École de Technologie Supérieure
AC-6: Sustainability Literacy Assessment

The survey was created by ÉTS sustainability officer and his intern in July 2018 and was revised several times over the following months. It was finally corrected and analysed by the general direction in September 2018. The survey was created internally, drawing inspiration from those created by other Quebec universities and from various Internet sources. The Government of Quebec and Canada sites inspired most of the questions. The survey includes questions on knowledge of sustainable development (1 to 13, except 2) and questions on culture (14 to 22, and 2). As suggested by STARS, the questions were either multiple choices or check-off answers to find the correct or incorrect statement. Surveymonkey was the platform chosen to create the survey.

It was distributed to the entire community on September 19, 2018 by email, and the community had one week to respond.

Of the 12,516 people (including staff and faculty) to whom the email was sent, 595 responded. On average, participants have a median score of 60%. Incorrect answers will allow us to adapt the information provided to the community on sustainable development, either through courses or workshops/activities. Here are the results by question: Q. 3 Average score of 83%. Most common error; the reduction of invasive species as an impact on climate change. Q. 4 Average score of 49%. Most common error; the Industrial response as the main GHG emitting sector in Quebec. Q. 5 Average score of 54%. Most common error; (which one is incorrect) fossil energy use as the main factor contributing to climate change. Q.6 Average score of 30%. Most common error; 12,000L of water required to produce one kg of beef. Q.7 Average score of 40%. Most common error; not answering all of the answers above to the question on which statement is true in relation to life cycle analysis. Q.8 Average score of 69%. Most common error; answering Reduce, recycle, reuse and recover as a priority order for the abbreviation of the 3R-V. Q.9 Average score of 89%. Most common error; the bioenergy answer as the non-renewable energy source. Q.10 Average score of 51%. Most frequent error; renewable energies as one of the seven pillars of the circular economy. Q.11 Average score of 81%. Most common error; Centre for community awareness, information, mobilization and education on environmental issues to the question what is an ecocentre. Q.12 Average score of 32%. Most frequent error; 21.5% is Quebec's commitment to reduce its GHG emissions by 2030. Q.13 Average score of 71%. Most frequent error; the answer An agreement signed in 1997 that aims to reduce anthropogenic emissions of 6 greenhouse gases by half compared to 1990 levels by 2050, to define the Paris Agreement.