Strategic Sustainability Plan of the University of Aysén
Overview
The University of Aysén, a regional institution committed to sustainable development, sought to enhance its sustainability approach in 2023. To achieve this, my company, Realiza, was contracted to guide the university's transition toward more sustainable practices. The project involved implementing several initiatives that supported the university's strategic sustainability plan.
Challenges
The University of Aysén faced the challenge of integrating sustainability into all its operational, academic, and research areas. They needed a clear diagnosis of their current situation and a roadmap to advance towards their sustainability goals. This process involved gathering and analyzing data from various sources, collaborating with multiple stakeholders, and applying appropriate methodologies to assess their impact.
Solutions
1. Internal and Territorial Diagnosis: I facilitated in-person workshops with the internal and external university community to evaluate the state of sustainability at the university. We used facilitation tools like World Café to dynamically gather information, which I then analyzed using discourse analysis techniques and visualized with digital tools like Google Sheets and RAWGraphs.
2. Sustainability Diagnosis in Academia and Research: I analyzed the university's contributions to publications and research projects. This involved collecting databases, applying international standards, and utilizing tools like Python, SQL, ChatGPT and Illustrator to process and visualize the data. I worked with criteria from Jayabalasingham et al. (2019) to assess the research contributions aligned with the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
3. Institutional Sustainability Management Model: The management model proposed by our team provided a clear guide for the university to continue advancing on its sustainability journey.
Results
