Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 49.83
Liaison YOLANDA MENDOZA CAVAZOS
Submission Date June 30, 2022

STARS v2.2

Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas
EN-6: Assessing Sustainability Culture

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.25 / 1.00 Yolanda Mendoza
MSc.
Sustainability
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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:

The assessment was administrated using FORMS. A section of Sustainability perception was included along with the sustainability literacy assessment in 2021, applied to 941 students.


A copy or sample of the questions related to sustainability culture:
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A sample of the questions related to sustainability culture or the website URL where the assessment tool is available:

In your daily life, how interested are you in sustainability issues?
Are you involved in activities related to sustainability at the university within the university?
Except for pedagogy and research, how would you describe the university's performance in terms of sustainability/responsible practices (for example: green campus initiatives, energy consumption, ethics, employee working conditions…)?
Are you aware of the news about sustainability?
Do you believe that sustainability/sustainable development practices will be decisive when choosing a future job?


A brief description of how representative samples were reached (if applicable) and how the cultural assessment is administered:

The sample, was determined to use stratified sampling, considering the three regions with the highest concentration of students in the state of Tamaulipas, divided into North, Central,and South Zone, calculating a subsample of 82, 94 and 72, respectively. However 941 students participated


A brief summary of results from the cultural assessment:

39% of the participants are interested in sustainability issues, however only 20% participate in sustainability activities. More than 50% of the participants consider University performance un sustainability issues as good or excellent.


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