Price, Trevor J.

Preaching what we practice: experiences from implementing ISO 14001 at the University of Glamorgan.

55958

International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education

6

2

2005

161-178

Purpose
– To provide an overview of how environmental management systems (EMSs) are becoming sporadically employed within higher educational institutions.

Design/methodology/approach
– An overview of international developments in sustainable education and within UK universities. Focuses specifically on the University of Glamorgan, Wales.

Findings
– EMSs have been historically perceived as of little importance within most of the UK higher educational sector. Documents how the University of Glamorgan, Wales became the first university in the UK to have all of its operations accredited to ISO 14001.

Originality/value
– Provides a summary of a higher education institution's path to ISO 14001 accreditation.

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10.1108/14676370510589873

11.01.2016