• Reports
• Case Studies
• Questionnaires and Datasets
• Other Materials
• Contact Information
• Publications /Presentations
• Press/Media
• Acknowledgments

Reports

• Year 7 Reports (2024)
  • Ann Arbor Full Report
    • Ann Arbor Executive Summary
  • Dearborn Full Report
    • Dearborn Executive Summary
  • Flint Full Report
    • Flint Executive Summary
• Year 6 Reports (2021)
  • Ann Arbor
  • Dearborn
  • Flint
• Year 5 Report (2018)
• Year 4 Report (2015)
• Year 3 Report (2014)
• Year 3 Report Overview (2014)
• Year 2 Report (2013)
• Year 2 Report Overview (2013)
• Year 1 Report (2012)
• Year 1 Report Overview (2012)

Case Studies

• A SCIP data Nursing School dissertation (pdf)
• Using SCIP data as a teaching tool (pdf)
• Using SCIP data to improve campus transportation (pdf)
• The Sustainability Cultural Indicators Program Case Study,  from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) Campus Sustainability Hub (HTML),  (This content is only available to AASHE member institutions).

Questionnaires and Datasets

To access copies of questionnaires, datasets, and codebooks, please visit the ICPSR SCIP Deposit.

Other Materials

Methodology Report

This report provides information on items such sample development, recruitment strategies, response rates, a definition of a completed questionnaire, and sample weights.

• SCIP UM Methodology Report

Contact Information

Publications and Presentations

• SCIP 2024 Report Overview (PDF) R.W. Marans, J Callewaert, and N. Webster, Monitoring the Culture of Sustainability: Selected Results from the 2024 Sustainability Cultural Indicators Program (SCIP), University of Michigan, December 9, 2025
• Evaluating the State of Sustainability in your Culture (PDF)  J. Callewaert and R.W. Marans, Conference Board Session Three of the Building a Sustainability Culture Working Group
• Links Between Sustainability Related Awareness and Behavior:  The Moderating Role of Engagement (PDF)  G. Cogut et al.
• Doing Right and Feeling Good: Ethical Food and the Shopping Experience (PDF) E. Schoolman
• Measuring Progress Over Time: The Sustainability Cultural Indicators Program at the University of Michigan, (PDF) J. Callewaert and R.W. Marans
• Evaluating Sustainability Initiatives on University Campuses: A Case Study from the University of Michigan’s Sustainability Cultural Indicators Program, (PDF) R.W. Marans and J. Callewaert
• Can Previous Response Behavior Predict Future Breakoff in Web Surveys? Felicitas Mittereder,  (U-M Survey Methodology Program) selected by the Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research as the 2017 Allan McCutcheon Award for Best Methodology Paper.
• Green Cities and Ivory Towers: How do Higher Education Sustainability Initiatives Shape Millennials’ Consumption Practices? Ethan Schoolman, Mike Shriberg, Sarah Schwimmer and Marie Tysman (September 2016) This paper won a Campus Sustainability Research Award at the 2017 conference of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability and Higher Education (AASHE).
• Links Between Sustainability-Related Awareness and Behavior: The Moderating Role of Engagement.  Gregory Cogut (U-M Undergraduate Research Program) & Noah Webster (U-M Institute for Social Research)

Press/Media

• Report indicates campus sustainability efforts are working
• Year-Two Survey Findings: U-M Campus Sustainability Awareness is Up, Actions Lag

Acknowledgments

The SCIP analytical work would not have been possible without the assistance of Minako Edgar, Raphael Nishimura, and Ruthie Dingeldein. Ms. Edgar assumed responsibility for the GIS mapping and overall data management. Mr. Nishimura advised on sample management and weighting. Ms. Dingeldein produced the appendix tables and helped organize report materials.

Dr. Anthony Leiserowitz from the Yale Project on Climate Change Communication was also helpful in providing data from national surveys on attitudes toward climate change for the U.S. population.

We also acknowledge the survey management provided by Ms. Maureen O'Brien from Survey Research Operations (SRO) of ISR’s Survey Research Center. This included questionnaire development, programming and administration.

Finally, sincere appreciation must be extended to key leaders at the University of Michigan whose support makes SCIP possible including the Office of the President, Office of the Provost, Institute for Social Research, and Graham Sustainability Institute.