CSR and
Sustainable Development in Higher
Education
Dr Andy Johnston
Head of Education and Learning, Forum for the Future
EFQM ECoP Durham, United Kingdom
July 5th 2004
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Sustainable Development
Sustainable Development in HE
Models of SD and TNS
Groupwork
Comparison of SD and CSR in HE
Discussion
Environmental Social Economic
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Environmental Social Economic
All at once
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Environmental Social Economic
All at once
Now and in the Future
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University of Aberdeen
University of Birmingham
University of Cambridge
Cardiff University
City University
Heriot-Watt University
Liverpool John Moores University
Loughborough University
Middlesex University
University of Newcastle
Queen’s University, Belfast
University of Salford
Sheffiled Hallam University
University of St Andrews
The College of St Mark and St John
University of Stirling
The Surrey Institute of Art & Design
University as a provider of learning
teaching and research
University as a business
University as a community player
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University as a provider of learning
teaching and research
University as a business
University as a community player
All at once
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University as a provider of learning
teaching and research
University as a business
University as a community player
All at once
Now and in the Future
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Understanding Sustainability
Environment
Environment
Society
Economy
Society
Economy
Sustainable Development
Triple bottom line
Sustainability Venn Diagram
Economy
Structured to meet objectives and
values set by society
Society
Decides objectives for
development and sets ethical and
value framework
Environment
Understanding Sustainability
Sets limits, the real bottom line
Capital STOCKS & flow of BENEFITS
NATURAL
HUMAN
SOCIAL
MANUFACTURED
FINANCIAL
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STOCK: land, sea, air, rivers, ecological systems
FLOW: energy, food, water, climate, waste disposal
STOCK: health, knowledge, motivation, spiritual ease
FLOW: energy, work, creativity, love, happiness
STOCK: governance systems, communities, families
FLOW: security, justice, social inclusion
STOCK: tools, infrastructure, buildings,
FLOW: places to live work, play; access to them
STOCK: money, stocks, bonds
FLOW: means of valuing, owning, exchanging other
4 capitals
Triple Bottom Line
Environment
Society
Five Capitals
NATURAL
HUMAN
SOCIAL
Economy
MANUFACTURED
FINANCIAL
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Natural Capital Stock
1.  fossil fuels, minerals, aggregates
2.  artificial substances
3.  protect green space, biodiversity
Human Capital Stock
4.  health
5.  life-long learning, interpersonal skills
6.  satisfying work, leisure & creativity
Social Capital Stock
7.  trusted government, equity
8.  positive values, common purpose
9.  institutions & processes promote SD
10.  safe, supportive neighbourhoods, world
Manufactured Capital Stock
11.  energy, material efficiency (link 1 or 2)
Financial Capital Stock
12.  all capitals valued correctly
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NATURAL
ENVIRONMENT
Campus
How does your project contribute to
the reduction of the use of non
renewables?
Energy audit, Carbon neutral final
conference
How does your project contribute to
the reduction of waste, emissions &
persistant chemicals?
Waste audit, sustainable construction
principles for new build
Curriculum
Community
How does your project contribute to
the maintainance and enhancement
of biodiviersity?
HUMAN
How does your project contribute to
ensuring human health?
How does your project contribute to
the empowerment of individuals &
promotion of life long learning?
College champions capacity built in
sustainability
SOCIETY
How does your project contribute to
the encouragement of employability,
creativity & recreation?
SOCIAL
How does your project contribute to
ensuring trusted governance and
justice systems?
Under-represented group in the
community targeted for music course
Final event disseminated learning to wider
audience
Creative music course
Community radio station involved in
music course
College facilities
available to community during
evenings/weekends
Peer mentoring, working with socially
excluded students
Working in partnership with Council for
Ethnic Minorities in the Community
College Sustainability policy
Feasibility survey - ISO14001
How does your project contribute to
the increase of mutual respect and
positive values?
How does your project contribute to
the promototion of positive
institutional change?
Practical creative music assignments
Empowering students & encouraging
them to achieve their goals
Inspiring socially excluded students to
learn
Sustainable Development policy
Sustainability reviews presented to
Principals
MANUFACT URED eg
infrastru ctu re
How does your project contribute to
the maximisation of resource use
efficiency through human
innovation?
FINANCIAL
ECONOMY
How does your project contribute
towards creating a safe and suportive
living and working environment?
How does your project contribute to
the valuation of all forms of capital?
Sustainable construction principles for
new build
Temporary sharing of community radio
station premises.
Sustainability Profile
The issues
campus
environment
society
economy
curriculum
community
CSR and SD
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Inward Looking
Internal definers of success
Not question purpose of organisation
Social only not integrated
Timescales short
Process thinking is not integrative