Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 60.87
Liaison Martín Sanchez
Submission Date June 29, 2024

STARS v2.2

Tecnológico de Monterrey – Campus Guadalajara
EN-14: Participation in Public Policy

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

Local advocacy

Does the institution advocate for public policies that support campus sustainability or that otherwise advance sustainability at the municipal/local level?:
Yes

A brief description of how the institution engages in public policy advocacy for sustainability at the municipal/local level:

Students and professors from Tec Guadalajara in collaboration with the University of Guadalajara (UdeG) and the Environmental Sciences Office from the State of Jalisco Government created an ongoing research program to create solutions for environmental challenges in the state of Jalisco. 

The teams from both universities and the State Office will work together in designing research protocols, with a primary focus on citizen environmental science for their key areas. This initiative will adress the following major topics (priorities for the State of Jalisco) such as air quality, prevention of respiratory issues, plastic management, water vulnerability and safety and vehicular traffic.

https://conecta.tec.mx/es/noticias/guadalajara/sostenibilidad/colaboran-tec-y-udeg-proponen-soluciones-para-desafios

 

 


Regional advocacy

Does the institution advocate for public policies that support campus sustainability or that otherwise advance sustainability at the state/provincial/regional level?:
No

A brief description of how the institution engages in public policy advocacy for sustainability at the state/provincial/regional level:
 

National advocacy

Does the institution advocate for public policies that support campus sustainability or that otherwise advance sustainability at the national level?:
Yes

A brief description of how the institution engages in public policy advocacy for sustainability at the national level:

Tec de Monterrey, as co-coordinator of SDSN Mexico, participated in the multi-sector alliance led by the Executive Secretariat of the National Council of the 2030 Agenda of the Ministry of Economy, GIZ México and SDSN México. This initiative launched a national call to articulate the needs of local governments in terms of sustainable development, with leaders of replicable solutions and financing sources. The project articulated 27 alliances which worked during 2022 to implement some of the agreed projects in the identified locations.

 

https://sdsnmexico.mx/noticias/presentacion-oficial-de-la-iniciativa-soluciones-2030/


International advocacy

Does the institution advocate for public policies that support campus sustainability or that otherwise advance sustainability at the international level?:
Yes

A brief description of how the institution engages in public policy advocacy for sustainability at the international level:
Tec de Monterrey has provisional observer status for the UNFCCC Conference of the Parties. Since 2021, Tec de Monterrey has had a delegation going to Climate COP.

 

In 2022, a delegation of 7 people, including leadership team, faculty and a student, attended COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh to push for greater global climate action ambition and to enhance university leadership for climate action. Tec participated in side event with universities' networks and attended the Alliances for Climate Action Strategic Session.

 

 

 

https://conecta.tec.mx/es/noticias/nacional/institucion/participa-tec-de-monterrey-en-cumbre-cop27-sobre-cambio-climatico

Optional Fields 

A brief description of other political positions the institution has taken during the previous three years (if applicable):
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None
A brief description of political donations the institution made during the previous three years (if applicable):
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Website URL where information about the institution’s sustainability advocacy efforts is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
position_paper_1.pdf

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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