Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction / Mark Starik and Paul Shrivastava -- 2. Needs and opportunities for sustainability programs in higher education: insights from the global council for science and the environment's pathways toward accreditation initiative / Jordan King, Katja Brundiers, and Krista Hiser -- 3. Sustainable practices as innovation adoption on campus / Jason C. Senjem -- 4. Higher education institutions can do more to lead society toward resilience and sustainability / Thomas Benson -- 5. Transition 2026: Stakeholder engagement and the co-construction of a climate strategy in a French business school / María Castillo, Susana Esper, Gustavo Birollo and Frank G.A. de Bakker -- 6. Crystallization of a university's sustainability efforts around laudato si': A case study of opportunities and challenges / Michael J. Pawlish -- 7. A student-driven approach to establishing sustainability programs at colleges and universities: lessons from the green office movement in Europe / Jean Wu -- 8. How universities enable sustainable solutions to persistent social problems in Africa: The case of a pan African university alliance / Alessia Argiolas and Said Benamar -- 9. Schools of management making an impact: Operationalization mechanisms and methods for contributing to organizational change / Bart van Hoof and Sjors Witjes -- 10. Sustainable transformation in business and management higher education: An analysis of global and European collaborative initiatives for positive impact / Julia Wolny -- 11. Disrupting the business curriculum for sustainability and the common good: The Glasgow Caledonian New York college experiment / Jacqueline LeBlanc and Gastón de los Reyes -- 12. Education for climate change: An andragogical approach with a transdisciplinary framework / Younsung Kim -- 13. Enlightened education: Advancing the sustainability of schools, colleges, and universities by deployment of solar photovoltaic infrastructure / Kenneth A. Walz -- 14. Decolonizing post-secondary sustainability education in the anthropocene / Kimberly M. Post.

"This book provides a set of decision and organizational models for the advancement of sustainability in higher education. International authors present how universities and colleges have attempted to advance sustainability both within and outside of their institutions, and how institutions of higher education can continue to upgrade those efforts to help lead societies toward greater sustainability in the future. Transdisciplinary in scope, this book emphasizes the need for universities to advance both environmental and socio-economic sustainability, specifically by utilizing five key higher education functions: research, operations, outreach, teaching and stakeholder interactions. Authors explain how higher education institutions have the knowledge, legitimacy, and resources to make significant impacts on individuals and systems in their respective communities. They discuss the evolving nature of sustainability education in its movement away from anthropocentrism toward forward-thinking ecocentrism, with increased recognition of indigenous worldviews. Examining various avenues for innovation, authors dissect issues such as infrastructure, research and curriculum integration, and internal and external community engagement, and explore how sustainable solutions require commitment on all levels, and in all disciplines. This book is a crucial resource for students and academics in management and sustainability and management and universities. It is also an inspiring read for university and college stakeholders including sustainability officers and staff and administrators"-- Provided by publisher.