This paper aims to compare the environmental sustainability practices at the campus operations between two Portuguese higher education institutions (HEIs) at different stages of the implementation of an Eco-School Programme. It also seeks to analyse the involvement of the students in the process of implementing these practices in their institutions.,A questionnaire survey was carried out in two HEIs (a green and a non-green institution). Data were collected from a total of 832 students. Techniques of descriptive statistics and inferential statistical techniques such as the Mann-Whitney test, χ2 and Spearman correlation test, were applied.,The results obtained show that, from the students’ perspective, and in both institutions, there is still much to be done on the path towards sustainability, particularly in transport and landscaping. Significant differences were found only between some environmental sustainability practices at the campus level. However, students from the green institution are more participative in sustainability activities.,This study provides a picture of two HEIs’ sustainability behaviour from the students’ standpoint, which can be important for decision-makers in HEIs, in as much that students are one of the HEIs’ major stakeholder groups; furthermore, it enables them to better guide their efforts towards sustainability.,This paper focusses on the students’ perspective and their role in the sustainability initiatives undertaken by HEIs. It can be useful for future research that attempts to analyse the importance of HEIs’ stakeholder participation in sustainability.

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学生对HEI关于环境可持续性的看法-比较分析

本文旨在比较两个葡萄牙高等教育机构（HEI）在实施生态学校计划的不同阶段在校园运营中的环境可持续性实践。它还试图分析学生在其机构中实施这些做法的过程中的参与。在两个HEI（绿色和非绿色机构）中进行了问卷调查。数据来自总共832名学生。描述性统计技术和推论统计技术（例如Mann-Whitney检验，χ2和Spearman相关检验）已得到应用。结果表明，从学生的角度来看，在这两个机构中，仍有许多工作要做在实现可持续发展的道路上，尤其是在运输和园林绿化方面。仅在校园级别的某些环境可持续性实践之间发现了显着差异。但是，来自绿色机构的学生更多地参与可持续性活动。本研究从学生的角度提供了两种HEIs可持续性行为的图片，这对于HEIs的决策者可能很重要，因为学生是其中一员高等教育机构的主要利益相关者群体；此外，它使他们能够更好地指导他们朝着可持续发展的方向努力。本文着重于学生的观点及其在高校实施的可持续发展倡议中的作用。对于试图分析高校利益相关者参与可持续性的重要性的未来研究可能很有用。