1. Defini&on
of
indicators
and
sustainability
assessment
in
Spanish
and
La&n
American
Universi&es
Javier
Benayas
del
Álamo
Universidad
Autónoma
de
Madrid
(Spain)
javier.benayas@uam.es

2.
The
Spanish
university
system
in
numbers:
78
universi+es:
50
public
and
28
private.
In
1985
there
were
only
35
universi+es.
1,556,377
professors
107,930
students
57,162
administra+ve
staff

3. SUSTAINABILITY
ASSESMENT
31
universi&es
(62%
of
the
public
universi&es)
Assessment
of
Spanish
universi&es
sustainability
policies
(2011-­‐12)

4. AREAS
INDICATORS
FIELD
LEADERSHIP
and
GOVERNANCE
! Poli+cs
and
sustainability
assessment
! Engagement
and
awareness
of
the
university
community
! Social
responsibility,
rela+onships
/
engagement
towards
society
TEACHING
and
RESEARCH
! Teaching
! Research
and
transfer
of
technologies
STATES
and
OPERATION
! Urban
Planning
and
Biodiversity
! Energy
! Water
! Mobility
! Waste
! Green
purchase
! Impact
Assessment
SURVEY
INDICATORS
From 300 to 176 indicators
SUSTAINABILITY
ASSESMENT

5. Examples
of
indicators
indicators
simple
answer:
Yes
/
No
A
-­‐
Poli&cs
and
sustainability
assessment
• 1.
The
governance
of
the
university
has
a
poli+cal
leader
on
environmental
issues.
• 2.
There
is
at
least
one
technician
employed
by
the
university,
exclusively
dedicated
to
environmental
issues.
• 3.
The
unit,
office
or
sustainability
service
has
specific
budget
for
ac+vi+es
or
investments
in
this
area.
• ….
SUSTAINABILITY
ASSESMENT

6. 1.-­‐
Survey:
self.-­‐diagnosis
2.-­‐
Visits
and
interviews
A)
Report
for
each
University
B)
Global
results
about
the
University
System:
SUSTAINABILITY
ASSESMENT
C) Identify Best Practices
Project
Process

7. Global
Results
Outcome1

8. Poli&cs
and
sustainability
assessment
Outcome
1

9. Outcome
2
Contents of the Private
Report for Each University
" Introduction
" Quantitative Study
" Qualitative study
" Best Practices
" Answers to Questionnaire

10. FIELD
Number
good
prac&ces
Poli+cs
and
sustainability
assessment
7
Urban
Planning
and
Biodiversity
9
Teaching
4
Research
and
transfer
of
technologies
3
Energy
8
Water
4
Mobility
3
Waste
6
Green
purchase
2
Social
responsibility
2
Outcome
3:
Best
Practices

11. Work
together
to
progress
together
The
process
of
assessment
of
sustainability
in
universi&es
is
important
but
not
for
compe&&ve
purposes

12. Sustainability
Indicators
for
Universi&es
Systems
SUSTAINABILITY
ASSESMENT

13. Ranking
SUSTAINABILITY
ASSESMENT

14. A Sustainable
Exception:
Failure in excellence,
Distinction on green
policies

15. Spain
ALLIANCE OF IBERO AMERICAN
NETWORKS OF UNIVERSITIES FOR
SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENT

16. PARTNERSHIP

18. Currently
project
(2013-­‐2014):
Defini&on
of
Indicators
for
Evalua&on
of
Sustainability
in
La&n
American
Universi&es
RISU
Network

19. SUSTAINABILITY
ASSESMENT
16
2
7
5
13
7
14
10
8
5

20. 115 indicators

21. SUSTAINABILITY
ASSESMENT
# Use of the indicators as a reference
to develop an Strategic Plan and
commit universities with sustainability
(3-5 years)
# Yes or No for each indicator;
# Is the university able to
accomplish this step/indicator in
the next 3-5 years?
# Final report : Lima, October 2014

22. State
whether
your
university
would
be
willing
or
not
to
develop
concrete
ac&ons
in
order
to
implement
a
strategic
plan,
within
3
to
5
years

23. SUSTAINABILITY
ASSESMENT
Evalua&on
process
for
those
who
are
involved
in
the
process.
.
Objec&ve:
Encourages
universi&es
managers
to
build
a
Strategic
Plan
on
Sustainability
2014-­‐2017

24. To make progress on the path of
sustainability…
It is better to develop collaborative
strategies than competition strategies