For years, measuring sustainability in higher education and the corporate sector has been a fragmented process. With organizations relying on self-made metrics, it’s been incredibly difficult to separate genuine societal impact from clever marketing. In my latest article published with the Forbes Business Council, I explore the urgent shift away from custom, "cherry-picked" criteria toward universal, standardized frameworks like the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

I invite researchers, higher education leaders, and sustainability advocates to explore the full findings. Read the complete working paper, now available on Elsevier's Social Science Research Network (SSRN, ISSN: 1556-5068), to discover how we can transform global academic commitments into measurable, sustainable change. 📖 Read the full paper on SSRN here #SDG17 #SustainabilityReporting #HigherEducation #GlobalGovernance #AcademicPartnerships #SSRN #Elsevier #SustainableDeve