustainable Teaching
3.4.7. Research on ESD
3.4.8. Research on ESD Integration and Implementation
3.4.9. Research on ESD Trends
3.4.10. Research on Sustainability Learning Outcomes
3.4.11. Research on Transformative Learning
3.4.12. Research on the Environmental Dimension in ESD
3.5. Outreach and Collaboration
3.5.1. Sustainability-Oriented HEI Networks
3.5.2. HEI Partnerships
3.5.3. Networks between HEIs and Communities or Local or Regional Institutions
3.6. SD through on-Campus Experiences
3.7. Assessment and Reporting
3.7.1. Sustainability Assessment Tools (SATs)
3.7.2. Campus Sustainability Assessment (CSA)
3.7.3. Individual Frameworks, Models, Methods, and/or Tools for Sustainability Assessment in HEIs
3.7.4. Reporting in HEIs
3.7.5. Integrated Reporting in HEIs
3.7.6. Frameworks and Guidelines for SR in HEIs
3.7.7. Stakeholders’ Perspectives Regarding SR in HEIs
3.7.8. Importance of Topics in SR of HEIs
3.7.9. SR and Organizational Change
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A
Journal Abbreviation | ISSN | H Index 3 | CiteScore 4 | SJR | SNIP | JIF 5 | WoS Coverage 6 |
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Int. J. Sustain. High. Educ. | 1467-6370 | 47 | 2.290 | 0.542 | 1.061 | 1.437 | 1 |
J. Clean. Prod. | 0959-6526 | 150 | 7.320 | 1.620 | 2.308 | 6.395 | 1 |
Sustainability | 2071-1050 | 57 | 3.010 | 0.549 | 1.169 | 2.592 | 1 |
Environ. Educ. Res. | 1469-5871 | 34 | 2.550 | 0.916 | 1.809 | 2.255 | 1 |
High. Educ. Policy | 0952-8733 | 36 | 1.470 | 0.612 | 0.853 | 1.333 | 1 |
Environ. Dev. Sustain. | 1387-585X | 47 | 1.950 | 0.505 | 0.887 | 1.676 | 1 |
Int. J. Educ. Dev. | 0738-0593 | 47 | 1.690 | 0.790 | 1.390 | 1.406 | 1 |
Higher Education | 0018-1560 | 80 | 3.420 | 1.681 | 2.388 | 3.005 | 1 |
Int. J. Sust. Dev. World | 1350-4509 | 35 | 2.480 | 0.651 | 0.977 | 2.811 | 1 |
J. Geogr. High. Educ. | 0309-8265 | 41 | 2.080 | 0.525 | 1.011 | 1.533 | 1 |
Sustain. Account. Manag. Policy J. | 2040-8021 | 18 | 2.890 | 0.778 | 0.946 | 1.745 | 1 |
Sustain. Sci. | 1862-4065 | 42 | 4.610 | 1.433 | 1.615 | 4.669 | 1 |
Account. Audit. Account. J. | 0951-3574 | 83 | 3.900 | 1.456 | 1.563 | 2.537 | 1 |
Assess. Eval. High. Educ. | 0260-2938 | 72 | 2.720 | 1.517 | 2.021 | 2.473 | 1 |
Eval. Program Plan. | 0149-7189 | 54 | 1.470 | 0.483 | 0.905 | 1.240 | 1 |
International Review of Research In Open And Distance Learning | 1492-3831 | 56 | 2.870 | 1.202 | 1.774 | 1.830 | 1 |
J. Integr. Environ. Sci. | 1943-815X | 14 | 2.040 | 0.557 | 0.580 | 1.889 | 1 |
Stud. High. Educ. | 0307-5079 | 83 | 3.280 | 1.888 | 2.271 | 2.854 | 1 |
Sustain. Dev. | 0968-0802 | 51 | 4.380 | 0.989 | 1.585 | 3.821 | 1 |
Waste Manag. | 0956-053X | 127 | 6.150 | 1.523 | 2.193 | 5.431 | 1 |
Adm. Soc. | 0095-3997 | 52 | 2.370 | 0.973 | 1.486 | 1.698 | 1 |
Appl. Energy | 0306-2619 | 162 | 9.540 | 3.455 | 2.616 | 8.426 | 1 |
Asia Pacific J. Mark. Logist. | 1355-5855 | 35 | 1.610 | 0.333 | 0.699 | 1.276 | 1 |
Botanica Marina | 0006-8055 | 51 | 1.220 | 0.399 | 0.672 | 0.919 | 1 |
British Journal of Educational Technology | 0007-1013 | 81 | 4.070 | 1.419 | 2.354 | 2.588 | 1 |
Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy | 1618-954X | 44 | 2.460 | 0.636 | 1.031 | 2.277 | 1 |
Communist Post-Communist Stud. | 0967-067X | 37 | 1.400 | 0.758 | 1.431 | 1.351 | 1 |
Compare | 0305-7925 | 27 | 1.800 | 0.976 | 1.276 | 1.765 | 1 |
Corp. Soc. Responsib. Environ. Mgmt. | 1535-3958 | 58 | 7.180 | 1.670 | 2.372 | 5.513 | 1 |
Curr. Opin. Environ. Sustain. | 1877-3435 | 69 | 5.650 | 1.980 | 1.807 | 4.258 | 1 |
Ecol. Econ. | 0921-8009 | 174 | 4.830 | 1.767 | 1.864 | 4.281 | 1 |
Ecol. Soc. | 1708-3087 | 119 | 4.810 | 1.807 | 1.606 | 4.136 | 1 |
Educ. Assess. Evaluation Account. | 1874-8597 | 23 | 1.610 | 0.607 | 0.742 | 1.722 | 1 |
Educ. Technol. Res. Dev. | 1042-1629 | 79 | 3.290 | 0.977 | 1.945 | 2.115 | 1 |
Energy Build. | 0378-7788 | 147 | 5.360 | 1.934 | 1.826 | 4.495 | 1 |
Environ. Manage. | 0364-152X | 102 | 2.630 | 0.908 | 1.064 | 2.376 | 1 |
Environ. Sci. Policy | 1462-9011 | 95 | 5.580 | 1.919 | 2.004 | 4.816 | 1 |
Futures | 0016-3287 | 69 | 3.140 | 0.958 | 1.334 | 2.214 | 1 |
Habitat Int. | 0197-3975 | 59 | 4.330 | 1.524 | 1.898 | 3.846 | 1 |
Health Promot. Int. | 0957-4824 | 75 | 1.940 | 0.883 | 1.176 | 1.913 | 1 |
Innovation (North Syd) | 1447-9338 | 24 | 2.140 | 0.597 | 0.680 | 1.429 | 1 |
Int. J. Educ. Technol. High. Educ. | 2365-9440 | 15 | 2.770 | 0.627 | 1.723 | 1.922 | 1 |
Int. J. Eng. Educ. | 0949-149X | 44 | 0.940 | 0.425 | 0.885 | 0.611 | 1 |
Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol. | 1735-1472 | 61 | 2.440 | 0.580 | 0.918 | 2.031 | 1 |
Int. J. Logist. Manag. | 0957-4093 | 66 | 3.280 | 0.871 | 1.134 | 2.226 | 1 |
Int. J. Strateg. Prop. Manag. | 1648-715X | 23 | 1.820 | 0.548 | 0.792 | 1.597 | 1 |
Int. J. Sustain. Transp. | 1556-8318 | 30 | 3.080 | 1.175 | 1.217 | 2.586 | 1 |
J. Afr. Earth Sci. | 1464-343X | 64 | 1.780 | 0.595 | 0.975 | 1.633 | 1 |
J. Balt. Sci. Educ. | 1648-3898 | 12 | 1.020 | 0.387 | 0.916 | 1.024 | 1 |
J. Bus. Ethics | 0167-4544 | 147 | 4.460 | 1.860 | 2.006 | 3.796 | 1 |
J. Eng. Des. | 0954-4828 | 46 | 2.700 | 0.652 | 1.129 | 1.394 | 1 |
J. Organ. Chang. Manag. | 0953-4814 | 62 | 1.830 | 0.595 | 1.067 | 1.185 | 1 |
J. Stud. Int. Educ. | 1028-3153 | 49 | 3.480 | 1.573 | 2.431 | 2.547 | 1 |
Minerva | 0026-4695 | 33 | 2.340 | 1.208 | 1.688 | 1.952 | 1 |
Prof. Dev. Educ. | 1941-5257 | 29 | 1.750 | 0.835 | 1.085 | 1.258 | 1 |
Public Adm. Dev. | 0271-2075 | 38 | 1.640 | 0.637 | 1.313 | 0.918 | 1 |
Res. Policy | 0048-7333 | 206 | 6.560 | 3.409 | 2.949 | 5.425 | 1 |
Resour. Conserv. Recy. | 0921-3449 | 103 | 6.820 | 1.541 | 2.258 | 7.044 | 1 |
Saf. Sci. | 0925-7535 | 90 | 4.490 | 1.290 | 2.251 | 3.619 | 1 |
Scott. J. Political Econ. | 0036-9292 | 44 | 0.930 | 0.252 | 0.599 | 0.449 | 1 |
Soc. Indic. Res. | 0303-8300 | 90 | 2.150 | 0.881 | 1.363 | 1.703 | 1 |
Strateg. Organ. | 1476-1270 | 47 | 3.560 | 2.546 | 1.423 | 3.109 | 1 |
Telemat. Inform. | 0736-5853 | 48 | 4.940 | 1.206 | 1.820 | 3.714 | 1 |
Appendix B
Full list of revised and accepted keywords for each search string. | |
Search String 1 | Search String 2 |
Higher Education Sustainability Sustainable Development Higher Education Institutions Universities Education For Sustainable Development University Sector University Higher Education Institution Sustainability Education Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) Sustainability Assessment Sustainability Reporting Education for Sustainability Campus Sustainability Environmental Sustainability Higher Education For Sustainable Development Sustainable Campus Sustainable Development Goals HEIs Sustainable University Sustainability Indicators Education For Sustainable Development (ESD) Spanish Universities Sustainability in Higher Education Sustainability Practices Sustainable Universities | Sustainable Development Higher Education Sustainability Higher Education Institutions Education For Sustainable Development Universities University Sector Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) University Sustainability Assessment Sustainability Education Campus Sustainability Higher Education Institution Higher Education For Sustainable Development Sustainable Development Goals Education For Sustainability Environmental Sustainability Sustainability Reporting Sustainable Campus HEIs Education For Sustainable Development (ESD) Sustainability Practices Sustainable Universities Sustainable University Sustainability In Higher Education Sustainability Indicators Sustainability Issues Sustainable Consumption Sustainability Transition |
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Keywords | Boolean Search Operator | Content Searched | Search Strings 2 |
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Sustainable Sustainability Sustainable development Sustainability development University 1 [4,15] Universities Higher education Higher education institution Higher education institutions | AND | Title or Keywords or Abstract | “Sustainab *” AND |
“Higher Education Institution *” | |||
“Sustainab *” AND | |||
“Development” AND “Higher Education Institution *” |
Category (HEI Element) | Description, Examples |
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Institutional framework | Sustainability and/or SD policies, vision, mission, strategy, office, declarations and/or commitments signed, organizational change, barriers and drivers of change |
Campus operations | Energy use and/or efficiency, emissions, waste, water and water management, purchasing, transport, equality and diversity |
Education | Sustainability and/or SD courses and programs, transdisciplinarity, curricula reviews, “educate-the-educators” programs |
Research | Sustainability and/or SD research centers, funding, publications, transdisciplinarity, sustainability and/or SD research used in education |
Outreach and collaboration | Sustainability and/or SD-related exchange programs, joint degrees with other universities, joint research, partnerships, and sustainability and/or SD events open to the community |
SD through on-campus experiences | Sustainability or SD working group, student and staff engagement, sustainability and SD visibility throughout the campus, sustainability and SD awareness |
Assessment and reporting | Sustainability and SD assessment, sustainability and SD communication, environmental report, sustainability report, sustainability rankings |
Article | Research Theme(s) | Research Method(s) |
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Akins et al., 2019 [19] | Barriers and drivers of organizational change | Case study |
Barth 2013 [20] | Organizational change for sustainability in HEIs | Case study |
Awuzie and Abuzeinab 2019 [21] | Organizational factors influencing SD in HEIs | Case study |
Blanco-Portela et al., 2017 [22] | Organizational change for sustainability in HEIs | Literature review |
Godemann et al., 2014 [23] | Drivers of organizational change towards SD in HEIs | Literature review |
Hoover and Harder 2015 [2] | Organizational change for sustainability in HEIs | Literature review |
Hugé et al., 2018 [24] | Organizational change process towards sustainability | Survey |
Leal Filho et al., 2017 [25] | Obstacles of the implementation of SD in HEIs | Survey |
Lozano and von Haartman 2018 [26] | Drivers of organizational change towards sustainability in HEIs | Survey |
Veiga Ávila et al., 2019 [27] | Innovation and sustainability barriers in HEIs | Survey |
Article | Research Theme(s) | Research Method(s) |
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Bauer et al., 2018 [31] | Sustainability governance in HEIs | Survey |
Dyer and Dyer 2017 [32] | HEI strategic leadership for sustainability and the Framework for Strategic Sustainable Development (FSSD) | Case study |
Horan and Shawe 2019 [33] | Leadership role of HEIs | Case study |
Casarejos et al., 2017 [34] | Strategy towards sustainability | Literature review |
Filho et al., 2015 [35] | Integrative approaches to SD at HEIs | Case studies |
Hayter and Cahoy 2018 [36] | Strategic view of higher education social responsibilities | Literature review and framework |
Juárez-Nájera et al., 2010 [37] | Sustainable behavior | Survey |
Kapitulčinová et al., 2018 [38] | Change management process and a supporting toolset | Literature review and survey |
Ramísio et al., 2019 [1] | Sustainability vision and sustainability strategy | Case study |
Velazquez et al., 2006 [39] | Managerial model for a sustainable HEI | Survey and literature review |
Verhulst and Lambrechts 2015 [40] | SD integration process in an HEI | Case study |
Article | Research Theme(s) | Research Method(s) |
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Aleixo et al., 2018 [45] | SD implementation in HEIs | Survey |
Farinha et al., 2018 [46] | Sustainability implementation in HEIs | Survey |
Farinha et al., 2019 [47] | Sustainability integration in HEIs | Content analysis |
Filho 2011 [48] | Status and issues of SD at HEIs | Literature review |
Goni et al., 2017 [49] | Role of information systems in sustainability implementation at HEIs | Case study |
Larrán Jorge et al., 2015 [50] | Implementation of sustainability practices in HEIs | Survey |
Leal Filho et al., 2019 [51] | Planning SD in HEIs | Survey |
Leal Filho et al., 2018 [52] | Planning SD in HEIs | Case studies |
Moura et al., 2019 [53] | Sustainability practices in HEIs | Content analysis |
Nicolaides 2006 [54] | Ethical imperatives for sustainable HEIs | Content analysis |
Velazquez et al., 2005 [55] | Barriers of implementing sustainability in HEIs | Literature review |
Bieler et al., 2017 [56] | Sustainability in strategic plans of HEIs | Content analysis |
Article | Research Theme(s) | Research Method(s) |
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Evangelinos et al., 2009 [64] | Constraints in the promotion of sustainability and environmental management | Case study |
Disterheft et al., 2012 [65] | Environmental management systems (EMS) | Survey |
Leon-Fernandez and Domínguez-Vilches 2015 [66] | Tools for environmental management and environmental sustainability | Desktop research and survey |
Price 2005 [67] | Implementation of ISO14001 | Case study |
Hancock and Nuttman 2014 [68] | Sustainability transport | Case study |
Article | Research Theme(s) | Research Method(s) |
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Boca and Saraçli 2019 [102] | Research on environmental education (EE) | Survey |
Gramatakos and Lavau 2019 [103] | Informal learning | Case study |
Meyer 2016 [104] | Characteristics associated with pro-environmental behavior | Survey |
Mann et al., 2013 [105] | Sustainability attributes | Survey |
Rodríguez-Solera and Silva-Laya 2017 [106] | Students’ perception of competencies and values | Case study |
Urquidi-Martín et al., 2019 [107] | Determining factors to develop critical thinking focused on sustainability | Survey |
Zamora-Polo et al., 2019 [11] | Students’ knowledge of SDGs | Case study |
Zsóka, Á. et al., 2013 [108] | Relationship between environmental education (EE) and environmental knowledge, attitudes, and behavior | Survey |
Lazzarini et al., 2018 [109] | Academic profile | Survey |
Pérez-Foguet et al., 2018 [110] | Role of online training courses | Case study |
Article | Research Theme(s) | Research Method(s) |
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Cebrián 2018 [116] | Evidence-based model for embedding education for sustainability | Case study |
Dlouhá et al., 2017 [117] | ESD transition | Case study |
Fiselier et al., 2018 [118] | ESD | Case studies |
Haigh 2005 [119] | Obstacles to greening the curriculum | |
Hill and Wang 2018 [120] | Incorporating sustainability into general education | Case study |
Jucker 2002 [121] | Research project on education for sustainability in higher education | Survey |
Kieu et al., 2016 [122] | Challenges in ESD implementation in educational institutions | Case studies |
Leal Filho et al., 2016 [123] | Role of project-oriented learning | Case studies |
Lu and Zhang 2014 [124] | ESD initiatives | Case studies |
Milutinović and Nikolić 2014 [125] | Constraints of ESD | Survey |
Nomura and Abe 2010 [126] | Drivers of ESD | Content analysis and survey |
Novo-Corti et al., 2018 [127] | Measures for specific training elements laying to foundations for SD | Survey |
Article | Research Theme(s) | Research Method(s) |
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Sterling and Scott 2008 [128] | Positive and negative trends of ESD in HEIs | Strategic review |
Trechsel et al., 2018 [129] | Conditions for integration and mainstreaming of SD into education | Case study |
Wals 2014 [130] | Learning processes | Review |
Taşçı and Titrek 2020 [131] | Lifelong learning and sustainable leadership | Survey |
Desha et al., 2009 [132] | Rapid curriculum renewal | Literature review |
Glover et al., 2011 [133] | Sustainability curriculum-auditing tool | Case study |
Leal Filho et al., 2019 [134] | Advantages of introducing the SDGs into teaching | Survey |
Lengyel et al., 2019 [135] | Pre-conditions of an authentic sustainability curriculum | Survey |
Lozano 2010 [136] | Adoption and diffusion of SD in curricula | Case study |
Lozano et al., 2019 [137] | Sustainability competencies and pedagogical approaches | Survey |
Ramos et al., 2015 [138] | Strategic environmental assessment in curricula | Case study |
Article | Research Theme(s) | Research Method(s) |
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Dlouhá et al., 2018 [145] | Sustainability-oriented HEI networks | Desktop research, survey, and workshop |
Dlouhá, et al., 2013 [146] | SD oriented courses within the academic learning networks | Case studies |
Kahle et al., 2018 [147] | Sustainability-oriented HEI networks | Case study |
Naeem and Peach 2011 [148] | HEI network for promotion of sustainability in postgraduate education and research | Case study |
Ruiz-Mallén and Heras 2020 [8] | Main traits of sustainability discourses and practices promoted by the selected HEI networks | Content analysis |
Vezzoli et al., 2015 [149] | Learning network | Case study |
Article | Research Theme(s) | Research Method(s) |
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Barnes and Phillips 2000 [151] | Benefits from partnerships between HEIs and local organizations in the environmental sector | Case studies |
Leal Filho et al., 2019 [152] | Regional SD initiatives of a set of HEIs | Case studies |
Mader et al., 2013 [153] | The role of HEIs in sustainability initiatives at the local level | Case study |
Munro et al., 2016 [154] | Sustainability partnership between an HEI and a city | Case study |
Mehling and Kolleck 2019 [155] | Cross-sector collaborations and partnerships | Case study |
Trott et al., 2018 [156] | University–community partnerships | Case study |
Sterling and Witham 2008 [157] | Project of an organization supporting HEIs on the path towards ESD | Case study |
Article | Research Theme(s) | Research Method(s) |
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Fichter and Tiemann 2018 [158] | HEI support systems for sustainable entrepreneurship | Case study |
Filho et al., 2019 [159] | Integration of social responsibility and sustainability initiatives at HEIs | Survey |
Mtutu and Thondhlana 2016 [160] | Encouraging pro-environmental behavior (environmental awareness) | Case study |
Pereira et al., 2014 [161] | Greening of the organizational culture | Case study |
Schopp et al., 2020 [162] | Competences and knowledge to set SD in practice | Case study |
Xiong and Mok 2020 [163] | Sustainable campus consortium | Case study |
Article | Research Theme(s) | Research Method(s) |
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Alghamdi et al., 2017 [164] | Sustainability assessment tools (SATs) | Desk study |
Bersoza and Bernaldo 2017 [13] | Sustainability assessment tools (SATs) | Case study |
Bullock and Wilder 2016 [165] | Comprehensiveness of sustainability assessment tools (SATs) | Evaluation using modified framework |
Findler et al., 2019 [166] | Sustainability assessment tools (SATs) and impact on SD | Mixed-method approach, using descriptive statistics and an inductive content analysis |
Fischer et al., 2015 [6] | Sustainability assessment tools (SATs) | Comparative analysis |
Urbanski and Filho 2015 [167] | SAT: Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System (STARS) | Content analysis |
De Araújo Góes and Magrini 2016 [168] | Characteristics of sustainability assessment tools (SATs) | Desk study |
Parvez and Agrawal 2019 [169] | Adaptation of existing rating systems to the needs of individual HEIs | Survey |
Article | Research Theme(s) | Research Method(s) |
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Alshuwaikhat et al., 2016 [173] | Sustainability assessment of specific universities | Survey |
Beringer et al., 2008 [174] | Sustainability assessment of specific universities | Survey |
De Castro and Jabbour 2013 [175] | Verifying the adherence of an existing framework | Case study |
Lambrechts 2015 [10] | Contribution of sustainability assessment to policy development | Case study |
Blasco et al., 2019 [177] | Sustainability and performance of universities | Empirical analysis |
Drahein et al., 2019 [178] | Sustainability assessment tools (SATs) | Multiple case study |
Fadeeva and Mochizuki 2010 [179] | Sustainability assessment tools (SATs) | Descriptive study |
Gómez et al., 2015 [180] | Sustainability assessment model | Framework proposal |
Larrán Jorge et al., 2016 [181] | Measuring tool for sustainability performance | Case study |
Sandri et al., 2018 [182] | Assessment tool evaluation, assessment of sustainability attributes | Survey |
Shi and Lai 2013 [183] | Sustainability assessment tools (SATs) | Comparative analysis/framework proposed |
Waheed et al., 2011 [184] | Sustainability assessment tools (SATs) | Framework and tool proposed |
Waheed et al., 2011 [185] | Sustainability index (SI) | Model proposed |
Article | Research Theme(s) | Research Method(s) |
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Hassan et al., 2019 [186] | Integrated reporting in HEIs’ annual reports | Content and comparative analysis |
Schaffhauser-Linzatti and Ossmann 2018 [187] | Sustainability in annual HEI reports | Content analysis |
Brusca et al., 2018 [188] | Sustainability reporting (SR) and integrated reporting of a specific HEI | Case study and comparative analysis |
Chatelain-Ponroy and Morin-Delerm 2016 [189] | Characteristics of HEIs’ SD reports | Multiple case study |
Fonseca et al., 2011 [190] | State of sustainability reporting (SR) | Content analysis |
Huber and Bassen 2018 [191] | Sustainability reporting (SR) guideline (modified sustainability code) | Content analysis |
Scholtz et al., 2018 [192] | Framework and business intelligence tool for sustainability reporting (SR) support | Case study |
Ferrero-Ferrero et al., 2018 [9] | Stakeholder engagement and materiality principle of sustainability reporting (SR) | Content analysis and survey |
Sales de Aguiar and Paterson 2018 [193] | Knowledge creation through social and environmental reporting | Case study |
Sassen and Azizi 2018 [194] | Importance of disclosure topics | Content analysis |
Ceulemans et al., 2015 [195] | Relationship between sustainability reporting (SR) and organizational change management for sustainability | Survey |
Sassen et al., 2018 [196] | Institutional characters in relation to sustainability reporting (SR) | Logistic regression |
Yáñez et al., 2019 [197] | Organizational changes due to sustainability reporting (SR) process of a specific HEI | Case study |
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Omazic A, Zunk BM. Semi-Systematic Literature Review on Sustainability and Sustainable Development in Higher Education Institutions. Sustainability. 2021; 13(14):7683. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13147683
Chicago/Turabian StyleOmazic, Amila, and Bernd Markus Zunk. 2021. "Semi-Systematic Literature Review on Sustainability and Sustainable Development in Higher Education Institutions" Sustainability 13, no. 14: 7683. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13147683
APA StyleOmazic, A., & Zunk, B. M. (2021). Semi-Systematic Literature Review on Sustainability and Sustainable Development in Higher Education Institutions. Sustainability, 13(14), 7683. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13147683