This paper is intended to foster debate on the relevance of social responsibility (SR) and sustainability maturity integration in education for sustainable development goals to be fully achieved. Several contributions are made. First, a set of criteria for the identification, description, and categorisation of the maturity of SR/sustainability in higher education institutions (HEIs) is provided. Therefore, the basis for the development of reliable tools for the assessment of the effectiveness of responsibility teaching in HEI's are posed. The theoretical value of the paper also results from proposing an integrated conceptual framework of SR/sustainability maturity integration in HEIs, which allows for future empirical research in the field. HEI's management and educators may also find areas where improvements in the effectiveness of their commitment towards social responsibility and sustainability are advisable and identify measures with the greatest viability and potential. Finally, academia executives and policymakers may derive policy indications for the enhancement of the university system and the development of policies that would facilitate HEIs embracing Education for Sustainable Development.

本文旨在促进关于社会责任 (SR) 和可持续发展成熟度整合在教育中的相关性的辩论，以充分实现可持续发展目标。做出了一些贡献。首先，提供了一套用于识别、描述和分类高等教育机构 (HEI) SR/可持续性成熟度的标准。因此，提出了开发可靠的工具来评估高等教育机构责任教学有效性的基础。该论文的理论价值还源于提出了一个整合高等教育机构社会责任/可持续性成熟度整合的概念框架，这为未来该领域的实证研究提供了可能。嘿' 管理人员和教育工作者也可能会发现哪些领域可以改进其对社会责任和可持续性的承诺的有效性，并确定具有最大可行性和潜力的措施。最后，学术界高管和政策制定者可能会为加强大学系统和制定政策制定政策指示，以促进高等教育机构采用可持续发展教育。