Developing Sustainability Competences Through Pedagogical Approaches

Rodrigo has been working on sustainability issues in NGOs, universities and companies for more than 20 years. His experience ranges from sustainability competencies and pedagogies, sustainable chemistry, sustainable public procurement, corporate social responsibility, indoor air quality and energy efficiency, to sustainability assessment and organisational change management. Rodrigo has worked at different universities such as the Vienna University of Business and Economics (Austria), Dresden University of Technology (Germany), the Central University of Technology (South Africa), the University of Gävle (Sweden), the University of Utrecht (Netherlands), and the University of Leeds (UK). He has developed assessment tools such as the Graphical Assessment of Sustainability Performance (GRASP), the Sustainability Tool for Assessing University Curricula Holistically (STAUNCH®) and the Graphical Assessment for Sustainability in Universities (GASU™). Rodrigo holds a BSc in Chemical Engineering (graduated with honours) from Tec de Monterrey, Mexico; an MSc in Environmental Management and Policy, from Lund University, Sweden; and a PhD from Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK. María Barreiro-Gen is a PhD lecturer at the Universidade da Coruña (UDC), Spain. She has also worked at the University of Gävle (Sweden) and at the Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED). For the past twelve years, her research has been on public policy, sustainable organisations, economic development, gender issues, and education for sustainable development. She has published more than 40 articles, receiving research awards for some of them (e.g. “outstanding paper” at the Emerald Literati Awards). She has reviewed and edited scientific articles in prestigious journals. She has collaborated with academics from other countries (e.g. South Africa, Mexico, UK, Italy, Portugal), participated in EU and national projects (e.g. co-supervising a Marie Skłodowska-Curie PhD student). holds a degree in Business Administration and Management, a degree in Law and a Master's degree in Public Policy. She obtained her PhD in Economics (cum laude) in 2016 from UDC, Spain. Francisco José Lozano G. is a retired professor from the Instituto Tecnológico de Monterrey with more than 25 years of experience in sustainability. He has been director of the Clean Technology Center, the Environmental Quality Center, the Sustainable Campus Program and the Department of Chemical Engineering at the Monterrey Campus. He has taught various courses at the bachelor's and master's level, both at UNAM and Tecnológico de Monterrey. He also has experience in the industrial and consulting sector. He participated in the design of the Sustainable Development Engineering degree for the Tecnológico de Monterrey. He graduated with honors from the Chemical Engineering degree at UNAM (Mexico); with a master's degree from the Imperial College of Science and Technology (London) and a doctorate from the University of Birmingham (England).

• Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Literature review and methods.- Chapter 3: Sustainability Competences and Pedagogical Approaches at Tecnologico de Monterrey.- Chapter 4: Sustainability competences and pedagogical approaches at Universidade Aberta.- Chapter 5: Sustainability competences and pedagogical approaches at the University of Parma.- Chapter 6: Sustainability competences and pedagogical approaches at the Warsaw University of Technology.- Chapter 7: Sustainability competences and pedagogical approaches at the Universidade da Coruña.- Chapter 8: Sustainability competences and pedagogical approaches at Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná Business School.- Chapter 9: Sustainability competences and pedagogical approaches at the University of Debrecen.- Chapter 10: Sustainability competences and pedagogical approaches at the University of Helsinki.- Chapter 11: Sustainability competences and pedagogical approaches at the European University of Lefke.- Chapter 12: Sustainability competences and pedagogical approaches at the University of Nyíregyháza.- Chapter 13: Sustainability competences and pedagogical approaches at the Universidad Autonoma de Madrid.- Chapter 14: Sustainability competences and pedagogical approaches at the Universidad de las Américas Puebla.- Chapter 15: Sustainability competences and pedagogical approaches at Griffith University.- Chapter 16: Sustainability competences and pedagogical approaches at the Faculty of Agriculture - University of Belgrade.- Chapter 17: Sustainability competences and pedagogical approaches at University of the Sunshine Coast.- Chapter 18: Sustainability competences and pedagogical approaches at the Universidad de Ciencias Aplicadas y Ambientales.- Chapter 19: Sustainability competences and pedagogical approaches at Dresden University of Technology.- Chapter 20: Conclusions.