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- Co-creating a sustainability performance assessment tool for public sector organisationsPublication . Ramos, Tomás B.; Domingues, Ana Rita; Caeiro, Sandra; Cartaxo, Joana; Painho, Marco; Antunes, Paula; Santos, Rui; Videira, Nuno; Walker, Richard M.; Huisingh, DonaldOrganisations are increasingly being pushed to manage, assess and report their sustainability performance, including public sector organisations (PSO). Several approaches were developed to implement sustainability assessments at the organisation level. However, the majority are still for the private sector and are often not supported by active stakeholder involvement. Several PSO have adapted private-oriented models to assess their sustainability performance, which are often not adequate due to public administration, whose main mission is to provide public services. The present work aims at developing a conceptual framework to support PSO and to assess their sustainability performance. The proposed approach is supported by two sustainability performance assessment systems – Formal and Informal Sustainability Performance Assessment. The Formal Sustainability Performance Assessment system, which is the main focus of this paper, consists of a checklist of objectives and practices and a set of twenty-nine (29) performance indicators. An initial proposal was drawn from the literature review and then assessed through a participatory process involving practitioners and academics in semistructured interviews, questionnaire surveys and a collaborative workshop. The Portuguese central public administration was used as a case study. The developed checklist of objectives and practices and related performance indicators will allow PSO to assess and communicate complex information about organisational sustainability. Reference values support the normalization of indicators’ results, and consequently, the comparison of sustainability-related performance between PSO integrated into the context of the Portuguese central public administration. This research contributes to the debate on organisational sustainability assessment and communication, and the importance of selecting and developing sustainability indicators using co-creation processes with key stakeholders.
- Os conhecimentos ecológicos tradicionais sobre a pesca do guaiamum em áreas protegidas do rio São JoãoPublication . Fonseca, Marília; Alves, Fátima; Mota, Luciana; Macedo, MárcioEste livro resulta do Projeto Guaiamum - Bioecologia e Etnoconhecimento para a Conservação, que tem por objetivo contribuir para a proteção do Guaiamum e para a sustentabilidade da atividade de pesca artesanal dessa espécie. Neste livro enfatiza-se a importância do diálogo entre os conhecimentos tradicional e académico mobilizando a participação dos pescadores artesanais ao longo de todo o processo, dando assim voz a estes atores locais na definição de politicas de conservação e protecção.
- How are new sustainable development approaches responding to societal challenges?Publication . Ramos, Tomás B.; Caeiro, Sandra; Pires, Sara Moreno; Videira, Nuno
- Indigenous knowledge systems and methods against ignorance: two case studies of Amakhuwa in Mozambique and Aymaras in BoliviaPublication . Jacquinet, Marc; Nhaueleque, Laura; Bussotti, LucaIn the current debates on sustainable development, the methodological discussions of research techniques and traditions have recently opened the issue of indigenous research and methodologies on a wide and global scale. It is a welcome move, and much more remains to be done, especially outside of the realm of English-speaking countries. Therefore, the analysis extends research to new geographical areas and understudied cultures. Consequently, it proposes a reflection on indigenous methodologies based on the integration of indigenous knowledge systems (IKS) and local knowledge of populations impacted by climate change, resettlement policies, cooperation initiatives, indigenous institutions, and public policies. The research is based on the combination of two main approaches: a review of literature complemented by two case studies, one in Northern Mozambique with the Amakhuwa people and another in Aymara Andean societies in Bolivia. In this later case the results can be extended to the proximate culture of the Quichuan communities. The main conclusions are about the indigenous knowledge systems as well as the importance of indigenous methodologies both for research purpose and better policy analysis, implementation, and assessment.
- Manual da prosperidadePublication . Mapar, Mahsa; Ferreira, CéliaEsta apresentação inserem-se como recurso educativo no âmbito da Microcredêncial “Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável”
- Primeiro diagnóstico sobre implementação da Sustentabilidade nas Instituições de Ensino Superior: análise dos resultados de um inquéritoPublication . Madeira, Ana Carla; Disterheft, Antje; Teixeira, Margarida Ribau; Caeiro, Sandra
- Recolha comunitária de lixo em São Tomé e Príncipe: guia de implementação de um modelo descentralizado e auto-sustentável ao nível da comunidadePublication . Fernández Braña, Álvaro; Ferreira, CéliaEste Guia de Implementação pretende apoiar à colocação em prática de um sistema de recolha de resíduos urbanos a pequena escala (a nível de bairro ou comunidade) em locais onde não há recolha de resíduos por parte das autoridades locais ou onde esta existe mas não dá resposta às necessidades da população. O modelo baseia-se numa recolha de resíduos feita pela própria comunidade, sem a dependência financeira de ajuda externa.
- Reinvigorating the sustainable development research agenda: the role of the sustainable development goals (SDG)Publication . Leal Filho, Walter; Azeiteiro, Ulisses; Alves, Fátima; Pace, Paul; Mifsud, Mark; Brandli, Luciana; Caeiro, Sandra; Disterheft, AntjeThe United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) contain a set of 17 measures to foster sustainable development across many areas. It offers a good opportunity to reinvigorate sustainable development research for two main reasons. First, it comprises many areas of SD research, which have become mainstream thanks to the UN SDGs. Second, the fact that the UN and its member countries have committed to attaining SDGs by 2030 has added a sense of urgency to the need to perform quality research on SD on the one hand, and reiterates the need to use the results of this research on the other. Even though the basic concept of sustainability goes back many centuries, it has only recently appeared on the international political agenda. This is partly due to an awakening of the fact that the human ecological pressure on the planet is still much larger than what nature can renew or compensate for. Based on this state of affairs, this paper presents an outline of the process leading to the agreement on the UN SDGs, and looks at some of the ecological aspects as a result of continued pressure of human activities on natural resources. Furthermore, a set of research needs is proposed – also based holistically on updated research trends – discussing the degree of urgency of some measures and explaining why the UN SDGs need to be accorded greater priority in international sustainable development research efforts.
- Sustainability campus group. Report: 2023Publication . Mapar, Mahsa; Fernandes, Ana Paula; Martinho, Ana Paula; Dias-Ferreira, Célia; Santos, Fábio; Simão, João; Trindade, Jorge; Nicolau, Paula Bacelar; Pereira, Pedro; Martins, Rute; Teixeira, Teresa; Caeiro, Sandra
- Sustainability campus working group. Annual report: 2021-2022Publication . Caeiro, Sandra; Fernandes, Ana Paula; Martinho, Ana Paula; Ferreira, Célia; Simão, João; Trindade, Jorge; Mapar, Mahsa; Nicolau, Paula; Pereira, Pedro; Martins, Rute; Teixeira, Teresa