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The complete sustainability evaluation checklists can be downloaded here:

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Sustainability evaluation checklist

A sustainability evaluation checklist was developed within the realm of my dissertation. Over 100 sustainability and evaluation experts and practitioners around the world provided their feedback for improving the original checklist. Thanks to their input, the new and revised version of the checklist can be shared here.

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Sustainability can be evaluated as an element in its own right or as part of a more comprehensive evaluation. Linkages to process, outcome, and impact evaluations exist. Sustainability is inherent in:

  • Persistence of the institution
  • Persistence of program activities, services, interventions (this includes transferability to other contexts or replication of programming)
  • Persistence of resulting changes for individuals (humans), society (e.g., culture, institutions, etc.), economy, and the environment

 

Not all components in the checklist are relevant in all cases or for each unique manifestation of sustainability. It is the responsibility of the user to consider what is or is not relevant for a given situation. Users may want to engage in discussions with stakeholders and impactees to determine which aspects are of special importance in a given case.

The SEC does not denote levels of sustainability performance, because these levels may vary for each sector, type of project, and region, nor does it prescribe the use of each checkpoint. Instead it suggests a holistic strategy to evaluation planning and design with an emphasis on sustainability evaluation, which often comprises a part of an evaluation, rather than an evaluation on its own.

Efforts will be made to maximize the checklists user-friendliness for all individuals. Special efforts will be made to address the need of people with disabilities. Your feedback on how to best serve you as well as other groups is very welcome. Please visit the SustainabilityEval blog or send me an e-mail.

The SEC is a continuous work in progress and will be revised according to new insights, feedback, and (of course) available time and resources. If you use the SEC, please share your experience with me:

  • What works? What doesn’t work?
  • Do you have any cases or examples that could be shared with users of the SEC?

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