| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 78.59 |
| Liaison | Beverley Ayeni |
| Submission Date | March 1, 2024 |
University of Toronto Mississauga
EN-6: Assessing Sustainability Culture
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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1.00 / 1.00 |
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 survey was first created and distributed to the UTM community in the summer of 2020. This survey was distributed to staff, faculty, librarians and all students to determine their understanding of sustainability as well as to better understand their feelings towards sustainability on campus.
The survey was distributed once again in the summer of 2023. Data was collected through a comprehensive survey distributed to the entire student body on November 2, 2023 and all staff and faculty on July 19, 2023. The survey was structured into three distinct sections. The first two sections were aligned with AC-6 Sustainability Literacy Assessment and EN-6 Assessing Sustainability Culture. Section 3 specifically delved into commuting behaviour, capturing valuable insights into the students' transportation habits.
The survey remained accessible for a period of two weeks for the students and three weeks for staff and faculty, with a strategically timed reminder email sent midway through the data collection period to encourage increased participation. As an incentive for engagement, participants were given the opportunity to enter a draw for gift cards redeemable at UTM food services.
The student survey received a total of 469 responses and the staff and faulty survey received a total of 180 responses.
**Attached is the student survey. A separate survey was sent out to staff and faculty, but the questions are mostly the same for both surveys. The student survey included an additional 2 questions about sustainability courses and volunteer hours.
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:
See attached document.
A brief description of how representative samples were reached (if applicable) and how the cultural assessment is administered:
The assessment was administered in the form of a survey and distributed via email to all staff, faculty, students and librarians.
A brief summary of results from the cultural assessment:
Attached below is an analysis of the results of the sustainability culture survey with a comparison to the 2020 results.
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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