Integral Ecology, Sustainable Development Goals and Catholic University Education

"Foundations and Implications of the Integral Ecology and Sustainable Development Goals in Catholic University Education" is the article published in 'Religions' Magazine, dated 12 April 2024, by Comillas Pontifical University Professors Jesús Sánchez-Camacho, PhD, from the Faculty of Theology, and José Luis Villegas, PhD, from the Faculty of Law (ICADE).

The abstract of the article can be read below:

The Agenda provided by the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) represent an opportunity to eradicate poverty, preserve the planet, promote peace, and develop a more prosperous society. This global horizon is reinforced by the religious proposal of the Encyclical “Laudato si”, in which Pope Francis reflects on the anthropological, social, and spiritual repercussions of the interaction of human beings with their environmental reality. With the term integral ecology, the Catholic leader proposes processes to put an end of poverty, exclusion, and environmental degradation. This research aims to explore the cornerstones and application of the SDGs and integral ecology in the framework of the Catholic university. The study brings Agenda 2030 into dialogue with the Christian ethical perspective of human development and integral ecology by showing their complementarity. It develops the inclusion of the SDGs and integral ecology objectives in the mission and strategic plan of the Catholic university. For this reason, an action plan is projected in which the values of sustainability are transversally structured in the diverse areas of the university, such as governance, teaching, research, transfer of knowledge and social impact, extracurricular activity, green procurement, infrastructure, energy, waste, water, and mobility.

Sánchez-Camacho, Jesús and José Luis Villegas Moreno. 2024. "Foundations and Implications of the Integral Ecology and Sustainable Development Goals in Catholic University Education" Religions 15, no. 4: 480. https://doi.org/10.3390/rel1504048 

The full article is available in open access by clicking here.

Professor Jesús Sánchez-Camacho, from the Department of Moral Theology and Praxis of Christian Life, is PhD in Human and Social Sciences, Director of the Integral Ecology Unit at Comillas and an expert, among other disciplines, in religion and its social impact.

Professor José Luis Villegas Moreno, from the Department of Public Law, has a PhD in Law and is an expert, among other subjects, in environmental law and sustainable development.

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