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

12 June 2022

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

Wednesday, June 8^th, 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