The integration of social responsibility and sustainability in practice: Exploring attitudes and practices in Higher Education Institutions

JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION

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Article

Filho, Walter Leal^1,2  Doni, Federica³  Vargas, Valeria Ruiz⁴  Wall, Tony⁵  Hindley, Ann⁶  Rayman-Bacchus, Lez⁷  Emblen-Perry, Kay⁸  Boddy, Jennifer⁹  Avila, Lucas Viega¹⁰ 

[1] Hamburg Univ Appl Sci, European Sch Sustainabil Sci & Res, Hamburg, Germany

[2] Manchester Metropolitan Univ Manchester, Sch Sci & Environm, Manchester M1 5GD, Lancs, England

[3] Univ Milano Bicocca, Dept Business & Law, Via Arcimboldi 8, I-20126 Milan, Italy

[4] Manchester Metropolitan Univ, Sch Sci & Environm, Chester St, Manchester M1 5GD, Lancs, England

[5] Univ Chester, Int Ctr Thriving Work, Chester CH1 4BJ, Cheshire, England

[6] Univ Chester, Chester Business Sch, Queens Pk Campus,CBH244, Chester CH4 7AD, Cheshire, England

[7] Univ Winchester, Business Sch, Winchester SO22 5HT, Hants, England

[8] Univ Worcester, Business Sch, City Campus, Worcester WR1 3AS, England

[9] Griffith Univ, Sch Human Serv & Social Work, Gold Coast Campus, Southport, Qld 4222, Australia

[10] Univ Fed Santa Maria, UFSM Campus Cachoeira Do Sul RS, Cachoeira Do Sul, RS, Brazil

关键词: Sustainability;    Universities;    Social responsibility;    Institutions;    Awareness;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.02.139

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

The demands placed on Higher Education Institutions (HEls) to deliver sustainability initiatives alongside their long-standing social responsibility commitments has been recognised in literature. However, how these interrelate in practice continues to be relatively unexplored. The extant literature suggests that the integration of the two connected agendas can be problematic due to a range of factors, including a general lack of awareness or even misconceptions of the respective agendas. This paper explores the attitudes and practices related to the integration of social responsibility and sustainability initiatives at HEls. Theoretically, this study highlights the ongoing relative positioning and importance of economic factors as it relates to differentiation rather than integration over others such as social responsibility and sustainability. The main implication of this study is that provide useful insights into how HEls can closer integrate two contemporary but potentially competing agendas. (C) 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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