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

STARS v2.2

IESE Business School - Barcelona
OP-16: Commute Modal Split

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.30 / 5.00
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Total full-time equivalent student enrollment:
1,916.80

Full-time equivalent of employees:
691.30

Part 1. Student commute modal split

Has the institution gathered data about student commuting behavior?:
Yes

Total percentage of students that use more sustainable commuting options as their primary mode of transportation:
70.20

A brief description of the method(s) used to gather data about student commuting:
IESE hired the consulting firm "GREEMKO" (https://greemko.com/), which launched mobility surveys to find out how IESE students travel to the different campuses.
Two different surveys were launched for:
- MBA (Master in Business Administration) and MIM (Master in Management) students.
- EMBA (Executive Master in Business Administration) and NOP (National Open Programs) students.
Both surveys were distributed in March 2023. A total of 486 responses were collected, representing a participation of 20.1% of the total number of students enrolled in these programs (MIM, MBA, NOP and EMBA).
The surveys, which were distributed and answered online (mainly via cell phone, although they could also be completed from other electronic devices), were completely anonymous and allowed only one response per device. Thanks to the connection via API with the geolocation tool Google Maps, the "GreeMko Mobility Plan" travel surveys allow obtaining information on the following aspects.

1) Type of transport used per journey.
2) Total number of sections made (by type of transport) during the journey.
3) Direction and coordinates of origin and destination of each section.
4) Distance traveled on each section (calculated from the origin and destination coordinates of the trip using Google Maps).
5) Number of people with whom the vehicle has been shared on the journey (only applicable to the car).
6) Number of days per week that the journey is made. )
7) Number of days per week of home office (without commuting).
8) Travel time (calculated with Google Maps).
9) Suggestions to improve the sustainability of the Campus.

Part 2. Employee commute modal split

Has the institution gathered data about employee commuting behavior?:
Yes

Total percentage of employees that use more sustainable commuting options as their primary mode of transportation:
54.30

A brief description of the method(s) used to gather data about employee commuting:
IESE hired the consulting firm "Greemko" (https://greemko.com/) which launched the mobility surveys to find out how IESE employees travel to their workplaces. Employees were asked about their commute to work for the 2021-22 and 2022-23 academic years.
Both surveys were distributed between March 1 and March 13, 2023. In total, 291 responses were collected for the 2021-22 academic year and 351 for the 2022-23 academic year, which represents a participation of 40.2% and 45.4%, respectively, of the total number of employees in the organization.
The surveys, which were distributed and answered online (mainly via cell phone, although they could also be completed from other electronic devices), were completely anonymous and allowed only one response per device. Thanks to the connection via API with the geolocation tool Google Maps, the "GreeMko Mobility Plan" travel surveys allow obtaining information on the following aspects.

1) Type of transport used per journey. The categories of transport that appeared in the survey were the following:
- Walk, electric scooter or bicycle.
- Conventional or electric motorcycle, distinguishing the size.
- Diesel, Gasoline, hybrid or electric car, distinguishing the size.
- Taxi.
- Bus (urban or interurban), train (short or long distance) and metro.
2) Total number of sections made (by type of transport) during the journey.
3) Direction and coordinates of origin and destination of each section.
4) Distance traveled on each section (calculated from the origin and destination coordinates of the trip using Google Maps).
5) Number of people with whom the vehicle has been shared on the journey (only applicable to the car).
6) Number of days per week that the journey is made. )
7) Number of days per week of home office (without commuting).
8) Travel time (calculated with Google Maps).
9) Suggestions to improve the sustainability of the Campus.

Optional Fields 

Percentage of students and employees that use the following as their primary mode of transportation:
Percentage of students (0-100) Percentage of employees (0-100)
Single-occupancy vehicle 26.10 48.10
Zero-emissions vehicle 22.60 21.60
Walk, cycle, or other non-motorized mode 14.80 10.30
Vanpool or carpool 8.40 10.70
Public transport or campus shuttle 32.70 20.60
Motorcycle, motorized scooter/bike, or moped 25.30 12
Distance education / telecommute --- 0.70

Website URL where information about student or employee commuting is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The % obtained from the student surveys correspond to the 2022-23 academic year. We assume that this distribution was similar in 2021-22, so these % apply to the 2021-22 FTEs.

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