Sustainable Strategies in Business Area Courses at UNIFAAT University Centre, Atibaia, São Paulo, Brasil

Abstract

Aims: This paper presents and analyses actions related to Sustainability and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), present in Business Area Courses, taken by UNIFAAT – University Centre, located in Atibaia, São Paulo, Brazil. This work also addresses the view of students on sustainability and their interest and involvement with these actions. Study Design:  Sustainability topics were gradually incorporated in different disciplines, themes of Completion of Course Works, Scientific Research, in a Research Centre in Sustainability and Culture, and in sustainable policies, implemented in the campus such as waste and water resources management and energy consumption and they are analysed in this paper. Place and Duration of Study: The study was realized at UNIFAAT – University Center between June 2021 to July 2023. Methodology: The methodology adopted for the development of this work is characterized as quali and quantitative and involves bibliographical and documentary research, an analysis of actions implemented by UNIFAAT in the area of sustainability, and a survey through a self-administered questionnaire used as a technique for collecting information on sustainable strategies knowledge from UNIFAAT business courses students. A total of 426 questionnaires were applied. Results: From the data, projects, and actions analysed, it was possible to observe an expansion in the sustainable approach in business area courses. Conclusion: The results are related to the efforts of higher education institutions to make it possible to achieve the SDGs, in a perspective that goes beyond governance at the internal level, collaborating as an important source of knowledge and to sustainable strategies in an inclusive way and beyond the campus.