Title: The journey to sustainable universities: insights from a Brazilian experience

Authors: Rafael Mattos de Deus; Rosani de Castro; Karina Rabelo Ogasawara Vieira; Antônio Edson Leite; Charbel José Chiappetta Jabbour

Addresses: UNESP – Sao Paulo State University, Av. Eng. Edmundo Carrijo Coube, 14-01, Sao Paulo State, Bauru, 17033360, Brazil ' UNESP – Sao Paulo State University, Av. Eng. Edmundo Carrijo Coube, 14-01, Sao Paulo State, Bauru, 17033360, Brazil ' UNESP – Sao Paulo State University, Av. Eng. Edmundo Carrijo Coube, 14-01, Sao Paulo State, Bauru, 17033360, Brazil ' UNESP – Sao Paulo State University, Av. Eng. Edmundo Carrijo Coube, 14-01, Sao Paulo State, Bauru, 17033360, Brazil ' UNESP – Sao Paulo State University, Av. Eng. Edmundo Carrijo Coube, 14-01, Sao Paulo State, Bauru, 17033360, Brazil

Abstract: Universities play a key role in humanity's search for sustainable development. This paper presents the results of preliminary studies on projects regarding campus sustainability, conducted at Universidade Estadual Paulista 'Julio de Mesquita Filho' - UNESP's Bauru Campus, State of São Paulo. It recommends the constitution of a sustainability committee, with a public participation and social responsibility (PPSR) framework, and the implementation of a campus sustainability program. The study also describes how social responsibility and sustainability can bring UNESP/Bauru economic advantages.

Keywords: sustainability; corporate social responsibility; CSR; higher education; sustainable universities; sustainable development; Brazil; public participation.

DOI: 10.1504/IJBEX.2015.068205

International Journal of Business Excellence, 2015 Vol.8 No.2, pp.146 - 159

Published online: 22 Apr 2015 *

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