University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
EN-4: Sustainability Culture Assessment
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Abigail
Brewer Communications & Engagement Specialist Sustainable Carolina |
4.1 Sustainability culture assessment design and administration
Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of of the instruments/tools used to assess sustainability culture:
In October 2023, Sustainable Carolina distributed a Qualtrics survey at the Research Deans and Directors Meeting, obtaining 30 responses. Questions included:
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Before today, had you heard of the University’s sustainability plans and goals (Climate Action Plan, Carbon Neutral 2040)? (53% yes/37% no/10% unsure)
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How willing or unwilling are you to make changes to your modes of meeting, commuting or research travel behaviors? (43% very willing, 47% somewhat willing, 3% neither unwilling or willing, 7% somewhat unwilling, 0% very unwilling)
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Sustainable Carolina is considering developing a new tool for research faculty and staff to help individuals make more sustainable decisions. This tool will collectively make our $1.1B research enterprise more sustainable. How supportive are you of this campus wide initiative. (70% very supportive, 23% somewhat supportive, 7% neither supportive or unsupportive, 0% somewhat unsupportive, 0% very unsupportive)
Description of the institution’s recent sustainability culture assessment findings and any notable trends:
Research Deans and Directors are very (70%) and somewhat (23%) supportive of developoing a new tool to help individuals make more sustainable decisions.
Most of the Research Deans and Directors are also familiar with the University climate neutrality goal.
Is the culture assessment designed and administered in such a way that the results can be used to measure change over time?:
Description of how the design and administration of the sustainability culture assessments supports the measurement of change over time:
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4.2 Percentage of students assessed for sustainability culture
Description of the process used to measure or estimate the percentage of students assessed for sustainability culture:
The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following figure:
4.3 Percentage of employees assessed for sustainability culture
Description of the process used to measure or estimate the percentage of employees assessed for sustainability culture:
The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following figure:
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