Reaching Beyond Compliance: The Challenges of Achieving Campus Sustainability

Reaching beyond compliance:The challenges of achieving campus sustainability examines the obstacles to integrating principles of sustainability into the decision-making procedure within an institution of higher education. Critical insight into the process of building a sustainable campus is gained via the examination of the decision-making process of three critical operational systems within a university: food services, purchasing and the waste management system. This study explores why principles of sustainability are either embraced or rejected in the decision-making procedures in a university setting and reaffirms that the decision-making process is a crucial leverage point for reform as university strives to become sustainable.