Mapping sustainability initiatives in higher education institutions in Latin America

Many higher education institutions (HEIs) around the world are involved in a variety of sustainability initiatives. These acknowledged to be important elements fostering cause HEIs, further developing organizations’ culture and acting as enablers institutional embedding sustainability. But despite relevance initiatives, there is lack systematic international efforts how best map them, especially Latin America. On basis need address this gap, paper reports on results an empirical study, aimed at analyzing current status initiatives among American HEIs. Apart from review latest literature, survey was performed design model using principal component analysis identify main descriptors HEIs also major drivers challenges. The study sheds some light ways universities perceive handle sustainability-related show that being incorporated more than 80% sampled universities, special emphasis given campus operations. value resides fact it one few papers have holistically investigated trends sustainable development across implications twofold. It maps for first time practiced 157 13 countries, most comprehensive studies its kind, outlines challenges region face. central message different levels SD better understood order catalyze continued long-term actions.