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Universities' Reporting on SDGs: Using THE Impact Rankings to Model and Measure Their Contribution to Sustainability

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dc.contributor.author De la Poza, Elena es_ES
dc.contributor.author Merello, Paloma es_ES
dc.contributor.author Barberá, Antonio es_ES
dc.contributor.author Celani, Alberto es_ES
dc.date.accessioned 2022-06-01T18:07:20Z
dc.date.available 2022-06-01T18:07:20Z
dc.date.issued 2021-02 es_ES
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10251/183043
dc.description.abstract [EN] Higher education institutions (HEIs) have voiced growing concerns about sustainability issues since Agenda 2030 was approved, but this is not enough for societal stakeholders seeking and delivering innovation and excellence. The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted by all UN Member States in 2015 as a universal call to action, and pose a challenge for HEIs as for the efforts made to fulfill them and knowing how to assess their performance. However, the metric management system implemented by HEIs quickly led to rankings emerging, which compare HEIs to metrics not related to the sustainability dimensions of the 17 SDGs. The main aim of the paper is to assess the level of reporting and alignment of SDG achievements with the overall the Times Higher Education (THE) ranking score. For this purpose, our study (i) models and quantifies the impact of HEIs' disclosure of SDG information on HEIs' overall THE Impact Rankings score, (ii) analyzes whether the best ranked universities are indeed significantly related to different SDGs than other not-so-well-ranked ones, and (iii) models the differences in the overall score and its alignment with distinct SDGs by dimensions, subjects, and geographical regions. In order to do so, a descriptive analysis, non-parametric tests, and linear and logistic regression analyses were performed. Our results reveal that the overall ranking is related to the reporting of HEIs' SDG achievements. Moreover, the more positive actions related to health, education, industry, responsible consumption and production, climate action, and partnerships there were, the higher the position of HEIs in the general ranking was. However, we found differences between top-ranking universities and others in geographical location, disclosed information, and impact. Thus, the best-ranked universities are more committed to transferring knowledge to industry to satisfy its needs (SDG9), support strong institutions in their countries, and promote peace and justice (SDG16). Finally, SDG9 and SDG17 are the most relevant and constant SDGs when modeling the alignment of SDGs with HEIs' dimensions (teaching, research, citations, industry income, international outlook) and subjects (technological and social sciences and humanities). HEIs integrating SDG actions into the strategic management of universities and, consequently, reporting their SDG performance to promote sustainability and contribute to sustainable development, is advisable. es_ES
dc.language Inglés es_ES
dc.publisher MDPI AG es_ES
dc.relation.ispartof Sustainability es_ES
dc.rights Reconocimiento (by) es_ES
dc.subject Geographic location es_ES
dc.subject Higher education es_ES
dc.subject Linear regression es_ES
dc.subject Logistic regression es_ES
dc.subject Metric management model es_ES
dc.subject Sustainable development goals es_ES
dc.subject University ranking es_ES
dc.subject.classification ECONOMIA FINANCIERA Y CONTABILIDAD es_ES
dc.title Universities' Reporting on SDGs: Using THE Impact Rankings to Model and Measure Their Contribution to Sustainability es_ES
dc.type Artículo es_ES
dc.identifier.doi 10.3390/su13042038 es_ES
dc.relation.projectID info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/COMISION DE LAS COMUNIDADES EUROPEA//2016-2717%2F001-002//PROMOTING EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AND LEARNING IN AZERBAIJANI UNIVERSITIES./ es_ES
dc.rights.accessRights Abierto es_ES
dc.contributor.affiliation Universitat Politècnica de València. Departamento de Economía y Ciencias Sociales - Departament d'Economia i Ciències Socials es_ES
dc.contributor.affiliation Universitat Politècnica de València. Instituto Universitario de Matemática Multidisciplinar - Institut Universitari de Matemàtica Multidisciplinària es_ES
dc.description.bibliographicCitation De La Poza, E.; Merello, P.; Barberá, A.; Celani, A. (2021). Universities' Reporting on SDGs: Using THE Impact Rankings to Model and Measure Their Contribution to Sustainability. Sustainability. 13(4):1-30. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13042038 es_ES
dc.description.accrualMethod S es_ES
dc.relation.publisherversion https://doi.org/10.3390/su13042038 es_ES
dc.description.upvformatpinicio 1 es_ES
dc.description.upvformatpfin 30 es_ES
dc.type.version info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion es_ES
dc.description.volume 13 es_ES
dc.description.issue 4 es_ES
dc.identifier.eissn 2071-1050 es_ES
dc.relation.pasarela S\429508 es_ES
dc.contributor.funder COMISION DE LAS COMUNIDADES EUROPEA es_ES
dc.subject.ods 04.- Garantizar una educación de calidad inclusiva y equitativa, y promover las oportunidades de aprendizaje permanente para todos es_ES


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