| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 65.69 |
| Liaison | Alan Turnquist |
| Submission Date | July 24, 2023 |
Michigan Technological University
EN-6: Assessing Sustainability Culture
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.00 / 1.00 |
Alan
Turnquist Director of Sustainability and Resilience Office of the President |
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:
In partnership with the Green Campus Enterprise, the office of sustainability and resilience has assessed student, staff, and faculty attitudes toward alternative transportation investments for the past 2 years, and will continue to do so. The survey is sent to all of campus, and we get about 2,500 responses (30%)
Additionally, we have administered surveys to asses attitude toward recycling, composting, and assessment of our campus signage and infrastructure in our main campus cafe in the library - an area that has challenges with contamination in the waste stream.
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:
The following 4 questions are related to support for investments in alternative transportation infrastructure. A link to the survey instrument is in the optional field below. These 4 questions are part of a 25 question survey that helps us better understand commuting behavior to calculate our carbon footprint and assess options to reduce our scope 3 emissions.
How supportive are you of investments in the following areas:
-Electric vehicle charging stations
-Expanded capacity and routes for public bussing
-Improved campus and near campus infrastructure for pedestrians and bikes (examples routes, covered parking, shower facilities)
-Incentives for using alternative transportation
A brief description of how representative samples were reached (if applicable) and how the cultural assessment is administered:
we assign weights to the user groups to reflect our balance of individuals across categories and calculate support based on that.
A brief summary of results from the cultural assessment:
across all user groups, campus members are supportive of investments in alternative transportation infrastructure. Expanded bussing receives the strongest support, with in Improved campus and near campus infrastructure for pedestrians and bikes a close second. EV infrastructure has less support from students than faculty or staff, but is still supported on average.
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:
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.