(Download) "Going Green: The Impact on Higher Education Institutions." by Journal of International Business Research ~ eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Going Green: The Impact on Higher Education Institutions.
- Author : Journal of International Business Research
- Release Date : January 01, 2009
- Genre: Economics,Books,Business & Personal Finance,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 248 KB
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INTRODUCTION Across higher education, campuses are littered with utterances of green, eco-friendly, climate neutral, eco-chic lingos. The eco-lingo is a result of green trends overtaking campuses around the nation and the globe. In October 2006, presidents and chancellors of American col-leges and universities laid the groundwork for the President's Climate Commitment. This framework provided the structure and support for America's colleges and universities to go cli-mate neutral. The ultimate goal is to generate a broad, continuous, higher education effort on climate change with at least 1,000 participating institutions by December 2009. As of January 29, 2009, the American Association of College and University Presidents website showed a total of 607 signatories, a little over half of their target membership. The increasing number of universities and colleges yielding to the growing pressures to "go green" pauses one to question how universities and colleges are "greening" their institutions and what best practices exist to make this endeavor a sustainable one. In reviewing the activities of universities and colleges on various green lists as well as institutions with membership in various green groups, there is evidence of campus greening in regards to facilities and dorms, recycling and energy conservation, changes to the curriculum, yet much more attention must be paid to whether such green practices can be sustained and do such practices yield a competitive advantage.
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