The global diffusion of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles into highereducation management has given rise to diverse institutional models across regional anddevelopmental contexts. This article presents a systematic comparative analysis of ESGgovernance models in higher education institutions (HEIs) across four major global regions —Europe, North America, Asia-Pacific, and developing economies — with the purpose ofidentifying transferable lessons for Uzbekistan's expanding HEI sector. Three principal ESGgovernance typologies are delineated: Institutional (full strategic integration), Functional(dedicated but partially integrated units), and Reactive (externally-driven, episodic compliance).The European model, characterised by top-down institutional integration and strong normativeframeworks, is contrasted with the bottom-up, endowment-driven North American model and thetechnology-intensive, state-led Asian model. Drawing on a community-level 15-year longitudinalcase study of Bukhara State University [3] and its validated Pentagonal Integral Model (PIM), thearticle demonstrates how resource-constrained HEIs in Uzbekistan can leverage internationalranking participation (UI GreenMetric) as the optimal entry point for ESG adoption, following theI→G→A→S→E activation sequence. International benchmarking systems (THE ImpactRankings, UI GreenMetric, QS Sustainability, STARS) are compared for their methodologicalrelevance to Uzbekistan's institutional context. The article advances a hybrid ESG governancemodel for Uzbekistan's HEIs, combining European institutional design principles, North Americancommunity engagement practices, and Asian digital monitoring technologies.
| Mualliflar | Juraev , Abror Turopovich |
|---|---|
| Jurnal | Иқтисодиёт ва туризм |
| Nashr sanasi | 2026-04-17 |
| Jild | 2 |
| Son | 28 |
| Til | Ingliz |
comparative analysis, higher education institutions, ESG governance models
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