SACRU publishes chapter "Catholic Universities' Ethical Engagement Through Environmental Sustainability Education" in the book The Emergence of the Ethically-Engaged University
The Strategic Alliance of Catholic Research Universities (SACRU), of which Universidade Católica Portuguesa is a founding member, has published the chapter "Catholic Universities' Ethical Engagement Through Environmental Sustainability Education" in the book The Emergence of the Ethically-Engaged University, integrated in the International and Development Education book series (INTDE).
Developed by Maria Manzon, Bandera Lihoma, Paolo Gomarasca, Roberto Maier, Ignasi Boada, Alba Sabaté Gauxachs, and Lilian Ferrer, members of the SACRU’s Working Group 2 on Laudato Si, this chapter contributes to the academic debate on sustainability in a higher education context by focusing on the role of Catholic universities from an ethical perspective.
According to SACRU, besides presenting the framework of international agreements and conventions that “help produce education systems that respond ethically to the sustainability of the environment in which people live” this work also “illustrates the impact of the Encyclical Letter Laudato Si′ and its ethical principles in provoking a worldwide debate about the ecological question.”
This work suggests that “by their ethical missions and identities, Catholic universities should see themselves as particularly well-positioned and equipped to lead the world toward a more just future for all.”