Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 67.09
Liaison Mercè Jorba
Submission Date Feb. 29, 2024

STARS v2.2

IESE Business School - Barcelona
EN-6: Assessing Sustainability Culture

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.25 / 1.00
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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::
A subset of the campus community or a sample that may not be representative of the entire community

Which of the following best describes the structure of the cultural assessment? The assessment is administered::
Without a follow-up assessment of the same cohort or representative samples of the same population

A brief description of how and when the cultural assessment(s) were developed and/or adopted:
IESE launched a survey during the period: 07-10-2023 to 07-26-2023, which had as one of its objectives to evaluate the sustainability culture of IESE employees. The survey was sent to the employees of the Barcelona Campus through a Microsoft FORMS.

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:
Attached the document "Sustainability Culture Questions" with a sample of the questions related to sustainability culture.

A brief description of how representative samples were reached (if applicable) and how the cultural assessment is administered:
The survey was sent to the employees of the Barcelona Campus through a Microsoft FORMS.
The surveys were answered by 171 participants from the Barcelona campus. This represents a participation percentage of 30% (considering only IESE Barcelona employees) and a participation rate of 22% considering all IESE employees.

A brief summary of results from the cultural assessment:
Through the surveys carried out, it was observed that the majority of IESE employees are sensitive to different sustainability issues and support IESE's continued development of activities to improve the sustainability of the campus.
It was observed that employees are aware of the different campaigns that IESE carries out to reduce waste generation ("Save and GO" Program; "No more plastic") and consider them as "excellent/good" initiatives.
It was also observed that the majority of employees adopt responsible behaviors linked to the consumption of energy and resources on campus:

- 72% of respondents turn off the lighting when they are not in their work area.

- 66% of respondents turn off electronic devices (monitor, laptop charger, etc.) at the end of the day

- 81% of respondents drink water with a refillable bottle

- 68% of respondents print on double-sided paper.

Attached, "Survey Results".

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