POSSIBILITIES OF IMPLEMENTING SUSTAINABILITY MANAGEMENT IN EDUCATIONAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTIONS
POSSIBILITIES OF IMPLEMENTING SUSTAINABILITY MANAGEMENT IN EDUCATIONAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTIONS

Author(s): Alina Suslenco
Subject(s): Public Administration, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Editura Universităţii »Alexandru Ioan Cuza« din Iaşi
Keywords: sustainability management; higher education institution; sustainability assessment; public health;
Summary/Abstract: The present paper represents a complex theoretical-practical approach, focused on elucidating the possibilities of implementing sustainability management in higher education institutions and in the public health system. Just as sustainability represents a fundamental premise in the creation of the green economy, a valence of the EU-2030 Agenda, we believe that public institutions must, in turn, align their policies, action plans, with the approach of achieving sustainability. The purpose of the research is to highlight the possibilities of implementing sustainability management in higher education institutions and those in the public health system. The objectives of the research are: researching of conceptual approaches regarding sustainability management; elucidating the methods of achieving sustainability in public institutions; highlighting the specifics of sustainability management in institutions in the public system; highlighting the challenges of implementing sustainability management in public institutions. The general hypothesis of the research is Ho: sustainability management is the fundamental factor for increasing the competitiveness of higher education institutions and public institutions. The epicenter of the research was based on the theoretical research of the main aspects of sustainability management, complemented by the empirical one, focused on the research of the main challenges in the implementation of sustainability management in public institutions. As a research method, we used content analysis, analyzing the official reports of public institutions, which allowed us to evaluate the possibilities of implementing sustainability management in public institutions. In the conclusions, we can reiterate that sustainability management is the fundamental pillar of ensuring the competitiveness of the economy, basic premises in the creation of the green economy. Thus, as a result, we believe that institutions in the public system must urgently implement sustainability management, which will help them become competitive, credible, attractive on the national market, as well as on the international one. Aligning policies, activities, public institutions with the approach of achieving sustainability, will help public institutions to increase their strategic competitiveness, notoriety, as well as to increase consumer trust in the services offered.

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