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Three “Gs” for Campus Sustainability Development

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“Agenda 2015” considers ensuring the inclusive and equitable quality education and promoting the lifelong learning opportunities for all as one of the goals of Sustainable Development. In accordance with this document “all learners acquire the knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development, including, among others, through education for sustainable development and sustainable lifestyles”. The goal of the article is to present the holistic 3Gs approach to campus sustainable development. This approach includes “Good Governance” based on implementation of ISO 9001 standard (“Quality Management Systems”) and project financial management, “Greening of Campus” based on implementation of ISO 14001 (“Environmental Management Systems”) and ISO 50001 “Energy Management Systems” standards and “Gain of responsibility” based on ISO 26000 standard and programs of education for sustainable development. Practical implementation of this approach is directed on sustainable development of the university campus based on international standards of management which permits move to 4th G approach—“Global Compact”. Some examples of successful implementation of the 3Gs approach in Russian universities are presented.

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  4. Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, United Kingdom

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Zenchanka, S., Malchenka, S. (2017). Three “Gs” for Campus Sustainability Development. In: Leal Filho, W., Azeiteiro, U., Alves, F., Molthan-Hill, P. (eds) Handbook of Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development in Higher Education. World Sustainability Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47877-7_20

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