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Sustainability reporting and performance management in universities

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  • Carol A. Adams

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Purpose - – This article aims to provide a perspective on sustainability reporting and performance management in the university sector making a case for increased accountability, improved (management of) performance and greater innovation in approach. Design/methodology/approach - – The author provides a personal perspective drawing on experience in sustainability standard setting and as a sustainability researcher, advisor and practitioner in the university sector and others. Findings - – The paper finds that university practice in sustainability reporting and performance management significantly lags other sectors and falls far short of optimising the potential of the sector to influence transformational change through knowledge transfer. Research limitations/implications - – The paper suggests some areas for further research. Practical implications - – This article makes a case for increased sustainability performance management and reporting in universities arguing that it would lead to increased accountability and improved performance. It calls for social, environmental and economic sustainability to integrated into university processes. The paper has implications for university policy makers and regulators. Originality/value - – Little attention has been paid to the university sector in the sustainability reporting and social responsibility literature or indeed in recognised standards for sustainability reporting and management.

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  • Carol A. Adams, 2013. "Sustainability reporting and performance management in universities," Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 4(3), pages 384-392, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:sampjp:sampj-12-2012-0044
    DOI: 10.1108/SAMPJ-12-2012-0044
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    1. Jesús Mauricio Flórez‐Parra & María Victoria López‐Pérez & Antonio Manuel López‐Hernández & María Lourdes Arco‐Castro, 2024. "Determinants of the dissemination of economic, social and environmental information at the university level in the context of commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals," Sustainable Development, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 32(3), pages 1925-1939, June.
    2. Volkan Göçoğlu, 2025. "Strategic intentions of higher education for sustainable development goals: Qualitative evidence from universities in Türkiye," Sustainable Development, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 33(1), pages 1575-1587, February.
    3. Şenay Çetin Doğruparmak & Simge Çankaya & Murat Efgan Kibar & Beyhan Pekey, 2025. "Assessing the environmental performance of a university campus using a life cycle assessment approach," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, vol. 27(1), pages 645-664, January.
    4. Joseli Macedo, 2024. "Universities as sustainability champions: the performance of top Canadian institutions," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, vol. 26(12), pages 30861-30874, December.

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