Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 50.87
Liaison Cesar Nanni
Submission Date Nov. 26, 2021

STARS v2.2

Universidad de Monterrey
EN-6: Assessing Sustainability Culture

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.50 / 1.00 Karla Pina
Eng.
Sustainability Office
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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::
The entire campus community (students and employees) directly or by representative sample

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:

Staff from the Sustainability Center designed an assessment that could be answered by student and employees including their habits, knowledge, perception around sustainability and how they experience it on Campus. External experts on assessments guided through the process in order to develop an impartial assessment. the first versions of the assessments were applied to different groups of the community to validate our questionnaire, edit or add what was necessary and later apply to a representative sample of the entire campus.


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:

-Which of the following describes your position at the university? In the case of having two or more roles within the university, choose the one that represents you in the greatest proportion.
-What age range are you in?
-As a global society, do you consider that we have exceeded the planetary boundaries and this will affect us in the near future directly? * Consider the planetary boundaries proposed by Rockström: climate change, ocean acidification, chemical pollution, loss of biodiversity, stratospheric ozone depletion, water scarcity and land use change. For more details you can check the following link: https://bit.ly/3uHXOQ1
-Do you think that personal actions can have an impact on the socio-environmental problems that we are facing? * The most relevant socio-environmental problems at this time in history are climate change, poverty, inequity, poor air quality, loss of biodiversity, to name a few. Some examples of personal actions can be: not buying PET bottles, use of urban transport or shared car, local purchases, to name a few.
-Do you think climate change is happening? * Climate change is the modification of weather patterns at a global level.
-Do you think climate change impacts will affect people in other regions or countries?
-Do you think climate change affects you?
-Do you know the environmental impact of your personal hygiene products (soap, shampoo, deodorant, etc.) ?
-During the past week, how many times did you eat beef meat?
-Where do you usually buy your fruits and vegetables?
-In which proportion if your food processed or pre packaged? * all prepackaged by the supplier or by the supermarket. Processed foods are those that involve a chemical process.
-During the past week, how many disposable plates did you use? (approximately)
-During the past week, how many disposable cups did you use? (approximately)
-During the past week, how many disposable cutlery did you use? (approximately)
-On a typical day, how much time do you spend in the shower with the
Water running?
-Before the pandemic, in a regular week, what transportation did you use to get to arrive to UDEM?
-During the past week, approximately how many plastic (PET) bottles were consumed in your home?
-Do you know that there is a Sustainability Center at the University of Monterrey, and that its mission is to foster sustainability culture at the institution?
-Do you know what kind of waste goes in the blue separation can?
-Have you participated / assisted in any of the following sustainability activities?
-Have you take / taught a class / course / workshop where current socio-environmental problems are addressed such as: climate change, deforestation, eutrophication, air pollution, stratospheric ozone depletion, new chemical entities, loss of biodiversity, social injustices, eco-racism, to name a few.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdHCW4uZg6pyl47IyhVl9zK0eMk3aboFnMjvBT6Damv2HNgjw/closedform


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

In partnership with the Human Resources Department and School Control Office a representative sample of both employees and staff was selected. Then, through the Sustainability Center communication channels the assessment was send personally to those members of the community that were part of the sample.


A brief summary of results from the cultural assessment:

In partnership with the Human Resources Department and School Control Office a representative sample of both employees and staff was selected. Then, through the Sustainability Center communication channels the assessment was send personally to those members of the community that were part of the sample.


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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