Institutionalizing Sustainability: The Case of Sustainability at Griffith University Australia

Abstract

This article presents the story of one university's reflecting on sustainability. It is the story of Griffith Univeristy in Australia and the process of review that identified the focus on sustainability within teaching, research, operational practices, community service, and institutional leadership. The review makes use of the "Assocation of University Leaders for a Sustainable Future" developed Sustainability Assessment Questionnaire. The outcomes of this review agreed to by university management and the university's governing council are an example of a futher step towards insitutionalizing sustainability within this university.