Higher Educational Institutions and Sustainability: Understanding the Faculty Perspective About Their Teaching, Implementation, and Support—A Study Based on India

Sumona Ghosh ()
Additional contact information
Sumona Ghosh: St. Xavier’s College (Autonomous) Kolkata

A chapter in Sustainability in Education, 2026, pp 391-418 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Higher education institutions (HEIs) act as key “change agents” and “catalysts” in promoting sustainability by shaping societal mindsets and implementing education for sustainable development (ESD). They contribute through teaching, research, outreach, and campus initiatives such as energy efficiency, biodiversity promotion, and greenhouse gas reduction. Effective implementation of sustainability education requires capacity building of teachers so they can integrate sustainability principles into their pedagogy and prepare students to face future challenges. This study aims to understand educators’ perspectives on sustainability adoption in HEIs, focusing on their teaching practices, institutional support, and implementation challenges. Data were collected through an online questionnaire completed by 124 respondents. Findings indicate that teachers recognize the importance of sustainability and incorporate related themes into their teaching through case studies, projects, and motivational approaches that foster students’ capabilities for a sustainable and inclusive economy. While concepts like corporate social responsibility (CSR) and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) are well integrated, sustainable development goals (SDGs) and the principles for responsible management education (PRME) are less frequently applied. Overall, the institutional support perceived by faculty for sustainability initiatives remains moderate.

Date: 2026
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations:

There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it.

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:spr:csrchp:978-3-032-16077-5_17

Ordering information: This item can be ordered from
http://www.springer.com/9783032160775

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-16077-5_17

Access Statistics for this chapter

More chapters in CSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance from Springer
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Sonal Shukla () and Springer Nature Abstracting and Indexing ().