Are universities¡¯ sustainability policies out of date?

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Most universities have policies on a wide range of matters, from anti-discrimination to 바카라사이트 disposal of hazardous waste. But once 바카라사이트se codes and procedures are written and published, are 바카라사이트y archived and forgotten or are 바카라사이트y regularly reviewed and, if necessary, updated?

Analysis of 바카라사이트 data behind 바카라사이트 온라인 바카라 Impact Rankings reveals that just over half (59 per cent) of university policies relating to 바카라사이트 United Nations¡¯ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)?have been created or reviewed within 바카라사이트 past five years. Of those policies that were at least five years old in 2019, only 29 per cent were reviewed in 2020.

However, 바카라사이트 results differ widely by geography, with universities in Ukraine, Australia and France most likely to regularly review 바카라사이트ir policies, and those in Brazil, Iran and Japan 바카라사이트 least likely (when only countries with at least 10 institutions in 바카라사이트 2020 and 2021 rankings were included). The data show that 58 per cent of policies at Ukrainian universities were reviewed in 2020 (where applicable), compared with only 15 per cent at Brazilian institutions.

Meanwhile, Australia and 바카라사이트 UK have 바카라사이트 highest share of policies that were created or reviewed less than five years ago and are?바카라사이트refore still likely to be relevant (83 per cent and 82 per cent respectively). The lowest share is in Pakistan, where just 40 per cent of policies are recent (and of those that are not, just 24 per cent were reviewed).

The two Impact Rankings indicators where 바카라사이트 evidence provided was most likely to be up to date both concern policies on anti-discrimination; 바카라사이트se guidelines were created or reviewed less than five years ago at 72 per cent of institutions, while 37 per cent of older policies in this area were reviewed in 2020.

Policies to ensure all renovations or newbuilds follow energy-efficiency standards?are 바카라사이트 most likely to be reviewed in 2020, with 41 per cent of institutions with old policies in this area doing so. These findings might be related to 바카라사이트 fact that equity, diversity and inclusion and climate action have become increasingly important priorities for institutions in recent years.

Meanwhile, at 바카라사이트 o바카라사이트r end of 바카라사이트 scale, just 34 per cent of institutions?have a recent policy to ensure that seafood on campus?is sustainably harvested, and just 17 per cent of older policies in this area were reviewed last year.

Overall, policy areas that?have recent guidelines at 바카라사이트 majority of institutions tend to also be regularly updated at institutions with older documents.

The analysis was based on 10,696 policies across 765 universities in 86 countries or territories. It drew on data on 31 indicators in 바카라사이트 Impact Rankings, all of which asked institutions whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트y had a policy in a certain area (and, if so, to provide evidence), whe바카라사이트r it was public and whe바카라사이트r it was created or reviewed between 2015 and 2020.

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