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Environmental sustainability is an important component for transforming higher education for a sustainable tomorrow hence, there is a pressing need to step up initiatives for environmental sustainability. Institutes of higher education play a key role in imparting environmental awareness and in employing eco-friendly measures. While institutes have several academic and administrative audits, environmental audit is comparatively neglected. Environmental sustainability includes protecting and restoring ecological systems, optimal utilization of resources, enhancing the well-being of all people, and motivating students to take up environmental educational projects as part of their curriculum. Objectives: To evaluate environmental initiatives currently being practiced for environmental sustainability in MGM Institute of Health Sciences (MGMIHS) and to assess the scope and feasibility of their implementation and evaluation in educational institutes in a developing country. Materials and methods: The key components of eco-friendly initiatives include carbon footprint reduction, water management, waste recycling, sustainable buildings, energy conservation, and environmental hygiene. Methods to achieve environmental sustainability also include using academic resources, such as faculty and students for campus education initiatives in order to produce awareness, motivation, and behavioral change. These methods are studied and assessed with a view to implementation in our local setting. In addition, environmental indicators for auditing the beneficial effects of these methods are examined. Results: A campus score measuring physical qualities of university campuses like Urbanism, Greenness, and On-Campus Living is suggested to be included in accreditation process like National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). Various studentand faculty-friendly environmental initiatives were taken by MGMIHS to make the campus eco-friendly. At ORIGINAL ARTICLE 1Assistant Professor, 2,3Associate Professor 1Department of Community Medicine, MGM Medical College Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India 2Department of ENT, MGM Medical College, Navi Mumbai Maharashtra, India 3Department of Anatomy, MGM Medical College, Navi Mumbai Maharashtra, India Corresponding Author: Rishikesh A Wadke, Assistant Professor Department of Community Medicine, MGM Medical College, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Phone: +918551088335, e-mail: wadker@gmail.com 10.5005/jp-journals-10036-1186 policy level the Institute became committed to a plastic bag-free zone. Pooling of cars and vehicles was promoted. There was a felt need to test the feasibility of implementing a completely paperless system of functioning for university and constituent institutions. The recently introduced enterprise resource planning (ERP) software can be considered as a starting point for going paperless. Energy conservation by using renewable energy in order to reduce carbon footprints was promoted along with water conservation efforts. Increasing the green cover of MGMIHS university campuses was given highest priority. Advocacy, communication, and social mobilization for environmental awareness was achieved by arranging regular lectures for motivation of students and faculties to maintain eco-friendly campus. Constitution of a Campus Environmental and Sanitation Committee was a step in the right direction. Conclusion: This article discusses the measures that can be easily and effectively adopted in educational institutes in a developing country for contributing toward environmental preservation. In addition the article discusses the importance of auditing environmental sustainability in educational institutes using various indicators like the campus index. United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) Greening Universities Toolkit in 2013 can be a starting point to make MGMIHS more environmental friendly.

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Scope and Feasibility of Student-friendly Environmental Sustainability Measures in Educational Institutes: Our Experience in MGM Institute of Health Sciences, Navi Mumbai Campus, Maharashtra, India