to analyse 12 universities that have published GRI Sustainability Reports see Profile 7674 6105 Economic 6667 5741 Environment 6333 4067 Social 4500 2953 Educational 3548 1744 ID: 843067
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1 efforts in universities, facilitating th
efforts in universities, facilitating their analysis, longitudinal comparison, and benchmarking against other universities. It presents the results in charts (one of to analyse 12 universities that have published GRI Sustainability Reports [see] Profile 76.74% 61.05% Economic 66.67% 57.41% Environment 63.33% 40.67% Social 45.00
2 % 29.53% Educational 35.48% 17.44% Inter
% 29.53% Educational 35.48% 17.44% Inter-linking issues and dimensions 56.52% 40.00% Total 57.47% 42.06% The results from the Inter-linking issues and dimensions show that even if the information is compartmentalised, it is possible to find indicators that relate to others in other dimensions. Thus, confirming that sustainability
3 , and reporting about it, is holistic an
, and reporting about it, is holistic and integrative, i.e. it is as much about the issues as it is about the relationship between indicators, categories, and dimensions, as well as throughout the university system (curricula, research, operations, outreach, and assessment and reporting), where linking Operations and Education and
4 Research is crucial. GASU can help prac
Research is crucial. GASU can help practitioners in the quest to prepare a sustainability report by providing a clear understanding of the issues, their interactions, the strengths and weaknesses in the different dimensions across the whole sustainability spectrum, as well as creating the possibility of a common understanding of S
5 D within the institution. Using a tool
D within the institution. Using a tool such as GASU allows the data collection and analysis to be more systematic. The tool can help universities on their road towards sustainability by making recommendations as to where the University should effect the changes needed to make its system more sustainability orientated. GASU can als