| Overall Rating | Bronze |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 34.79 |
| Liaison | Eric Dodge |
| Submission Date | Dec. 30, 2022 |
Hanover College
EN-6: Assessing Sustainability Culture
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.25 / 1.00 |
Eric
Dodge Professor Economics |
Does the institution conduct an assessment of sustainability culture?:
Which of the following best describes the cultural assessment? The assessment is administered to::
Which of the following best describes the structure of the cultural assessment? The assessment is administered::
A brief description of how and when the cultural assessment(s) were developed and/or adopted:
Over the course of two weeks in Fall 2022 employees were surveyed with a "Employee Engagement" survey. All employees were emailed and provided a link to the Google form survey and two subsequent reminders were sent. Two randomly selected employees were given 12-ounce stainless steel water bottles to incentivize participation.
A copy or sample of the questions related to sustainability culture:
A sample of the questions related to sustainability culture or the website URL where the assessment tool is available:
A brief description of how representative samples were reached (if applicable) and how the cultural assessment is administered:
Some questions were borrowed, with permission, from institutions like Butler University, American University (DC),and Dickinson University. All Hanover employees were invited to participate.
A brief summary of results from the cultural assessment:
Sixty four employees (about 15% of all employees) responded to the survey, with half identifying as faculty and half as staff.
Below are a small number of results.
How strongly do you agree with this statement? "Supporting Hanover's sustainability efforts is part of my job. 71.9% agree or strongly agree.
How strongly do you agree with this statement? "Hanover encourages employees to be sustainable at the workplace." 17.2% agree and zero strongly agree.
How well informed do you feel you are about sustainability events and programs at Hanover? 47.6% agree or strongly agree.
We also learned that 61% of employees had participated in the campus Free Store, 29.3% had attended a sustainability speaker, and 87.8% had participated in one of our e-waste recycling days.
Website URL where information about the assessment of sustainability culture is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
A spreadsheet of responses has been included.
A spreadsheet of responses has been included.
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