This study aims to better understand the communication of sustainability by Canadian universities, specifically the use of websites, interactive features and sustainability plans.,A total of 95 Canadian universities were included in this study. The mixed-methods approach sought to capture the communication of sustainability via websites, the interactive features used, as well as to evaluate the quality of sustainability plans.,The study revealed that 67% of universities address sustainability on their websites. On average, universities offer three to four interactive features on their sustainability-related Web pages, and the average score of the quality of campus sustainability plans was 29 (out of 41).,This study does not investigate the extent to which interactive features enhance the involvement and participation in sustainability efforts or the extent to which the sustainability plans were put into practice by universities.,The findings assist with understanding how higher education institutions (HEIs) can enhance their sustainability communication via their websites to encourage interaction and engagement in campus sustainability. The findings can also help universities to enhance the effectiveness of sustainability plans.,To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first research to assess sustainability content and the interactive features on sustainability-related pages of Canadian universities’ websites. The quality of sustainability plans is also evaluated. The study informs the present understanding of communicating sustainability by Canadian universities and provides a basis for future investigations in HEIs in Canada and beyond.

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校园可持续发展的网站交流：对加拿大大学的分析

这项研究旨在更好地理解加拿大大学对可持续性的沟通，特别是网站的使用，互动功能和可持续性计划。本研究共包括95所加拿大大学。混合方法试图捕获通过网站进行的可持续性沟通，所使用的交互功能以及评估可持续性计划的质量。研究表明，有67％的大学在其网站上谈到可持续性。平均而言，大学在其与可持续性相关的网页上提供三到四个交互功能，并且校园可持续性计划质量的平均得分为29（在41个标准中）。这项研究没有调查互动功能在多大程度上增强了对可持续性工作的参与和参与程度，也没有调查大学将可持续性计划付诸实践的程度。研究结果有助于理解高等教育机构（HEIs）如何增强其可持续性。通过其网站进行可持续性沟通，以鼓励校园可持续性方面的互动和参与。这些发现还可以帮助大学提高可持续性计划的有效性。据作者所知，这是第一项评估加拿大大学网站上与可持续性相关的页面上的可持续性内容和交互功能的研究。还评估了可持续发展计划的质量。