Accelerating Sustainability in Higher Education: Perspectives and Experiences from Latin American Universities

Session 4. Accelerating Sustainability in Higher Education: Perspectives and Experiences from Latin American Universities

Wednesday, June 8th, 11:00  – 13:00 Central Daylight Time (UTC-5)

Description

The ISCN-LATAM Steering Committee members will outline the unique challenges and opportunities universities are facing in advancing sustainability and share work to date on the development of the ISCN-LATAM Chapter. Each member will showcase sustainability initiatives at their respective universities and discuss opportunities for further collaboration. The session will help to generate ideas for the ISCN-LATAM Chapter work for the year ahead.

Session organisers

  • ISCN-Latin American Chapter Steering Committee

Presenters

  • Denise Crocce, Associate Professor, Universidade de São Paulo, Brasil
  • Emilio Latorre, Director Oficina de Campus Sostenible, Fundación Universitaria Católica Lumen Gentium, Cali, Colombia
  • Héctor Miranda, Gerente General de Regenerativa, Perú
  • José Kanematsu Hazama, Dirección de Infraestructura, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Perú
  • Leticia Merino, Coordinadora de la Coordinación para la Sustentabilidad e Investigadora del Instituto de Investigaciones Sociales, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
  • Melissa Brown Goodall, Senior Director, Environmental Innovation Initiative, University of Pennsylvania
  • Simone Buratti, ISCN-LATAM Chapter Coordinator

Slides

01-Latin America Challenges and Opportunities
02-A Network Under Construction
03-Opportunities for ISCN-LATAM
04-Denise Crocce ISCN 2022 USP
05-Jose Kanematsu PUCP
06-Integrated Plan for Sustainability UNAM
07-Creating Local Networks of Sustainability RUCAS Cali Colombia

Relevant Links

Primer Campus Universitario Sostenible del Perú Video

Session recording

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