RT journal article
T1 An approach to the implementation of sustainability practices in Spanish universities
A1 Larrán Jorge, Manuel
A1 Herrera Madueño, Jesús
A1 Calzado Cejas, María Yolanda
A1 Andrades Peña, Francisco Javier
A2 Economía Financiera y Contabilidad
K1 Sustainability
K1 Spanish universities
K1 Stakeholders
K1 Survey
AB Sustainability issues in higher educational institutions have attracted increasing levels of attention from both the public and policy makers in recent decades. A number of previous studies have called for a more comprehensive integration of sustainable development into mainstream university operations and curricula. However, there is a lack of sufficient studies that investigate sustainable development in higher education in Spain. Therefore, the present paper has two goals: First, the study analyses the extent to which Spanish universities have implemented sustainability practices in their institutions. To accomplish this task, data were collected using a survey distributed to rectors and senior management at Spanish higher education institutions. The second goal is to examine the main factors that might explain the implementation of sustainability practices in Spanish universities. For this purpose, Pearson chi-square tests were used to analyse the data collected in the survey. Key findings show the slow rate of progress of many Spanish universities with regard to implementing sustainability practices, a fact which could indicate that there are clearly a number of obstacles to overcome. Additionally, there were no factors influencing the implementation of sustainability practices.
PB Elsevier
SN 0951-3558
YR 2015
FD 2015
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/37688
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/37688
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 07-nov-2026