Abstract
Purpose: This study aims to improve the sustainability assessment and reporting practices of higher education institutions (HEIs) by conceptually synthesizing university-specific aspects and indicators from previous literature in a holistic monitoring framework.
Design/methodology/approach: Aspects and indicators were identified by a systematic literature review of 137 studies and categorized using deductive and inductive content analysis methods.
Findings: This research proposes the GEROCO model (Governance Education Research Outreach Campus Operation) together with a set of 113 indicators summarized from 1,346 original indicators, representing five dimensions of sustainability practices that are unique to the higher education sector.
Originality: Various sustainability assessment and reporting approaches exist in research and practice. We consolidate university-specific indicators from the research perspective to provide the higher education sector a comprehensive framework to apply as a sustainability activity guideline, an internal assessment tool, and an external communication instrument.
Design/methodology/approach: Aspects and indicators were identified by a systematic literature review of 137 studies and categorized using deductive and inductive content analysis methods.
Findings: This research proposes the GEROCO model (Governance Education Research Outreach Campus Operation) together with a set of 113 indicators summarized from 1,346 original indicators, representing five dimensions of sustainability practices that are unique to the higher education sector.
Originality: Various sustainability assessment and reporting approaches exist in research and practice. We consolidate university-specific indicators from the research perspective to provide the higher education sector a comprehensive framework to apply as a sustainability activity guideline, an internal assessment tool, and an external communication instrument.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication date | 2021 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Publication status | Published - 2021 |
| Event | Herbsttagung 2021 der Wissenschaftlichen Kommission Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement des Verbands der Hochschullehrer für Betriebswirtschaft e.V - Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, Lüneburg, Germany Duration: 30 Sept 2021 → 1 Oct 2021 |
Annual Meeting
| Annual Meeting | Herbsttagung 2021 der Wissenschaftlichen Kommission Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement des Verbands der Hochschullehrer für Betriebswirtschaft e.V |
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| Location | Leuphana Universität Lüneburg |
| Country/Territory | Germany |
| City | Lüneburg |
| Period | 30/09/2021 → 01/10/2021 |