SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING IN UNIVERSITIES. COMPARISON BETWEEN TWO EUROPEAN UNIVERSITIES

Universities, for their role in training future generations of decision-makers and professionals, play a key role in ensuring access to inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all in line with the Sustainable Development Goals. This research aims to analyze the state of the art of the sustainability reporting initiative and communication in universities. In particular, the research proposed a comparative case study analysis between two young European universities (the University of Rome "Tor Vergata" - Italy and the University of Lisbon NOVA) analyzing the best practice actions and the governance model adopted to promote sustainability. The two Universities have moved differently to achieve the goal of Agenda 2030: University of Rome "Tor Vergata" uses a top-down model, while the University NOVA of Lisbon uses a bottom-up approach.