| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 46.23 |
| Liaison | Martín Sánchez Gutiérrez |
| Submission Date | June 29, 2024 |
Tecnológico de Monterrey – Campus Chihuahua
EN-3: Staff Engagement and Training
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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4.00 / 8.00 |
Does the institution have at least one voluntary network or engagement program open to non-academic staff that is sustainability-focused?:
Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of the sustainability-focused staff networks and engagement programs:
Sustainability Task Force
The Campus Chihuahua Sustainability Task force was created to identify and tackle the Campus main sustainability challenges by developing innovative solutions and to guarantee the Institutions' 2040 carbon neutrality goals. Furthermore, the Task Force represent a major strategic ally for the National Sustainability Team "Ruta Azul", by providing synergy with main local figures (NGOs, private and public institutions) and enrich national initiatives providing regional experience and geographical context. One of the main strengths of this initiative is their members, each representing a major key role in Campus such as Academic and Research, Operations, Administration and Finance Staff, Student Groups and Local Community. This multi-disciplinary group will be leading their Campus main sustainability Aspiration, towards the Institution's 2025 Sustainability and Climate Change Plan.
Main activies developed by the Task Force
Campus Chihuhua taskforce activities center around promoting sustainability practices and engaging employees in green initiatives.
- Sustainability Workshops and Training: Conducting workshops and training sessions to educate operations staff about environmental management system practices in the workplace. The workshos cover topics related to energy efficiency, waste management, sustainable purchasing, and water circularity.
- Sustainable Events and Initiatives: Planning, monitoring and coordinating events and initiatives that promote the sustainability guideliness for events. https://blogsostenibilidad.tec.mx/sites/g/files/vgjovo1481/files/Colaboradores_guia_eventos_sostenibles_v4.pdf
- Employee Engagement Programs: Engaging employees in sustainability efforts through volunteer programs, community service activities, or partnerships with local environmental organizations. The flagship project currently held in Campus is "ReciclaTec" a yearly event that promotes waste managment best practices, ensuring the correct waste separation in Campus. https://conecta.tec.mx/es/noticias/monterrey/sostenibilidad/dia-de-la-tierra-colabora-campus-mty-en-evento-de-reciclaje-fotos
- Sustainability Reporting and Metrics: Collecting data and tracking progress on STARS sustainability credits for Campus Chihuahua in collaboration with the Central Sustainability and Climate Change Office.
Does the institution have at least one staff network or engagement program focused on a topic other than sustainability that is advancing ecological integrity and/or racial equity and social justice?:
Narrative or website URL providing an overview of the staff networks and engagement programs that are advancing ecological integrity and/or racial equity and social justice:
Tec de Monterrey has a robust Volunteer program. We provide the organizational structure to bridge the need for volunteers from initiatives working to answer to social and environmental challenges and people from our institution that want to help with that task. In 2023, our catalog consisted of more than 40 volunteer opportunities with partners from organizations (governmental and non-governmental) that work in alignment with the SDGs, mainly relating to: quality education, zero hunger, reduced inequalities, health and wellbeing and environmental protection and climate action. Indicator: total number of volunteers 2,988 (administrative and academic staff)
Points earned for indicator EN 3.1:
Does the institution make available sustainability-focused training opportunities to non-academic staff on at least an annual basis?:
Description of and/or website URL for at least one of the institution’s sustainability-focused staff training opportunities:
Using our internal Success Factors portal, Tec de Monterrey created the mandatory course: Sustainability: Basic Concepts for the climate emergency". This course provide staff the information from basic concepts of sustainability to important facts towards the climate change emergency. The main porpouse of this course is to reach a wider-broad audience, who may not be aware of the sustainability challenges and how they will affect they every day rutine.
Points earned for indicator EN 3.2:
Does the institution collect data on the extent of employee participation in its sustainability activities?:
Percentage of employees that participate in sustainability activities:
Approach used to determine the percentage of employees that participate in the institution’s sustainability activities:
Narrative outlining how employee participation in the institution’s sustainability activities was determined:
Points earned for indicator EN 3.3:
Notes about the information provided for this credit:
Additional documentation for this credit:
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