The implementation of environmental management towards sustainable universities and education for sustainable development as an ethical imperative

Purpose – To show that the practices, processes and resources for the management of the university environment should be aligned to meet the ever‐growing demands of sustainability and its motivations should be clearly spelt out to all stakeholders. Universities should also strive to become leaders in the development of effective environmental programmes and work to overcome the barriers that may exist in this regard.Design/methodology/approach – The general focus of this inquiry was based on the qualitative research paradigm. Information was gathered from a wide variety of formats, both printed and online databases which was used to build a foundation for analysis, consideration, description, explanation and prediction. It is maintained that universities – which arguably have played a significant role in bringing mankind to its current position – must practice, demonstrate and educate on the path to sustainability.Findings – Effective environmental management systems (EMSs), must be adopted so as to manag...

[1]  Shoshanah Ḳeni,et al.  Conceptual issues in environmental education , 1991 .

[2]  Walter Leal Filho,et al.  Dealing with misconceptions on the concept of sustainability , 2000 .

[3]  Diane Holt,et al.  Exploring ‘green’ culture in Nortel and Middlesex University , 2000 .

[4]  E. Neumayer,et al.  Overcoming barriers to campus greening: A survey among higher educational institutions in London, UK , 2001 .

[5]  G. Simkins.  Environmental Management Systems in Universities , 2004 .

[6]  A survey of the environmental education of students in non‐environmental majors at four‐year institutions in the USA , 2001 .

[8]  W. Groot,et al.  Principles for university curriculum greening ‐ An empirical case study from Tanzania , 2001 .

[9]  Rolf P. Lynton,et al.  Training for organizational transformation , 2000 .

[10]  John E. Worthen,et al.  The Talloires Declaration , 1999 .

[11]  Larry R. Ridener.  University Students' Attitude to the Environment: An Australian/USA Comparison and the Effects of An Educational Program , 1997, Australian Journal of Environmental Education.

[12]  M. Porter,et al.  Toward a New Conception of the Environment-Competitiveness Relationship , 1995 .

[13]  Alan AtKisson,et al.  Believing Cassandra an Optimist Looks at a Pessimist's World , 1999 .

[14]  Richard Welford.  Business and the Environment , 2019, Sustainable Engineering.

[15]  Sheldon Christopher.  ISO 14001 and Beyond: Environmental Management Systems in the Real World , 1998 .

[16]  Rolf Jucker,et al.  “Sustainability? Never heard of it!” , 2002 .