Overall Rating Bronze
Overall Score 41.18
Liaison Mira Dzhakshylykova
Submission Date July 19, 2024

STARS v2.2

American University of Central Asia
EN-6: Assessing Sustainability Culture

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Mira Dzhakshylykova
Sustainability Coordinator
Center for Civic Engagement
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Does the institution conduct an assessment of sustainability culture?:
Yes

Which of the following best describes the cultural assessment? The assessment is administered to::
The entire campus community (students and employees) directly or by representative sample

Which of the following best describes the structure of the cultural assessment? The assessment is administered::
Longitudinally to measure change over time

A brief description of how and when the cultural assessment(s) were developed and/or adopted:
A set of surveys on topics such as water use, climate change, sustainable food, plants at AUCA, paper waste, sustainable transport, sustainability courses at AUCA, renewable energy, food waste, greenhouse emissions and solutions, were developed and adopted in spring 2023.

A copy or sample of the questions related to sustainability culture:
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A sample of the questions related to sustainability culture or the website URL where the assessment tool is available:
All survey questions are available through the link: https://linktr.ee/sustainable_auca1

A brief description of how representative samples were reached (if applicable) and how the cultural assessment is administered:
Survey questions were sent to entire AUCA community through mailing list, and results are analyzed by Sustainability Task Force.

A brief summary of results from the cultural assessment:
The results shows that AUCA community have a basic background on sustainability issues, and through participation at the events and research on environment related topics, the awareness and actions level has increased. Additionally, a set of recommendations were provided to the Sustainability Task Force for implementation.

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Website URL where information about the assessment of sustainability culture is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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