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Integrating Responsible Education Principles into a Conventional System: The Case Study of TERI School of Advanced Studies, India

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Business managers are now conscious of the need for environmentally and socially responsible behaviour and that current and future generations of managers should be trained to engage responsibly with different stakeholders. This puts responsible management education in focus, and many institutions worldwide—and initiatives like Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME)—are enhancing communication and bridging the gap between diverse stakeholders.

This chapter discusses a case study of The Energy and Resources Institute School of Advanced Studies (TERI SAS) (a PRME affiliate), an institution dedicated to education and research on sustainability in India. It takes an overview of how the university’s initiatives have introduced sustainability into education, along with engagement with stakeholders’ concerns. However, such initiatives may challenge the conventional education system in a developing country, and the chapter overviews these challenges faced by the university, both internal and external, and reports on the way forward for similar institutions in the context of developing countries.​

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“Do What I Say, Don’t Do What I Do”: Challenges on Education for Sustainability

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Narula, S.A., Zutshi, A., Seth, R. (2018). Integrating Responsible Education Principles into a Conventional System: The Case Study of TERI School of Advanced Studies, India. In: Christopher, E. (eds) Meeting Expectations in Management Education. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-76412-2_6

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International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education

ISSN : 1467-6370

Article publication date: 13 July 2010

The purpose of this paper is to put forth a model for implementation of an environmental management system (EMS) in institutes of higher education in India.

Design/methodology/approach

The authors carried out initial environmental review (IER) and strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT) analysis to identify the major environmental concerns in the university. This was followed by preparation of environmental policy and plan based on ISO 14001 guidelines.

The key concerns in the university have been identified as energy consumption, waste generation, transportation, etc. The SWOT analysis shows that the university is doing satisfactorily in energy efficiency and water conservation while there is scope for improvement in case of waste management, transportation and landscaping. The environmental management plan has been prepared keeping in mind the gaps observed through the IER and SWOT analysis.

Research limitations/implications

Carbon footprint and water footprint analysis have not yet been carried out and hence, quantifiable targets have not been included in the environmental management plan.

Practical implications

Implementing an EMS at the university will help reduce the impact on environment due to various day‐to‐day activities. It will also lead to developing environmental consciousness in the minds of young professionals who graduate from the university as well university staff.

Originality/value

There have been very few examples of environmental consciousness in educational institutions in India. There is a need for model systems for incorporating environmental management in the university set‐up. This research documents the process of identification of environmental concerns followed by preparation of the management plan for an educational institution. The research also documents the need for different aspects of the environmental management plan.

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Jain, S. and Pant, P. (2010), "Environmental management systems for educational institutions: A case study of TERI University, New Delhi", International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education , Vol. 11 No. 3, pp. 236-249. https://doi.org/10.1108/14676371011058532

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