University Mohammed VI Polytechnic
EN-6: Assessing Sustainability Culture
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Fadwa
BALADI Sustainable Developpement Manager Sustainable Developpement |
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:
The sustainability literacy&culture survey was developed by the sustainable development department first in 2020, and since then, it was shared on annual basis in the beginning and the end of the academic year. This survey is destined to all UM6P community to assess their knowledge about sustainable development and SDGs. It allowed the department to assess the progress of the sustainability literacy on campus especially after organizing numerous training and mentoring sessions to both students and staff.
It was developed based on the analysis of different surveys conducted by other universities and edited according to the community SD efforts.
The last question in the survey was about an open, non-anonymous participation to a follow-up survey to organize pre- and post-assessment to the same cohort of survey participants.
Moreover, there is an ongoing project called “MOOC DD”. This online course, open to everyone, will have a pre- and post-test to assess the knowledge of its attendees. It will allow us to conduct this survey periodically.
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:
Q1 Which of the following statements best describes your level of interest in sustainability?
• Passionate about sustainable development and SDGs
• Strongly interested about sustainable development and SDGs
• Moderately interested about sustainable development and SDGs
• Slightly interested about sustainable development and SDGs
• Neutral
• Not interested at all about sustainable development and SDGs
Q3 Have you participated in any of the engagement and outreach programs or efforts on campus? Please select all that apply
• I donated money for the E-solidarity Concert
• I bought my own mug to participate in the Zero Waste Movement
• I encouraged my coworkers and colleagues to lead a donation call
• I applied to be a sustainable development ambassador at the campus
• I applied to be part of the Sustainable Development Hackathon
• I conducted a survey about an issue that tackles directly one the SDGs
• I submitted my project to the sustainable development fund
• I have no participated in any initiatives
• I applied to be a volunteer in UM6P Food bank
• Other
Q7 How satisfied are you with the sustainable development initiatives led by the University staff and students?
• Very satisfied
• Somewhat satisfied
• Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
• Somewhat dissatisfied
• Very dissatisfied
Q9 How important is an environmentally sustainable campus to you?
• Extremely important
• Somewhat important
• Neutral
• Somewhat not important
• Extremely not important
Q10 How much do you agree with the following statement – "My actions can make a difference in the environment."
• Strongly agree
• Somewhat agree
• Neither agree nor disagree
• Somewhat disagree
• Strongly disagree
A brief description of how representative samples were reached (if applicable) and how the cultural assessment is administered:
The Sustainability Literacy assessment survey is usually shared in our official emailing DD-com to all UM6P community. In addition to that, it is shared on social media and added on the official sustainable development website to ensure a maximum reach.
The assessment is administered, and the representative sample is achieved as follow:
After the sustainability orientation program, the survey is shared with the new recruitees after their training about sustainable development and Agenda 2030;
After the annual training of the SD ambassadors, the survey is shared in their initiation wrap-up to assess their knowledge prior to their journey in the program and after its completion for assessment;
The survey is communicated at the beginning and the end of each academic year with an open question to join a representative survey follow-up cohort;
The SD ambassadors are in charge of sharing the survey with their peers in their respective schools;
In the project “UM6P SD Exhibition”, there is an artistic conception of the survey with a QR code available to everyone in the community to answer the survey;
The Sustainable Development Department has opted for sustainable incentives to increase the response rate such as goodies, stickers, etc... for the community members who attend mentoring sessions.
A brief summary of results from the cultural assessment:
The latest survey shows that the majority (98%) of UM6P community agree that their actions can make difference in their environment and against climate change. It also indicates the strong sustainability community engagement as 98% answered that they participated in one of the SD outreach programs. Moreover, 81% use reusable water bottles and mugs thanks to the 2nd phase of UM6P Zero Waste Movement “Gourdes & Mugs.
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:
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