| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 67.27 |
| Liaison | Jesse Russell |
| Submission Date | Dec. 30, 2024 |
Canadore College
EN-4: Sustainability Culture Assessment
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.50 / 3.00 |
4.1 Sustainability culture assessment design and administration
Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of of the instruments/tools used to assess sustainability culture:
The sustainability culture assessment was conducted through an anonymous email-based survey, distributed to all staff and students on December 9, 2024, with a response window closing on December 20, 2024. To encourage participation, the survey offered an incentive: a draw for 10 $50 gift cards for on campus cafeterias.
While names and student/employee numbers were collected, this was solely for administering the draw, ensuring anonymity and confidentiality of the responses. The survey served as a tool to measure sustainability awareness and understanding within the institution's community, targeting both staff and students to gain a comprehensive perspective.
The culture assessment can be found here
Description of the institution’s recent sustainability culture assessment findings and any notable trends:
Importance of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Reduction: the vast majority of respondents believe it is "very important" that the institution take significant actions to reduce GHG emissions. Relatively few respondents stated that they were neutral.
Participation in Sustainability Campaigns: roughly half of the respondents indicated that they would like to get involved but were not certain where to start. These finds highlight an opportunity to seek further engagement from staff.
Awareness of Sustainability Initiatives:
- Awareness varies significantly, with a broad spectrum of combinations of initiatives cited.
- Common initiatives include Hydroponic Grow Pods, Forest Management Project, Recycling Initiatives, Composting Initiatives, and Water Filling Stations.
- Less common awareness was noted for initiatives such as Oscar AI or the Canadore Community Orchards.
We were pleased with the number of responses received; however, we recognize that the timing of the survey was not ideal. Selecting a more optimal time in the future would likely result in an even greater level of participation.
Is the culture assessment designed and administered in such a way that the results can be used to measure change over time?:
Description of how the design and administration of the sustainability culture assessments supports the measurement of change over time:
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4.2 Percentage of students assessed for sustainability culture
Description of the process used to measure or estimate the percentage of students assessed for sustainability culture:
This was based on the number of surveys returned.
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4.3 Percentage of employees assessed for sustainability culture
Description of the process used to measure or estimate the percentage of employees assessed for sustainability culture:
This was based on the number of surveys returned.
The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following figure:
Optional documentation
Additional documentation for this credit:
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